Patent ID: 6895770

Claim:
A condensate secondary pan for a conventional fan coil unit of a central air conditioning system, said fan coil unit including a box-like structure for encasement of an evaporator coil, a blower assembly, and a primary pan for the receipt and disposal of condensate developing on said evaporator coil, wherein said primary pan being in fluid communication with a primary drain line to convey said condensate safely away from an enclosure, said secondary pan being adapted for placement beneath said box-like structure in order to provide overflow protection therefor, said secondary pan adapted to be in fluid communication with a secondary drain line, said secondary pan comprising: a drain line connecting means which is configured to adaptably receive a portion of conventional PVC pipe thereto, said drain line connecting means being adapted to be adhereingly coupled to said PVC pipe using commonly available PVC pipe cement; a bottom panel having a sloping surface from any point on the upper surface of said bottom panel to said drain line connecting means in order to insure that condensate is not allowed to pool thereon, said bottom panel being integrally attached to said drain line connecting means at its lowest elevational apex to convey all condensate from the upper surface of said bottom panel to said secondary drain line; and, a front sidewall, rear sidewall, left sidewall, and right sidewall which integrally extend upwards from said bottom panel in order to provide a collection means for the overflow of condensate from said primary pan of said fan coil unit, said secondary pan being of predetermined size to extend laterally beyond said primary pan in order to catch any overflow therefrom that might occur due to failure of said primary pan.