Hey -- I just wanted to say, Thank you for posting this! Our new very expensive AC was dripping water inside (so I tipped it back) -- then it made a loud sloshing noise (because the the parts inside were making contact with the water that had collected at the bottom)... I didn't know what to do. This is genius and fixed the problem. YOU ROCK!!
Thank you for this. All 3 of our A/C's were filling with water. Now my fiancée has a system using the strips to keep them constantly draining. He says he wish he'd thought of it first lol Again, thank you!
Dave, thanks for the awesome video. My air conditioner was working fine until my city had three days of heavy, torrential rain that filled up my AC drip pan from the outside. After an hour of running my AC, I would hear a fan "clanging" noise and water would drip into my bedroom. I took a peek into my AC with a flashlight and sure enough, it was flooded with water so now I'm using your wick technique to get rid of the water. It's siphoning the water away as I write this message now.
Worked great! My new Midea U-shaped window AC started making an annoying ticking noise...That was the outside fan slapping the water. This fixed it. Super quiet again! Thanks so much.
Omg Matt I’ve been searching all over to find a solution anywhere to fix that MY Midea U shaped AC is now leaking water into my room & here I find your comment!!! I hope this works or I don’t know what else to do!! Thank you!
@@ziabonsignore8786 I hope it works for you! The first year I used a couple old socks. That worked ok but I had to pull them out and clean them a few times. This year I used 2 strips of old Trader Joe's dishrags that are super absorbent. They have been working all season. If the water was leaking into your room, it sounds like you may need to tilt it down toward the outside more though.
After tilting the unit every few hours and some restless nights, I found your video and just did this!! The water is dripping into a bucket now Thanks for the tip! Here's hoping for cooler night sleep!
Thanks so much for making this video. I wish I had known to do this a couple decades ago. It sure would have saved me a lot of headaches. I just "installed" (lol) mine :)
This works so beautifully for me. I went an entire summer without knowing this and dealt with the rain clanging on the inside and you can imagine how annoying that was. I put some cloth on the bottom just like shown and no more issues whatsoever. No clanging at all even when it's raining. Thank you very much.
This is an actually useful tip. DO NOT drill holes in your window/thru wall ac. That water is there for a reason, to improve evaporator efficiency. Have it professionally cleaned. But the paper towel trick here is great to clear it during especially humid times, or just change the water, without damaging the unit, but usually isn't necessary if you have your unit cleaned correctly. If you live in an apartment your maintenance can remove your unit and clean it properly, this should be done once a year. Don't hesitate to ask. I have mine cleaned april every year, just before summer.
Thanks my man my danby was slinging water into my room even when it was tilted back. This fixed it. Plus I added a self dripped now when the water get past the level it let it go.
Perfect fix! We have soo much humidity here in the south that there is way more water buildup in there, way more than the ac needs. Wicking is the answer! Would you please say why you are using two wicks? Is it to 'regulate' the water drainage? If so, we may need even more wicks. Thanks
I’m trying this out now! Thank you so much, we got a down pour of rain yesterday and it filled my AC unit up. Going to let it drain a bit then try it out after, I hope it works ☺️
I seen your video because, my new Aircon- was not leaking properly. It would shut off after it got to a certain level. Anyways it helped it's been running ever since. Thank you
This is great, my old one had holes in it that rusted out, my new one this weekend was spraying water everywhere with how humid it was. Did this trick and it controls the spray with out voiding the warranty or causing future issues
Thank you so much for making this video. I just did this to my ac, but i put the cloth through the bottom of the side grill since i cant reach the back, being that its hanging out the window. After about 20 minutes the popping noise i been hearing for about a month, when the fan kicks up the water, is gone.
@@DAVE_WHITE Why did this never happen with any of my older units? Did they change the way window units work recently? All my older units never made a sloshing sound and all had a drain hole at the bottom rear.
Great idea man. This is called "wicking". Not sure if you mentioned that in this video. I just saw the pic and a light bulb went on in my head. Just replaced my window AC today and my new LG unit does not have a drain hole in the outside lower right like the last one did. So I'm not even sure how it is supposed to drain. This is already helping - thanks again man! JB
I can't tilt my AC because of the design. Otherwise it will not sit in my window. I can't find a drain ANYWHERE on my unit... I have to go out and open my window and tilt the damn thing... How long can I leave the cloth in there?
This really is a genius solution but as you said, it only works for a few days and after that the towels lose their wicking action and have to be replaced. Because I didn't want to hang over the bushes to replace towels every 2-3 days, I just drilled a hole and was done with it. Just realize that both of these methods, towel and drilling, bring the water down to a level below the slinger ring that is designed to sling water over the condensor/evap so efficiency and longevity may be reduced. Small price to pay for not hearing gurgling, sloshing, and having water slung all over the inside of the unit and mold developing.
It helps if you read the manual, I'm paraphrasing but it says there's a rubber plug under the AC, the water sloshes on the fan and helps it be more efficient but you can remove the plug if the noise is driving you insane. DO Not drill a hole in the AC.. if you have a newer Ac it probably has a plug.
also try tilting the ac back a few degrees.. try a little piece of 1" wood or something under the front just enough to tilt it back some.. this will also help more water seep out
Great video. I’ve kept the strips in for days and no more water drips from them. My aircon works normally again, no more water in the house thru the louvers, no more gurgling water sounds. My question to you: should I remove those strips now? My aircon is no longer “frozen” -there’s absolutely no water at all. Doesn’t the aircon need some water to cool the coils since it is a slinger window aircon? Thanks, please reply when you can. PS I clean my unit each season, and it’s tilted correctly. ( test with a level)
Tried this but it didn’t work. I have no indentation on the bottom of the unit like you do. I had to pry the metal frame away from the unit. Upon shoving a small gauze strip between the frame and coil nothing happened. This was done with the machine running. My tray must be situated more to the front of the unit, would have loved it to work 😢
some of them have a kind of groove on the bottom that you can't really tell is for directing water, but somewhere there will be a hole that can get clogged and I assume you can dissolve somehow. manufacturer can be oddly vague about where the water drains
Hey Dave! Thanks for the help with the Sig p320 takedown issue you're a genius. 😂 No it really helped! (The comments are disabled) over there so I said it here. THANKS AGAIN!
I moved out of there 2 years ago that landlord never cared about anything we tried for years to even get her to insulate the house or replace windows I kept the porch well painted to protect it from the water drip..
I have a 2 year old 10,000 BTU Frigidaire. Last year I noticed it wasn't draining properly, A/C was draining into the house (I used a magnetic leveler attached to the A/C to see it had a nice tilt back). Took it and and there was a huge brown algae just congealed into the bottom. So I may do this or drill draining holes into the back. Any advice you can offer?
Even when it's slanting to the outside properly, STILL it can leak INTO the house when it gets older and dirty. I know because it just happened to me. I also did not think this was possible.
It will NOT leak into the house if the bottom is not rusted, etc, and the unit is tilted enough. Law of physics, water can't go uphill(over the front pan wall)
Tried this and it works well but for some reason I can only get it to wick for about a day before the cloth stops absorbing any water and I have to replace it. It’s a pain having to go out there every day and put in a new piece. I’ve tried about 3 or 4 different materials and am having the same problem with all of them!
Hi dave is it ok to leave the piece of towel while i turn the ac on? Do i need to removed it if i turn on the ac or just leave it there? Is there any effects on the aircon if i leave there. Thanks.
Great idea I just drilled a hole in mine hoping it will help, but I think I will try this tomorrow ,but then again I have a feeling I might need to open up the ac ,and clean it. I think drain might be clogged.
Old air conditioners had a hole under the fan. Now that fan throws water on to the coils with furry and adventuly rotting out the coil and ruins the unit.
So you cannot get anything down into the back of ours, and ours is probably level rather than tilt, just cause the dumb design of the ac, and the dumb window frame! No water leaking inside yet, but with the pan always staying full, is this inevitable? I mean it is a brand new tiny Perfect Aire 5000 btu, supposed to evaporate water, and I see NO evidence that is EVER the case! Please help! Thank you.
Why not get creative. I have a guy by me that drilled a hole in his ac and has a garden hose going down to his ground I’ve also seen people use pvc pipe.
Since the AC requires some water to operate, do you always have a towel in there? Or do you sometimes keep it towel-free so it can build up more water?
Good question; wondering the same. In the south here, there's sooo much humidity that We could probably leave ours in all the time. I want to ask him why he has two wicks in there. Is it to 'regulate' the drainage? Have you come to conclusion since you wrote this? Thanks
I see how this works, but I don't understand why it's needed. Why are AC units not designed with proper drainage? Everyone seems to be having this issue.
I have an air conditioner in a window where I cannot access the outside. In an apartment building so I cannot keep changing the cloth every few days,I would have to constantly remove ac from the window. Any ideas on what to put in there that will last for a few months?
My 3 month old 5000btu Midea suddenly started blowing a horrible odor. I went outside to check it and found standing water full of bugs that wouldn't drip out. I tried this method to remove the water and it's working beautifully but is the stagnant water the reason it smells so badly?
Yes you will now need to take the AC apart and clean it good, this should be done each year before installation in the window. then keep the rag or something there to prevent moisture overflowing again. there are plenty of videos on how to clean a window ac, most only require a screwdriver, a hose, and some good cleaning agent.
@@DAVE_WHITE thank you so much. After following your tutorial, the smell is almost completely gone now. I've got to reseat it in the window because it's not sitting at an angle for it to drip properly, I'll use that time to clean it. Thank you again, have a great day!
If my window AC has a drain hole with a rubber plug, can I just keep the hole unplugged so it continuously drains? I am on the 3rd floor of an apartment building and can't just go outside to unplug it and let it drain. I somehow can't find an answer to this simple question by googling it: can I just leave the rubber stopper out of the draining hole at the bottom of the AC?
I've had a cough for a year I think. Always feel like I'm clearing my lungs. It started to feel more serious, so I ordered a new air purifier. The old one was going out. Not in use. It dawned on me that my bedroom window unit is probably moldy. Never really cleaned more than the filter. I through it out yesterday and installed a brand new unit. Also, started running the old air purifier for now. Guess what? I feel amazing. Cough is already 90% gone. I've probably been breathing mold for years. No telling how much better I will soon feel. I'm staying ontop of it this time. I'm posting this incase someone else is having similar issues and like me, never figured out what the issue was. Clean air feels amazing. Also, anyone with alergies; invest in a good air purifier or two. If there are no allergies in your home, you will not have allergies in doors at least.
It is supposed to do that. Humidity is removed from inside your home by the evaporator coils (part that gets cold), drips into the pan, and then splashed onto the condenser coils by the bottom of the fan blades. Then the water evaporates off the coils pulling out extra heat. If it is not leaking into your home, but you have splashing sounds, that means it is functioning properly. You should always hear splashing if you listen close. Have it cleaned once a year, it will keep lots of surface area for evaporation, and keep efficiency high. If you have a bunch of gunk on your coils and in the condensation pan, it operates extremely poorly and drains electricity, and can become a health hazard due to mold. But a splashing sound with no leaking means its working properly as designed. I cannot stress enough how important it is to clean the unit with coil cleaner yearly. It's not an optional thing, it's necessary maintenance that will save you far, far more on your electric bill yearly than it costs. People who drill holes in the condensate pan at the back of the unit are killing the efficiency of said unit. If it was leaking into the home all they needed to do was have it cleaned (or learn to do it yourself).
@@nekomancey4149 My air conditioner is now 99.9% dry from doing this fix. I’m not complaining. But should I put just little water into it? There’s no sloshing sound of water at all. I removed the strips that were wicking water away. There’s literally one tiny drop of water in my aircon now.
@@NieveBlanca-tp3xd No let it build on it's own! The most important thing is to take it apart every 6months to a year and clean it. As long as it's clean, it's going to fill to the point where the fan is splashing just a little water and you can't hear it. Nominally there's just a few centimeters of water pooled in the back, and the very tip of the fan blade is sloshing a little on the condenser coils. It'll only build up to aplash level if it's all gunked up.
@@nekomancey4149 thank you for your reply. I did not add water. I realized that every season when I put it in the window, there is no water, so why add it now. FWIW, i clean my AC at the end of each season after removing from the window. I take it almost completely apart, making sure to remove any debris that accumulates, then with gentle dish soap and a hose, I hose down only the correct areas - then allow to dry in the sunshine. I then store it in my heated garage in a box. Really appreciate your reply, though. Thanks.
@@DAVE_WHITE Mine is also in a second story window, tilted back plenty, it came with a drain hole already, but after just a couple months of use started making sloshing noises and occasionally spits water out the front. But most it's the sloshing that is annoying. I guess I would be surprised if it got clogged or dirty that fast.
I tried to drill a hole and hit the fucking freon line... thanks for this video! Ps of course I bought a new one before sticking cloth in the back of it.
@@DAVE_WHITE thanx, much appreciated but it was honestly easier and more worth while to just buy a new one, the thing needed to be entirely cleaned out from top to bottom.
Omg I just moved into my new apartment and I’m guessing these idiots installed it wrong because it’s not tilted back it’s tilted forward ! So the water leaks inside !!! Ugh I need to call my landlord ASAP
@@DAVE_WHITE Should a 3 month old AC make a loud sloshing noise? It's tilted back, there is a drain plug in the back corner. It occasionally spits water. It started doing it after the first month or so. It works fine, but the noise is annoying as hell.
GOOD INFORMATION, THE NEW DESIGN PUSHING WATER AROUND MIGHT WORK UP NORTH BUT IS A REAL ISSUE IN THE SOUTH WITH THE ADDITIONAL HUMIITY AND HEAVEY RAINS, YOU SIMPLY CANNOT LEAVE WATR SITTING IN THERE BECAUSE IT FEEDS MOLD AND MILDEW WHICH IS A HEALTH ISSUE. MY UNIT FROM SEARS WAS BLACK INSIDE, FAN BLADE AND FLOOR AND THOUGHT THE HOLE WAS PLUGGED AND WE FOUND NO HOLE....GRIILL IN BACK WAS BLACK AS WELL ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE FLOOR......YA CANNNOT LEAVE WATER SITTING IN THEIR TO FEED MOLD AND MILDEW! HEALTH ISSUE. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE CONSUMERS PROTECTON AGENCY. WE HAD TO DRILL A HOLE AND YOU WOULD NOT BELEVE THE WATER THAT CAME OUT.........SIMPLE COMMON SENSE.
As a young mother, I appreciate this video so much.
Dave White Omg thanks !! water is still leaking maybe a replacement of cloth will do! Women can do it too! Thanks for proving it!
Thanks for this one. I waded through so many useless articles before finding this video.
Hey -- I just wanted to say, Thank you for posting this! Our new very expensive AC was dripping water inside (so I tipped it back) -- then it made a loud sloshing noise (because the the parts inside were making contact with the water that had collected at the bottom)... I didn't know what to do. This is genius and fixed the problem. YOU ROCK!!
This video saved me from losing my mind. Thanks so much for posting.
Thank you for this. All 3 of our A/C's were filling with water. Now my fiancée has a system using the strips to keep them constantly draining. He says he wish he'd thought of it first lol
Again, thank you!
Dave, thanks for the awesome video. My air conditioner was working fine until my city had three days of heavy, torrential rain that filled up my AC drip pan from the outside. After an hour of running my AC, I would hear a fan "clanging" noise and water would drip into my bedroom. I took a peek into my AC with a flashlight and sure enough, it was flooded with water so now I'm using your wick technique to get rid of the water. It's siphoning the water away as I write this message now.
Worked great! My new Midea U-shaped window AC started making an annoying ticking noise...That was the outside fan slapping the water. This fixed it. Super quiet again! Thanks so much.
Omg Matt I’ve been searching all over to find a solution anywhere to fix that MY Midea U shaped AC is now leaking water into my room & here I find your comment!!! I hope this works or I don’t know what else to do!! Thank you!
@@ziabonsignore8786 I hope it works for you! The first year I used a couple old socks. That worked ok but I had to pull them out and clean them a few times. This year I used 2 strips of old Trader Joe's dishrags that are super absorbent. They have been working all season. If the water was leaking into your room, it sounds like you may need to tilt it down toward the outside more though.
After tilting the unit every few hours and some restless nights, I found your video and just did this!! The water is dripping into a bucket now
Thanks for the tip! Here's hoping for cooler night sleep!
Thank you for the fixed audio... Sorry for comment on last video and I didn't see the updated video beforehand
ThankYou sir for this video and instructions.
Very useful!
From Philippines
Great! Easy fix and I don't have to call the landlord. Thanks!
Thanks so much for making this video. I wish I had known to do this a couple decades ago. It sure would have saved me a lot of headaches. I just "installed" (lol) mine :)
This works so beautifully for me. I went an entire summer without knowing this and dealt with the rain clanging on the inside and you can imagine how annoying that was. I put some cloth on the bottom just like shown and no more issues whatsoever. No clanging at all even when it's raining. Thank you very much.
That is truly A GOOD solution. I just did it and it started dripping after 1 min!! Thx a lot
Thank you so much... can't believe how well your advice worked. I really appreciate you posting the video
Dave.
Great idea. I installed a unit in my shop with the back facing into my storage area. Put a funnel under towel strip and piped outside. Thanks!
This is an actually useful tip. DO NOT drill holes in your window/thru wall ac. That water is there for a reason, to improve evaporator efficiency. Have it professionally cleaned. But the paper towel trick here is great to clear it during especially humid times, or just change the water, without damaging the unit, but usually isn't necessary if you have your unit cleaned correctly. If you live in an apartment your maintenance can remove your unit and clean it properly, this should be done once a year. Don't hesitate to ask. I have mine cleaned april every year, just before summer.
Thanks my man my danby was slinging water into my room even when it was tilted back. This fixed it. Plus I added a self dripped now when the water get past the level it let it go.
Perfect fix! We have soo much humidity here in the south that there is way more water buildup in there, way more than the ac needs. Wicking is the answer! Would you please say why you are using two wicks? Is it to 'regulate' the water drainage? If so, we may need even more wicks. Thanks
I did this just now. Thank you so much, sir! Works. ❤
Waving from Philippines 😊
@@DAVE_WHITE Thank you very much
My AC is dripless version..do i need to do this method? Thanks
Thanks man..it really work...simple yet effective..👍👍👍
I’m trying this out now! Thank you so much, we got a down pour of rain yesterday and it filled my AC unit up. Going to let it drain a bit then try it out after, I hope it works ☺️
I seen your video because, my new Aircon- was not leaking properly. It would shut off after it got to a certain level. Anyways it helped it's been running ever since. Thank you
Omg.. Thanks to your video! I found why my ac was leaking inside.. It was too much tiled to the front 😂😂 i feel so dumb now!
This is great, my old one had holes in it that rusted out, my new one this weekend was spraying water everywhere with how humid it was. Did this trick and it controls the spray with out voiding the warranty or causing future issues
Thank you so much for making this video. I just did this to my ac, but i put the cloth through the bottom of the side grill since i cant reach the back, being that its hanging out the window. After about 20 minutes the popping noise i been hearing for about a month, when the fan kicks up the water, is gone.
@@DAVE_WHITE Why did this never happen with any of my older units? Did they change the way window units work recently? All my older units never made a sloshing sound and all had a drain hole at the bottom rear.
Hello, if you have that cloth at the back of your ac is it ok to not put hose for drainage anymore?
Great idea man. This is called "wicking". Not sure if you mentioned that in this video.
I just saw the pic and a light bulb went on in my head.
Just replaced my window AC today and my new LG unit does not have a drain hole in the outside lower right like the last one did.
So I'm not even sure how it is supposed to drain.
This is already helping - thanks again man!
JB
I can't tilt my AC because of the design. Otherwise it will not sit in my window. I can't find a drain ANYWHERE on my unit... I have to go out and open my window and tilt the damn thing... How long can I leave the cloth in there?
I did this and it really worked thank you
This really is a genius solution but as you said, it only works for a few days and after that the towels lose their wicking action and have to be replaced. Because I didn't want to hang over the bushes to replace towels every 2-3 days, I just drilled a hole and was done with it. Just realize that both of these methods, towel and drilling, bring the water down to a level below the slinger ring that is designed to sling water over the condensor/evap so efficiency and longevity may be reduced. Small price to pay for not hearing gurgling, sloshing, and having water slung all over the inside of the unit and mold developing.
It helps if you read the manual, I'm paraphrasing but it says there's a rubber plug under the AC, the water sloshes on the fan and helps it be more efficient but you can remove the plug if the noise is driving you insane. DO Not drill a hole in the AC.. if you have a newer Ac it probably has a plug.
Yes some new Ac units have a plug but it only works in that little area of the pan still leaving a lot of water splashing around
Dude. Thank you. This seems to be working and my kids room has a/c no longer dripping inside.
also try tilting the ac back a few degrees.. try a little piece of 1" wood or something under the front just enough to tilt it back some.. this will also help more water seep out
@@DAVE_WHITE What is the brand of the window air conditioner in this RUclips video?
Thank you for sharing this video. This is a really great help. I tried this in my AC, it is effective :) thanks
Great video. I’ve kept the strips in for days and no more water drips from them. My aircon works normally again, no more water in the house thru the louvers, no more gurgling water sounds.
My question to you: should I remove those strips now? My aircon is no longer “frozen” -there’s absolutely no water at all. Doesn’t the aircon need some water to cool the coils since it is a slinger window aircon? Thanks, please reply when you can.
PS I clean my unit each season, and it’s tilted correctly. ( test with a level)
Tried this but it didn’t work. I have no indentation on the bottom of the unit like you do. I had to pry the metal frame away from the unit. Upon shoving a small gauze strip between the frame and coil nothing happened. This was done with the machine running. My tray must be situated more to the front of the unit, would have loved it to work 😢
some of them have a kind of groove on the bottom that you can't really tell is for directing water, but somewhere there will be a hole that can get clogged and I assume you can dissolve somehow. manufacturer can be oddly vague about where the water drains
Hey Dave! Thanks for the help with the Sig p320 takedown issue you're a genius. 😂 No it really helped! (The comments are disabled) over there so I said it here. THANKS AGAIN!
How did you put that? Is that a paper? Or what?
I would suggest catching the water that's dripping on your deck. If not, you'll eventually be dealing w/ wood rot. Just a friendly suggestion.
I moved out of there 2 years ago that landlord never cared about anything we tried for years to even get her to insulate the house or replace windows I kept the porch well painted to protect it from the water drip..
Doesn't the ac need water in the pan so the fan blades can fling it around to cool the condenser?
Thank you!! This worked instantly for mine!
This was a brilliant idea. Thank you.
I have a 2 year old 10,000 BTU Frigidaire. Last year I noticed it wasn't draining properly, A/C was draining into the house (I used a magnetic leveler attached to the A/C to see it had a nice tilt back). Took it and and there was a huge brown algae just congealed into the bottom. So I may do this or drill draining holes into the back. Any advice you can offer?
Even when it's slanting to the outside properly, STILL it can leak INTO the house when it gets older and dirty.
I know because it just happened to me. I also did not think this was possible.
I had to replace the drywall of my living room. You're right.
It will NOT leak into the house if the bottom is not rusted, etc, and the unit is tilted enough. Law of physics, water can't go uphill(over the front pan wall)
WOW!! you saved my life!
This one really helped! Thank you.
You sir, are a Macgyver in these days and times!
It worked instantly omg thank u so much
Tried this and it works well but for some reason I can only get it to wick for about a day before the cloth stops absorbing any water and I have to replace it. It’s a pain having to go out there every day and put in a new piece. I’ve tried about 3 or 4 different materials and am having the same problem with all of them!
Hi dave is it ok to leave the piece of towel while i turn the ac on? Do i need to removed it if i turn on the ac or just leave it there? Is there any effects on the aircon if i leave there. Thanks.
Great trick now only if I wasn't my apartment wasn't on the second floor!
Great idea I just drilled a hole in mine hoping it will help, but I think I will try this tomorrow ,but then again I have a feeling I might need to open up the ac ,and clean it. I think drain might be clogged.
Yes, drain hole better. You shouldn't have to unplug the drain THAT often at all. Way less than replacing the cloth pieces. Use a drain hole.
I used an old sock but I still hear the fan hitting the water. What's the right material to use?
I just do what the directions tell me never to do drill a hole in the bottom but this works I'll do it the other way was working fine
Old air conditioners had a hole under the fan. Now that fan throws water on to the coils with furry and adventuly rotting out the coil and ruins the unit.
That makes so much sense! My AC unit is full of rust. One year after buying it. 😖😭
So you cannot get anything down into the back of ours, and ours is probably level rather than tilt, just cause the dumb design of the ac, and the dumb window frame! No water leaking inside yet, but with the pan always staying full, is this inevitable? I mean it is a brand new tiny Perfect Aire 5000 btu, supposed to evaporate water, and I see NO evidence that is EVER the case! Please help! Thank you.
Is there a way to hook some type of tubing on the back it's rotting out the joist hangers on the deck that it sits above ?
Why not get creative. I have a guy by me that drilled a hole in his ac and has a garden hose going down to his ground I’ve also seen people use pvc pipe.
Since the AC requires some water to operate, do you always have a towel in there? Or do you sometimes keep it towel-free so it can build up more water?
Good question; wondering the same. In the south here, there's sooo much humidity that We could probably leave ours in all the time. I want to ask him why he has two wicks in there. Is it to 'regulate' the drainage? Have you come to conclusion since you wrote this? Thanks
screen the side vents will help reduce bugs etc that get sucked in.
I see how this works, but I don't understand why it's needed. Why are AC units not designed with proper drainage? Everyone seems to be having this issue.
I have an air conditioner in a window where I cannot access the outside. In an apartment building so I cannot keep changing the cloth every few days,I would have to constantly remove ac from the window. Any ideas on what to put in there that will last for a few months?
wick from an oil lamp
Thank you dave!!
What’s the brand of your air conditioner unit
For how long i need to have it there??? my pan is full of water...
My 3 month old 5000btu Midea suddenly started blowing a horrible odor. I went outside to check it and found standing water full of bugs that wouldn't drip out. I tried this method to remove the water and it's working beautifully but is the stagnant water the reason it smells so badly?
Yes you will now need to take the AC apart and clean it good, this should be done each year before installation in the window. then keep the rag or something there to prevent moisture overflowing again. there are plenty of videos on how to clean a window ac, most only require a screwdriver, a hose, and some good cleaning agent.
@@DAVE_WHITE thank you so much. After following your tutorial, the smell is almost completely gone now. I've got to reseat it in the window because it's not sitting at an angle for it to drip properly, I'll use that time to clean it. Thank you again, have a great day!
My AC is dripless version..do i need to do that method? Thanks
Thanks so much
If my window AC has a drain hole with a rubber plug, can I just keep the hole unplugged so it continuously drains? I am on the 3rd floor of an apartment building and can't just go outside to unplug it and let it drain. I somehow can't find an answer to this simple question by googling it: can I just leave the rubber stopper out of the draining hole at the bottom of the AC?
Of course I have 3 that had the plugs in they were pulled the day of installation
My unit is in a second story window. This is very difficult to do.
do you have it in a angle in window?
You may want to put a bucket there if you don't want your deck to rott at that spot.
My air conditioner just started dripping water but from the inside instead of the outside . What can I do ?
I've had a cough for a year I think. Always feel like I'm clearing my lungs. It started to feel more serious, so I ordered a new air purifier. The old one was going out. Not in use. It dawned on me that my bedroom window unit is probably moldy. Never really cleaned more than the filter. I through it out yesterday and installed a brand new unit. Also, started running the old air purifier for now. Guess what? I feel amazing. Cough is already 90% gone. I've probably been breathing mold for years. No telling how much better I will soon feel. I'm staying ontop of it this time. I'm posting this incase someone else is having similar issues and like me, never figured out what the issue was. Clean air feels amazing. Also, anyone with alergies; invest in a good air purifier or two. If there are no allergies in your home, you will not have allergies in doors at least.
Best thing on yt , love it!
Hello po..
Just installed our a/c hanabishi brand.. Theres still water inside at the back below the fan is that normal?
How long do I keep the strips in for? 🤔
I change mine once a week and there will be days you will have almost no humidity and they won’t do anything.
Sir, I just installed a new AC and there's a splashing water noise at the back. Please Help. Thank you!
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It is supposed to do that. Humidity is removed from inside your home by the evaporator coils (part that gets cold), drips into the pan, and then splashed onto the condenser coils by the bottom of the fan blades. Then the water evaporates off the coils pulling out extra heat. If it is not leaking into your home, but you have splashing sounds, that means it is functioning properly. You should always hear splashing if you listen close. Have it cleaned once a year, it will keep lots of surface area for evaporation, and keep efficiency high. If you have a bunch of gunk on your coils and in the condensation pan, it operates extremely poorly and drains electricity, and can become a health hazard due to mold. But a splashing sound with no leaking means its working properly as designed. I cannot stress enough how important it is to clean the unit with coil cleaner yearly. It's not an optional thing, it's necessary maintenance that will save you far, far more on your electric bill yearly than it costs.
People who drill holes in the condensate pan at the back of the unit are killing the efficiency of said unit. If it was leaking into the home all they needed to do was have it cleaned (or learn to do it yourself).
@@nekomancey4149 My air conditioner is now 99.9% dry from doing this fix. I’m not complaining. But should I put just little water into it? There’s no sloshing sound of water at all. I removed the strips that were wicking water away.
There’s literally one tiny drop of water in my aircon now.
@@NieveBlanca-tp3xd No let it build on it's own! The most important thing is to take it apart every 6months to a year and clean it. As long as it's clean, it's going to fill to the point where the fan is splashing just a little water and you can't hear it. Nominally there's just a few centimeters of water pooled in the back, and the very tip of the fan blade is sloshing a little on the condenser coils. It'll only build up to aplash level if it's all gunked up.
@@nekomancey4149 thank you for your reply.
I did not add water. I realized that every season when I put it in the window, there is no water, so why add it now.
FWIW, i clean my AC at the end of each season after removing from the window. I take it almost completely apart, making sure to remove any debris that accumulates, then with gentle dish soap and a hose, I hose down only the correct areas - then allow to dry in the sunshine.
I then store it in my heated garage in a box.
Really appreciate your reply, though. Thanks.
@@nekomancey4149 Is this is a new thing? My Old AC Window units never made this sloshing noise. But my new ones do.
My a/c is on a second stir window and is taped in every well..an it’s spitting water at me in front. Any other ideas?
@@DAVE_WHITE Mine is also in a second story window, tilted back plenty, it came with a drain hole already, but after just a couple months of use started making sloshing noises and occasionally spits water out the front. But most it's the sloshing that is annoying. I guess I would be surprised if it got clogged or dirty that fast.
I tried to drill a hole and hit the fucking freon line... thanks for this video! Ps of course I bought a new one before sticking cloth in the back of it.
FREAKING GENIUS 🤙
Bushman fix. Amazing.
Hey man my ac is full of old water and leaves, everyone neglected to take care of it. Do you have a video for how to disassemble the tray?
@@DAVE_WHITE thanx, much appreciated but it was honestly easier and more worth while to just buy a new one, the thing needed to be entirely cleaned out from top to bottom.
Omg I just moved into my new apartment and I’m guessing these idiots installed it wrong because it’s not tilted back it’s tilted forward ! So the water leaks inside !!! Ugh I need to call my landlord ASAP
@@DAVE_WHITE Should a 3 month old AC make a loud sloshing noise? It's tilted back, there is a drain plug in the back corner. It occasionally spits water. It started doing it after the first month or so. It works fine, but the noise is annoying as hell.
Thank you...;)
Must try this
thank you!
GOOD INFORMATION, THE NEW DESIGN PUSHING WATER AROUND MIGHT WORK UP NORTH BUT IS A REAL ISSUE IN THE SOUTH WITH THE ADDITIONAL HUMIITY AND HEAVEY RAINS, YOU SIMPLY CANNOT LEAVE WATR SITTING IN THERE BECAUSE IT FEEDS MOLD AND MILDEW WHICH IS A HEALTH ISSUE. MY UNIT FROM SEARS WAS BLACK INSIDE, FAN BLADE AND FLOOR AND THOUGHT THE HOLE WAS PLUGGED AND WE FOUND NO HOLE....GRIILL IN BACK WAS BLACK AS WELL ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE FLOOR......YA CANNNOT LEAVE WATER SITTING IN THEIR TO FEED MOLD AND MILDEW! HEALTH ISSUE. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE CONSUMERS PROTECTON AGENCY. WE HAD TO DRILL A HOLE AND YOU WOULD NOT BELEVE THE WATER THAT CAME OUT.........SIMPLE COMMON SENSE.
what if the dripping is inside room
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