Patent ID: 7624756

Claim:
An assembly for facilitating maintenance of a drain line that drains condensate water from a pan beneath an evaporator, the assembly comprising: a housing having an internal passage with a first end and a second end; a first connector on the housing for securely connecting the internal passage at the first end to a water outlet of the pan; a shut off valve adjacent the first end for manually closing the internal passage; a second connector on the housing for connecting the drain line to the second end of the passage; a third connector in fluid connection with the passage, the third connector mounted on an upper surface of the housing positioned intermediate the valve and the second connector, the third connector being a female member of a quick-connect coupling; and a plurality of male member connectors of the quick-connect coupling compatible with the female member, the male member connectors having terminations selected from the group of terminations consisting of a barbed tube for a resilient hose, a compressed air tire valve, a threaded female water hose coupling, a tapered funnel adapted for receiving a hose from a wet vacuum/blower, a sealing plug, and a two-electrode water sensor.