I have a window AC in my 2nd floor apartment that is running constantly
during the summer, and, as a result, drips a lot of water onto the
patio below. I would like to run a flexible pipe down to a sewer
drain, but I'm not sure how to connect to the the AC steel drain pan.
At the front/corner/bottom edge of the unit, there is a 1/2"-3/4" hole
on the side of the pan (not the bottom), so I'm not sure if that's the
only place it will drip from. I'm having help to install the AC this
weekend, so I'd like to have a good setup in place (since I won't be
able to take it down alone to make adjustments later). Any advice or
experience? Also what type of hose/piping would I need to get? Thanks.

Also wanted to add:

After reading through some more topics here, I found this info:

Most room air conditioners are designed NOT to drip water out the
back. The condenser fan blade has a ring built into it to pick up the
water and "sling" the water against the hot condenser tubing to help
keep the coils cooler when the unit is running.

So I think that hole is supposed to be plugged on my 5-year-old AC.

However, my landlord believes that if its not dripping out, then it's
draining into the walls.
So I may have to live with lower efficiency and a leak.

Thanks in advance for any other ideas!

On 30 May 2006 23:45:42 -0700, wrote:

I have a window AC in my 2nd floor apartment that is running constantly
during the summer, and, as a result, drips a lot of water onto the
patio below. I would like to run a flexible pipe down to a sewer
drain, but I'm not sure how to connect to the the AC steel drain pan.
At the front/corner/bottom edge of the unit, there is a 1/2"-3/4" hole
on the side of the pan (not the bottom), so I'm not sure if that's the
only place it will drip from. I'm having help to install the AC this
weekend, so I'd like to have a good setup in place (since I won't be
able to take it down alone to make adjustments later). Any advice or
experience? Also what type of hose/piping would I need to get? Thanks.


If it was me, I would keep it simple so I can clean it out. I would
just run a tube, purchased from like home depot, that fit a funnel I
picked up at the store, and make a catch drain. Take a little
silicone(don't go crazy, you want to be able to remove it later) and
attacth the funnel under the drippin spot(the drain). Support the
tube all the way to the ground, and let it empty to the soil.

Now this is all just a guess, since I can't actually your setup, but
the principle is the same, keep it simple seriously.

later,

tom @ www.medjobsite.com