On 3/22/2017 5:21 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Wed 22 Mar 2017 07:44:43a, Muggles told us...

On 3/22/2017 2:49 AM, Micky wrote:
On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:11:08 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

I have a couple of portable AC units that I use during the
summer, and wanted to ask if anyone had ever had this issue
before.

Initially, the units do great cooling the house and there's a
drain on the back of the machine that I can put a hose in to
divert the condensation into a larger container so I don't have
to take it outside to drain it.

Our summers can get very humid, and the machine eventually ends
up spilling excess condensation into the pan at the bottom of
the machine and it ends up overflowing onto the floor. So, I
found a large plastic container lid that I could use the catch
that water, but it still was producing too much condensation
from the humidity. I'd end up having to go to too much trouble
to either sop up that water, or drain it by some other means.

I decided to make an AC platform about 8 inches off the floor
where I could line it with plastic that has a drain hole in it,
so any excess water would be caught in the plastic liner and
drain into a large bucket below it which would be easy to just
dump in the sink (no more sopping water up or going to a lot of
trouble to deal with the excess condensation). I couldn't find
anything from any business that made something like that
already, so I had to design something that was just functional.

It's not "pretty", but it works!
ac-platform: http://i68.tinypic.com/29bd11j.jpg

Does anyone know of anything already pre-built that serves the
same purpose that can be ordered online? I've looked using many
different search terms and come up with nothing, so I made a
rough version of something functional myself.

If you don't know of anything already pre-made like this, how
would you design it differently to do the same thing?

I have one of those in the second floor and fortunately for me,
the second floor overhangs the first, so I just drilled a hole in
the carpet and the floor and whatever comes after that and
dangled the but a foot out of the hole. Water doesn't hit the
wall and it falls in the most ignored corner of my yard. But
if there were no overhang, I might have drilled the hole through
the side wall, and even on the first floor, most first floors are
a foot about ground level.

I was supposed to check the tube for insects the second season.
Maybe ill do that the third, but it worked fine the second.

Getting the tube through a series of holes when the tube had been
wound in 12" circle required a smidgeon of cleverness, and I will
tell you if you want me too.

Emptying those things woudl be a pain, and knowing me, I'd often
be late.


If it didn't get so humid here, the AC wouldn't have any issues
with excess condensation, so I'm used to checking it about once a
day to empty it.


It's too late now, but portable units ere probably not your best
choice.


At the time we bought them, we couldn't find a better choice for the
price we could afford that didn't require heavy lifting, too. I can't
do the heavy window unit thing, and neither can my husband. So, an AC
with wheels that was portable was a good choice. They do keep the house
nice and cool, I just had to find a solution for the excessive
condensation issue.

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Maggie