UV Light Installation in Perry, UT

Is the AC drain line in your Perry home clogging with slime?

If the AC drain line in your Perry home keeps clogging with slime, growth in the drain pan is the usual source, and a UV light aimed at the coil and pan helps keep it down. Your central air pulls water out of the air as it cools. That water drips off the indoor coil into a pan and runs out a small drain line. The pan stays damp and dark all summer, and a slimy film can grow there. When pieces break loose, they plug the drain line, and water ends up on the floor around the furnace. A UV light is a lamp that shines ultraviolet light, known as UV-C, on the pan and coil to help keep that film from forming. Perry is about 3 miles south of Brigham City, one of the closest towns we serve.

Warning signs of drain pan trouble in Perry homes

Water on the floor by the furnace in summer

A puddle near the furnace after the AC has been running usually means the drain pan overflowed or the drain line is blocked.

The AC shuts off on hot afternoons

Many systems have a float switch that turns the AC off when the pan fills, to keep water off the floor. If your cooling stops on its own and the pan is full, the drain is clogging.

Slime or a dark film in the pan

If you can see into the pan, a slimy or dark coating means growth has taken hold. It will keep feeding clogs until it is cleaned out.

A damp smell near the equipment

A musty smell around the furnace or from the vents often comes from the same wet, dark spot.

Common causes of slime near the AC coil

A pan that never fully dries

During the cooling season, water lands in the pan every time the AC runs. In the dark cabinet, the pan rarely dries out.

A drain line with too little slope

A drain line without enough downhill slope lets water sit in it. Slime grows in the still water and narrows the line.

Dust and dirt on a wet coil

Dust that slips past a loose or dirty filter lands on the wet coil and pan. Seasonal dust in our area adds to the load and gives growth something to feed on.

Skipped maintenance

Without a yearly check, the pan and drain line do not get flushed, and a thin film turns into a clog.

What to expect from a UV light visit in Perry

We open the system and look at the coil, drain pan, drain line and filter. If the line is clogged, we clear it and flush the pan. If the coil and pan have growth on them, we explain the cleaning they need first. We also check the slope of the drain line so water does not sit in it.

Then we go over the options and give you the price before we start. We mount the UV lamp inside the cabinet or the duct where it shines on the coil and pan, and we connect it to power. We show you how to see that it is on, and we remind you never to look at the bare lamp. The lamp has to be kept clean and replaced when it weakens, and we can take care of that for you.

UV light installation in Perry

Perry is in Box Elder County, about 3 miles south of our Brigham City base. Summers here are hot and dry, but your AC still pulls plenty of water out of the air on a long run. Homes in town range from older houses to newer subdivisions, and the same drain pan problem can show up in both. A UV light does not trap seasonal dust or wildfire smoke, so we pair it with a good filter when that is a concern. For more on our work in town, visit the Perry service area page.

Related services in Perry

Our main UV lights page explains the service across Northern Utah. Leaky ducts can pull dusty air from attics and crawl spaces into the system, and duct sealing in Perry closes those gaps. A yearly AC maintenance visit is a good time to flush the drain line before it clogs.

Set up a UV light visit in Perry

Call (435) 730-2536 Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM, or schedule online. If water is on the floor now, turn the AC off at the thermostat until we can take a look.