Leaking Window A/C indoors (How to fix water leaky Air Condition)
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- In this video we explain how to fix a Window A/C Air Conditioner, which is leaking water into the inside of your home.
First, make sure that the unit is not installed improperly. The air conditioner should be tilted slightly down away from the building, in order for the water to flow to the outside.
If the above is not the problem, then it may be necessary to open up the window A/C in order to remove the blockage, which prevents the water to flow outside.
Check out and follow our step-by-step instructions to fix this issue by yourself. The only tools we used for this repair is a Phillips screwdriver, a pair of safety gloves and a piece of wire. 
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Dude! You just literally saved me from junking my A.C. and having to buy a new one!
It's amazing what they DON'T teach us in school.
Thank you so very much!!!
Thank you very much!
Glad to hear that it was helpful 👍 I appreciate your feedback 🙂
They used to, but they stopped
Depends on what classes you pick apparently. As i was putting mine back together, my teen walked in and said he did this sort of thing in his IT class of all things. 🤷🏼♀️
What a dumb design. My brand new AC unit POURS water back inside since day one. No clogs. It just is very easily overwhelmed. If the idiots who designed this had to live with this lunacy it would never make it to market. I think a class action lawsuit is definitely justified here. There are thousands of complaints on this design in just a few minutes of research.
Check angle first....so simple yet I didn't think to look at that for leaking. sloped outside instead of inside, no more leak. thanks for taking the time to help out your fellow man. appreciated 🤓
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I looked through a lot of videos and your was the only one I found to explain how to alleviate my problem.
Sir..I was right there...your explanation saved me from total replacement..."drainhole"..thank you so much..I am 62 year fla buis owner..ac works fine ..I knew it was something on that side...right there..started to drip...thanks much for your contribution..true gent!
Glad to hear 👍. Thank you for your feedback!
This is a great video but for the love of god, why would you tell people the most important part AFTER they’ve deconstructed the whole freaking AC unit?
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Mine is leaking from the right side, close to the front. I'm definitely going to try this, thank you so much for the detailed walk through explaining it so well! I'm confident that my son and I will be able to determine what is causing the leak. Thank you!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Best how to video on RUclips! Thank-you
Thank you so much. That did the trick. The drain hole for mine was in a little different place but I poked around a bit and was able to find it. These units tend to take in dust and cause them to clog. Thank you again.
Great video! Appreciate the details in the step process!
My air conditioner in my bedroom was leaking and I discovered it after it did some moderate damage to my floorboard under the rug. I now know how to clear the drain and hopefully that’s the problem. Thankfully, the hot days are behind us here in Connecticut for several months so the timing is good but I’m going to service it before I put it away, just the same. Thank you for this straight forward, helpful and useful video, I really appreciate you.
Great vid! Simple and easy step by step instructions. I was about to trash my AC. Now it works like new again!
A good time to clean it out too so its less smelly
RUclips is awesome lol man the shit we went through before videos like this
Thank you so much! You saved our household! :)
AMAZING - This worked! My AC was full of what looked like bird shit blocking the inside lip - I hosed it out good, and now it is working again (had this AC for 7 years). Gave me time to clean as well!
So, do we remove the water and clean the dust & dirt? He didn't clarify what to do with the water but simply have way for it..
@@annavang5008 Use paper towels to absorb the water, then remove all the dust & dirt.
Mine is all plastic. Luckily there are access holes on both sides on the outside end. Opened them up and sprayed the hose across the front toward the bottom. It seems to have worked!!! Thank you so much!
What a great video! So easy to follow and understand ! Thank you!!
Thanks to your video I was able to fix a similar older model, thank you very much
This video is very helpful,thank you so much for sharing
Good, helpful, no-nonsense video 👍
Thanks bro whoever you are this is the stuff that internet needs more of I used a wire hanger and found the foam I punched hole thru and did it tell big enough then went outside and seen water coming out of the holes I drilled I was having alot water had use rags to keep it dry now its back to new
Perfect. Exactly what I needed
Awesome video. Thank you so much. Saved for future reference.
Man you did some Captain Planet job right here! ¡Gracias amigo!
Thanks for the info,
I was able to get it going, and didn't have to remove it from the window.
I came here thinking that the water dripping sounds were some problem and it’s not! Thank you!!!
❤ appreciate the video!! I would like to say it worked.
Thanks I will try this in the morning. God bless.
😲 It worked on mine too. Thanks man✌🤙
Thank you so much 🙏.. my AC been leaking also.. ima have my husband work on it in a bit... Thank u very much 👍
Solid video. Thanks!
mine is 3 years old and was completely annihilated with dirt and copper water residue. I took it out, took the top off, sucked up mucky dirt and wiped away what the shop vac couldn't get. pushed all the dirt out of the foam hole. I then reinstalled it in the window at about a 10 degree angle. I'll check for water daily until i'm convinced it is happy.
Great video. I fixed the tiny clogged hole with the wire, and I know they did not put a drain hole or two in the rear for "efficiency" but I drilled 2 3/16" holes ( one on each side) as their efficiency means, a penny of electricity saved ( as a sell attraction) and a new air conditioner after a few years as it floods over again and one who does not check RUclips has to purchase a new air conditioner, not knowing this clogging problem and the one wire trick. Personally, if this happens again, I will make that hole bigger also. Now working fantastic.
Thank you very much for sharing this video it helped me 100%
yep, mine was definitely clogged up in the bottom and it was not just stopped up, it was GUNKED up and i almost bought a new one but u saved me, thanks, i sub'd for that.,
Ho my God 🙏 thank you for making this video!
Great Video. Thank you
Thank you/ excellent video!
Very helpful thank you very much
Thank you very very much!!!
😊thank you, big help.
Thank you very much! 😊
Thx u my guy 👍 seriously u rock!
Thank you so much!
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Thanks!
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Thank you so much..😊
I don’t know what the chances were, but we have the same model of AC unit, perfect video I needed, it was nasty in there
Seems like a bunch of us in the comments have this same AC, as I also have this one, too. 😂
Was able to use a thin pipe cleaner from Harbor Freight and just go through the back case to clear the gunk out, no need to disassemble anything. The following GE units should have the drain hole opposite side of the electric panel:
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Brilliant
We just bought a new Frigidaire wall unit a couple weeks ago. I noticed that the water stays in and doesnt leak out and thought perhaps the unit was defective. Now I know thats the way its supposed to be. Had no idea they changed this.
I have the same brand and the same problem.
🤦♂️ helped me fix my neighbors ac unit
That is basically my same GE air conditioner that is leaking inside. I found it was seriously crudded up with mold & yuck. I'll make sure to try your extra suggestion before re-assembling. Used hose on the inside (after taking off case) to spray out lots of the crud. Hopefully I didn't damage it. We'll see. It's drying on the back porch.
Is yours still leaking?
I have the exact same GE as well. Not only was it spitting out water from the inside but the smell was giving me a headache. I took it apart to find black mold and a dead baby bird. After a good deep cleaning with part water, bleach, and dawn it looks like new again.
@janicecross4213 woah.... I'm so confused how a baby bird got in there. Then again, I don't have that model.
I'M SO GLAD THAT I PULLED UP THIS VIDEO OF ??? 's WHY IS MY APARTMENT SIZE GE AIR CONDITIONER DRIPPING WATER IN MY LIVING ROOM.. I WATCH HIS VIDEO BUT WHEN HE SAID IT COULD BE THE FILTER SO WHEN THE FILTER RED LIGHT CAME ON TOOK THE FILTER OUT WASHED IT WITH DISH DETERGENT AND RUNNING HOT WATER. BUT I REALIZED LIKE A DAY AFTER THAT'S WHEN IT STARTED DRIPPING WATER IN MY LIVING ROOM. IT'S A GE SO I THINK THAT I NEED TO FIND THE DRAIN HOLE OR I NEED TO TILT IT GOING OUT OF THE WINDOW BECAUSE AUGUST IS NOT A JOKE.. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO EXPLAIN..🔥🥵
I “fixed” my family’s multiple window ac units before, just clogged drain pans. But I was looking for a video where you don’t have to take it out to do the job. I’m lazy to do this on my day off lol.
Yea the return from ac sometimes gets clogged froms debries .. I make some holes too with a screwdriver so water goes down to the floor .
How do I adjust the outward tilt. I do not see an adjustment on the unit.
I can't seem to figure out how to open my AC, the front doesn't open how yours did. Is it possible I can just drill a hole in the back corner for the water to escape? I have a wall AC. Emerson quiet cool 12,000 BTU
I have a wall AC installed and cannot just uninstall it and take it apart to clean it. There is also no hole or tunnel like area where the water goes from the front to the back like in this video, so I can’t shove something through to clear anything. Water continues to leak inside and I can’t find any help on this issue
I had a nightmare with my A.C.. It started out an issue with my A.C. making beeping noises. I did not want to go through the hassles of unscrewing all those screws to open it. Instead the issue was that it was too sensitive. I had thought that if I just cut out the sensor tip, it would solve the beeping issue. The wire you see at the front panel after you see once removing the air filter screen to clean. My issue became one more added. Now I can not set the temperature on the button. It is stuck at 50 degree for good. This caused the issue of wasting a lot of energy. My normal setting was at the lowest is 70 degree on very hot day outside. Last year, I properly installed my A.C. & there was no issue at all.
This year the same A.C. was not installed & sealed up tight. I have a condensation that leaked from the Top & Bottom Front. I got 2 (16 gallons) buckets that I emptied out daily. My Floor was flooded when I did not know. I could not figured where it came from because before it was that a home invader crook had came inside & pour some kind of jelly to clogged the drainage hole. I spent 15 hours cleaning everywhere on the unit & searching RUclips videos on my model & search videos as to what to fix. I got all cleaned up. And for 24 hours the Beeping had stopped. Then I was out about doing my daily living the next day. The beeping noise had returned. I asked myself what could be the problems this time? But then the way it was beeping made me suspected that my intruder neighbor must have came in & stolen my remote control. I searched for the remote control. I got really upset & went out screaming out loud & cursing bad. I screamed for my neighbor to return the remote & threaten to call the police & make a report. The beeping stopped 24 hours. Then started the next day. I would continued to screamed out loud with curses. The beeping sound sounded like someone was doing it. I went online to assured myself that I was right to suspects that a home invader crook came inside my home & took it. I learned that day when searched & learned that the remote can be controlled up to 20 feet. Then the next day an event unfolded that allowed me to know which of the neighbor who actually stolen the remote. By now am sure who was pressing my remotes. For since the beginning of June this year to present day I was bothered daily & 24/7. When I moved near it would beeped. When I am away it would stopped.
I would leave my resident to go out to live my days. The same crook came into my resident. He removed the Forms I installed to stop air flows. He took them with him so I would not suspects. I knew he would returned so I took some picture of what I did. The fact that I can hear the outside told me it was the same crook. He caused a different kind of leaks. I reinstalled it again to make it tills toward outside should he returned again. He came in again & caused a different place & kind of leaks. Three Buckets I used but the water never flows in where I saw it came out. My floor was total damaged. Now it leaked from the top front & where he last came to do. I thought in a month when I takes it off search as to where it came from & I will removes the speaker. I did search YT for the speaker but chosen not to touch it again. Today the crook made a video on why it leaked. Both videos was correctly titled but shown other issue instead. I did a search again @ I found this. But my issue was not coming out due to this issue. I did a video tape to keep for future checking the inside so I never have to open it again to checked. In learned that it has no such hole on either side. Last, I decided to pause for next time when I took the unit for when I will takes out the speaker.
My AC just started spitting water. Second floor apartment. Uh oh
mine ac is screw into my window and 17 floors in the air and doesnt have a warrenty anymore , is it pretty much a lost cause ?
I was able to do this by using a flashlight, spotting the tunnel and running a wire through it through the grills on the side. Didn't have to take it apart.
To clarify, do you mean the side vents on the A/C? You put a wire into one of the lower slots and moved it back and forth to clear up the dirt?
@@jasonthewatchmansson8873 The lower water channels in the back. I was able to spot those out with a flashlight then put a little half circle on a wire hanger, feed it through the grills (air vents on the sides) on the side, feed it forward into the water channels and run it back and forth through the water channels, clearing the blockage.
Houston; We have an initial installation problem..
My problem is I live in a rent house. But I do Commercial Electrical work myself, and shamefully I haven’t delved much into my window units. I have 5 of them. 2 of which are leaking a lot of water. I keep off most of the day lately but when I leave it on, it soaks a beach towel in less than a day. Problem is I feel I could fix it, maybe it’s the coolant that needs replenishing. Maybe it’s something worse. Because it’s a rent house I feel I shouldn’t since I’m alone and it can go wrong. My landlords are very nice, and active. Have cleaned them though only once in the 3 years I’ve been here. Of those 3 years I think they’ve replaced the coolant 1 time. About a year ago now. What to do what to do…🤔
Clean the filter
Do I add water afterwards? If mine spilled out all the water it had? How would it work after you reassemble?
No need to add water. It will create enough water by itself through condensation very quickly
@@MegaSafetyFirst thank you so much. You’re amazing. 👍
in my case? the person had put a picture sitting on the window AC unit and that tilted it forward just a scosch, i cleaned the filter and front? YUK and its so much better now. tilted it back and it hasnt leaked. tried to poke a plastic 1/8" rod into the sides, wont go
Did taking the picture off help? I realized my son did the exact same them. Wow.
@@tiffanysmith986 yes. cleaned it up, cleaned the sludge on the window sill and left paper towels there? theyve been dry and the floor dried up. amazing. he put a picture on the ac to block the sun
so it smells cleaner now and the room is dry. was about a 6 feet+ area of wet wood floor, gross.
This is a bad design and has done quite a bit of damage to my home. If they know it's going to clog, why not design these a/c units in such a manner that they can be cleaned without taking them apart? Also, the process of removing the a/c unit dumps water all over me and the floor.
I agree. Mine is leaking something fierce. My next step is to try and pull the front cover off and try this. My entire wall under the AC is soft. I don't know how long it was leaking without us knowing it. So much damage. 😔
So is it normal to have small amount of water in front of the filter??
So, I never noticed or realized that an ac unit drips water. I mean, there’s no water in the unit, so where the dripping water come from?
It's from the air condensing. Ever had a cold cup of drink and noticed water dripping from the outside? It's called condensation there's moisture in the air and it sometimes collects on cold surfaces
Cómo es que funciona el reset Filter en ese aire acondicionado yo tengo uno igual pero no le encuentro la forma otra de las cosas quien me puede ayudar
What about if the vent has water all in it?
What to do when the fan is slinging water back through the vents?!
my AC is not throwing cold air. what should i do!??
I have the exact GE window ac. But, mine is older with the drain hole in the rear. It has started leaking inside. What do you think? Where is it clogged?
If the drain hole in the back isn't clogged, there's a good chance it's clogged exactly where he just demonstrated.
It's still gotta have that channel to flow to the back.
I literally just finished cleaning mine, and as soon as I started clearing the inside drain channel, water from the front started draining to the back.
It was a wonderful moment! :D
Im a little confused, the water is still leaking out the back. This is a problem for me, because the man downstairs is complaining that the water is staining his awning. How do I stop the water from leaving from the unit?
Mine got stuck in the left corner where is the panel… there is another click there?
Had to make a hole from inside to outside drain pan. Figured the styrofoam wall would have one.
Did it work drilling a hole in the back of it? I have no way to open my ac to unclog lines so I'm going to try putting a hole.
I need to get certified for HVAC 😂
Honestly, I would love to do this, but I’m just a girl. Also I don’t have any any tools. Also, I can’t really lift their conditioner out of the window by myself my dad installed it. I’m like two seconds away from pushing it out the window and getting a new one
I will fix it for you
My ac isn’t leaking but rain keeps coming inside. Any suggestions please. I’m ruining my floors.
Read and Heed the installation instructions per mfg.
I had the same problem. Now they exchange for new one; there is no rain so far.
What kind ac do you have ?
@@teresamilczarek6505 Brand does not matter, a correct install does though
@@davidcarper5411 I have never problem with old one even I install by myself.
@@teresamilczarek6505 Rain does not "just come in" unless it is 5 or 6 inch per hour storm that continues for some time
Mine was full of slime. Like 5 inches of it. I just took it out back an pressure washer it
Mildew. 🤢
I’ll half to try this out came home an my window a/c was licking tf
? You didn't unblock anything
Unscrew all that? 🙄😩
So basically take the unit out the window to clean it? 🙄
This video just loads and loads and loads forever, doesn't play
Not plausible for most people, such as people who cant get it out of the window. Like me.I cannot see that you changed a thing, ran a coat hanger? I bet yours still leaks. My unit is new & is dripping & is at a good angle never had condensation like this new GE Unit- Buy Fridgedaire Maybe.
I don't think his unit was leaking. He just demonstrated it to show how to do it.
I just did the same process. And the channel was indeed clogged. As soon as I cleared it, water began flowing to the back.
You are thick and don't understand simple gravity & drainage issues , you give woman a bad name. Bye a tool kit with a screw driver ,stop going to the gym and work out at home.
Level it , but tilt it the smallest amount outside
I have a new GE as well and it’s leaking from the front left into my window
Completely plausible for 90% of people
Dude. This video did NOTHING to actually fix a leaky window ac. It was just "here's how to take it apart and see where the water goes". Absolutely no information on how to fix it if the water isn't going where it's supposed to.
All you did was take it apart and tell me how it works not telling me how to fix my problem I’m so confused
You should probably just leave the ac alone.
This was the most unhelpful video dude.
Thanks!
Do you have to take the ac unit out the window to clean it