The Big Drip
A week after Monsoon, a brown spot shows up on a Comfort City ceiling. Drip. Drip. Water is backing up at Drip Pan Lagoon, and Floodgate is guarding every drop.
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Page 1
9:00 AM
A week after Monsoon, Comfort City was dry… almost.
Then a brown spot showed up on the ceiling. Drip. Drip.
Talon: “Look! Drips up in the northeast!”
Pure: “Beep! Water's backing up at Drip Pan Lagoon!”
Goldstrike: “That's Floodgate. Wing Force, let's roll!”
Manny: “Packing the big vacuum!”
Manny: “Ew… gunk!”
Talon: “Hey!”
Page 2
LAIR OF FLOODGATE: Drip Pan Lagoon. It's a giant DRAIN PAN, the tray under your AC.
Floodgate: “Every drop stays right here!”
SPLASH!
Talon: “Hey, I just dried off!”
Floodgate: “NO water leaves without my say-so!”
Manny: “It's like gum!”
Floodgate: “Go ahead! Catch the drips!”
Pure: “Beep! Nice try. The AC keeps making water. Buckets won't stop it!”
Page 3
Goldstrike: “Airflow Shield!”
SPLOOSH!
Manny: “Slurp!”
Talon: “Bump, set… SPLASH!”
NOON
Back in Comfort City, the spot was getting bigger.
Talon: “Talon's got a question! Why is that little float stuck?”
Pure: “Beep! It should rise and shut the AC off! And the DRAIN LINE is clogged!”
Goldstrike: “Then here's the plan. UNCLOG! FLOAT! TILT!”
Floodgate: “…Uh-oh.”
Page 4
Manny: “UNCLOG! One giant vacuum!”
SHLURRRP!
Floodgate: “My clog!”
Talon: “FLOAT! Up you go!”
Goldstrike: “TILT! Water goes downhill!”
Pure: “Beep! It's flowing!”
WHOOSH!
Floodgate: “My gate!”
Floodgate: “Hmph. Nobody follows the rules anymore.”
Goldstrike: “Water out, the way it should go!”
Page 5
SUNSET
The water ran away downhill, right where it belongs.
Talon: “Goldstrike! There's a brown spot up there!”
Goldstrike: “Good eye, Talon. Telling a grown-up right away is a hero move!”
The Surge: “Storm season's coming… and I bring the BIG zap.”
NEXT: THE SURGE
Pure’s Scan File
- What
- A clogged drain line. The little pipe that carries your AC's water away gets plugged.
- Where
- The drain pan under the indoor part of your AC, often in the attic or a closet.
- Why Now
- Your AC makes water every day it runs. Over time, slime and grit build up in the line until the water can't get out. Then the pan fills and spills.
- The Fix
- A pro clears the drain line, checks the safety float that shuts the AC off before a spill, and makes sure the pan drains the right way.
- Your Hero Job
- See a drip or a brown spot on the ceiling? Tell a grown-up right away! Never go in the attic or touch the AC.
