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?

--
Maggie

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?

Why not just add a small condensate pump and send the water down a
drain somewhere?

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:53:26 -0400, 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?

Why not just add a small condensate pump and send the water down a
drain somewhere?
Or just get an old commode?

On 3/21/2017 6:53 PM, 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?

Why not just add a small condensate pump and send the water down a
drain somewhere?


I don't know how I'd do that, but it sounds like a good idea.

--
Maggie

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.

On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.

A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

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.

--
Maggie

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

--
Maggie

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.
Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:44:43 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

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.

What if you go away for two days and forget to turn it off?

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.

--
Maggie

On 3/22/2017 3:22 PM, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:44:43 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

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.


What if you go away for two days and forget to turn it off?


We would turn those AC's off. We have 2 other window units we can leave
on if we need to.

--
Maggie

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:22:45 +0200, Micky wrote:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:44:43 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

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.

What if you go away for two days and forget to turn it off?
every portable AC and dehumidifier I've ever seen had an auto shutoff
on the internal bucket.

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?


A commode??

--
Maggie

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.

--
Maggie

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?


A commode??
an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:04:31 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

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.

You Okies can't run an evaporative cooker, a swamp cooler? They work
wonders in less the 45% humidity. Never mind. Okies.

On 3/22/2017 8:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?



A commode??

an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.


So, you really don't have a good idea where I could find a better
version of a portable AC platform to catch and drain excess AC condensation?

--
Maggie

On 3/22/2017 8:15 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:04:31 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

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.

You Okies can't run an evaporative cooker, a swamp cooler? They work
wonders in less the 45% humidity. Never mind. Okies.

I don't know how to set up or use a swamp cooler. We've only had window
units for AC and one of those bit the dust, so I bought 2 portable AC
units that work fine. I can't lift window units, but I can move a
portable AC on wheels.

--
Maggie

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:13:48 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 8:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?



A commode??

an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.


So, you really don't have a good idea where I could find a better
version of a portable AC platform to catch and drain excess AC condensation?
Yes. Go to an antique shop and my an old commode chair, or to your
local goodwill type store-or to your local health and mobility supply
and buy a new one.
I'm DEAD SERIOUS.
Basically an adult "potty chair" Get one with a flat topoften
bariatric - or easier to find and lower cost - a standard one and
fasten s wooden flat top on it.

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:25:00 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:13:48 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 8:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?



A commode??

an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.


So, you really don't have a good idea where I could find a better
version of a portable AC platform to catch and drain excess AC condensation?
Yes. Go to an antique shop and my an old commode chair, or to your
local goodwill type store-or to your local health and mobility supply
and buy a new one.
I'm DEAD SERIOUS.
Basically an adult "potty chair" Get one with a flat topoften
bariatric - or easier to find and lower cost - a standard one and
fasten s wooden flat top on it.
Something like this:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Medline-S...ommode/7983655 Remove
the plastic seat.. Install a shelf in it's place.. Put hole in shelf
for drain. Drain into commode bucket. The bucket can be removed from
the front without disturbing the air conditioner.. A float switch CAN
be installed to shut off the air conditioner when the bucket gets too
full.

On 3/22/2017 10:35 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:25:00 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:13:48 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 8:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?



A commode??

an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.


So, you really don't have a good idea where I could find a better
version of a portable AC platform to catch and drain excess AC condensation?

Yes. Go to an antique shop and my an old commode chair, or to your
local goodwill type store-or to your local health and mobility supply
and buy a new one.
I'm DEAD SERIOUS.
Basically an adult "potty chair" Get one with a flat topoften
bariatric - or easier to find and lower cost - a standard one and
fasten s wooden flat top on it.

Something like this:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Medline-S...ommode/7983655 Remove
the plastic seat.. Install a shelf in it's place.. Put hole in shelf
for drain. Drain into commode bucket. The bucket can be removed from
the front without disturbing the air conditioner.. A float switch CAN
be installed to shut off the air conditioner when the bucket gets too
full.

hmmmm OK ... I understand what you're describing, now. I don't think
the potty chair is wide or deep enough, though, to fit the dimensions of
the rolling AC. That is a good idea.

I thought you were pulling my leg on this one! Sorry!

--
Maggie

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:50:40 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 10:35 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:25:00 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:13:48 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 8:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?



A commode??

an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.


So, you really don't have a good idea where I could find a better
version of a portable AC platform to catch and drain excess AC condensation?

Yes. Go to an antique shop and my an old commode chair, or to your
local goodwill type store-or to your local health and mobility supply
and buy a new one.
I'm DEAD SERIOUS.
Basically an adult "potty chair" Get one with a flat topoften
bariatric - or easier to find and lower cost - a standard one and
fasten s wooden flat top on it.

Something like this:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Medline-S...ommode/7983655 Remove
the plastic seat.. Install a shelf in it's place.. Put hole in shelf
for drain. Drain into commode bucket. The bucket can be removed from
the front without disturbing the air conditioner.. A float switch CAN
be installed to shut off the air conditioner when the bucket gets too
full.

hmmmm OK ... I understand what you're describing, now. I don't think
the potty chair is wide or deep enough, though, to fit the dimensions of
the rolling AC. That is a good idea.

I thought you were pulling my leg on this one! Sorry!
Bariatric commode chairs can be 40 inches wide - -

On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:50:36 PM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:
On 3/22/2017 10:35 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:25:00 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:13:48 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 8:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?



A commode??

an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.


So, you really don't have a good idea where I could find a better
version of a portable AC platform to catch and drain excess AC condensation?

Yes. Go to an antique shop and my an old commode chair, or to your
local goodwill type store-or to your local health and mobility supply
and buy a new one.
I'm DEAD SERIOUS.
Basically an adult "potty chair" Get one with a flat topoften
bariatric - or easier to find and lower cost - a standard one and
fasten s wooden flat top on it.

Something like this:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Medline-S...ommode/7983655 Remove
the plastic seat.. Install a shelf in it's place.. Put hole in shelf
for drain. Drain into commode bucket. The bucket can be removed from
the front without disturbing the air conditioner.. A float switch CAN
be installed to shut off the air conditioner when the bucket gets too
full.

hmmmm OK ... I understand what you're describing, now. I don't think
the potty chair is wide or deep enough, though, to fit the dimensions of
the rolling AC. That is a good idea.

I thought you were pulling my leg on this one! Sorry!

--
Maggie

This is so typical. Here you are talking about using a commode when
one of the first posts gave you an excellent, easy, solution:

Gf "Why not just add a small condensate pump and send the water down a
drain somewhere? "

You: "I don't know how I'd do that, but it sounds like a good idea."


So, you're too lazy to google a bit, educate yourself, figure out
what he recommended, which is so simple a child could do it.
Instead you prefer an endless thread of more BS. The village idiot
rides again and this time, you're riding the commode.

On 3/23/2017 9:16 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:50:36 PM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:
On 3/22/2017 10:35 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:25:00 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:13:48 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 8:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?



A commode??

an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.


So, you really don't have a good idea where I could find a better
version of a portable AC platform to catch and drain excess AC condensation?

Yes. Go to an antique shop and my an old commode chair, or to your
local goodwill type store-or to your local health and mobility supply
and buy a new one.
I'm DEAD SERIOUS.
Basically an adult "potty chair" Get one with a flat topoften
bariatric - or easier to find and lower cost - a standard one and
fasten s wooden flat top on it.

Something like this:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Medline-S...ommode/7983655 Remove
the plastic seat.. Install a shelf in it's place.. Put hole in shelf
for drain. Drain into commode bucket. The bucket can be removed from
the front without disturbing the air conditioner.. A float switch CAN
be installed to shut off the air conditioner when the bucket gets too
full.


hmmmm OK ... I understand what you're describing, now. I don't think
the potty chair is wide or deep enough, though, to fit the dimensions of
the rolling AC. That is a good idea.


I thought you were pulling my leg on this one! Sorry!



This is so typical. Here you are talking about using a commode when
one of the first posts gave you an excellent, easy, solution:

Gf "Why not just add a small condensate pump and send the water down a
drain somewhere? "

You: "I don't know how I'd do that, but it sounds like a good idea."


So, you're too lazy to google a bit, educate yourself, figure out
what he recommended, which is so simple a child could do it.
Instead you prefer an endless thread of more BS. The village idiot
rides again and this time, you're riding the commode.


I'm not mechanical, and I don't know how to open up a portable AC unit
and tinker with it by adding a pump to it. That involves needing to know
about things I've never done or seen done, plus, it involves needing to
have some knowledge about electricity, pumps, and the guts of an AC unit
(what to mess with and what not to mess with). PLUS, I don't want to
drill any holes in my house just so I can drain the water to the
outside. That's just not a good idea.

I DO know how to work with wood, power tools, screws, various hardware,
and stuff related to building things. So, I built a scrap wood platform
high enough to allow space enough to put a bucket under it, AND sturdy
enough to hold the weight of a heavy portable AC unit. THEN I put a
plastic liner in it that I inserted a drain plug into the center of it.

Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

You're no help at all.

--
Maggie

On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 10:40:15 AM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:


This is so typical. Here you are talking about using a commode when
one of the first posts gave you an excellent, easy, solution:

Gf "Why not just add a small condensate pump and send the water down a
drain somewhere? "

You: "I don't know how I'd do that, but it sounds like a good idea."


So, you're too lazy to google a bit, educate yourself, figure out
what he recommended, which is so simple a child could do it.
Instead you prefer an endless thread of more BS. The village idiot
rides again and this time, you're riding the commode.


I'm not mechanical, and I don't know how to open up a portable AC unit
and tinker with it by adding a pump to it.

You don't need to open it up, it's not added inside the AC unit.
But you'd know that if you just used google to look at a condensate
pump instead of yacking about commodes.



That involves needing to know
about things I've never done or seen done,

We call that learning. If you're limiting yourself to what you already
know, why are you asking how to do it here?


plus, it involves needing to
have some knowledge about electricity, pumps, and the guts of an AC unit
(what to mess with and what not to mess with). PLUS, I don't want to
drill any holes in my house just so I can drain the water to the
outside. That's just not a good idea.


The let it continue to overflow or add Claire's commode to it,
which will eventually overflow too.
Let's see, what would sensible people prefer? A small drain
hose going to outside or a drain so that it never has to be
emptied? Or a commode sitting in their living space?


I DO know how to work with wood, power tools, screws, various hardware,
and stuff related to building things. So, I built a scrap wood platform
high enough to allow space enough to put a bucket under it, AND sturdy
enough to hold the weight of a heavy portable AC unit. THEN I put a
plastic liner in it that I inserted a drain plug into the center of it.


So, WTF is the problem then?


Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

You're no help at all.

--
Maggie

Then by all means go with Claire's commode, because you know how
that works and a simple condensate pump is too overwhelming.
Good grief!

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 07:16:45 -0700 (PDT)
trader_4 wrote:

The village idiot
rides again and this time, you're riding the commode.

and again you have no facts just democrat name calling.

WEAK VERY WEAK, LOL

On 3/23/2017 9:57 AM, trader_4 wrote:

Let's see, what would sensible people prefer? A small drain
hose going to outside or a drain so that it never has to be
emptied? Or a commode sitting in their living space?

A small drain hose going to the outside will not work. I'm not drilling
a hole in my house, AND I'm not going to use a commode because it won't
work, either. It's not heavy duty enough, and not the right dimensions.

I DO know how to work with wood, power tools, screws, various hardware,
and stuff related to building things. So, I built a scrap wood platform
high enough to allow space enough to put a bucket under it, AND sturdy
enough to hold the weight of a heavy portable AC unit. THEN I put a
plastic liner in it that I inserted a drain plug into the center of it.


So, WTF is the problem then?

I was looking for a similar product or idea to what I made that had a
better design.

Using a pump might be a good solution for someone who knows about pumps,
wiring things, and electricity. For example, if you set up a pump to
trigger a switch to cut off the AC when the tub is full, how do you wire
that up to turn off the AC? I don't want to electrocute myself or
damage the AC. I'm not an electrician, or AC repair guru. If I break
it, I don't know how to fix it.

So, I do what I can with the skills I have and build a platform to catch
and drain the excess water into a large basin so I don't have to sop up
the excess water- I can just dump it out of a bucket once every other day.

--
Maggie

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:40:11 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/23/2017 9:16 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:50:36 PM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:
On 3/22/2017 10:35 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:25:00 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:13:48 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 8:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:22:38 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:46:54 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/22/2017 5:20 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/21/17 6:11 PM, 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.


A bunch cut.

Have you tried cart, furniture cart, or dollie? And Harbor Freight?
Furniture cart turned up fancier ones.

Yes, I've looked at those type of things, too. They usually aren't high
enough off the floor to insert a bucket to catch the excess condensation.

Use a commode - they come with a bucket built in.


That doesn't make sense.
Why not?



A commode??

an old portable crapper. Set the (crappy) portable AC unit on the
seat and let it drain.


So, you really don't have a good idea where I could find a better
version of a portable AC platform to catch and drain excess AC condensation?

Yes. Go to an antique shop and my an old commode chair, or to your
local goodwill type store-or to your local health and mobility supply
and buy a new one.
I'm DEAD SERIOUS.
Basically an adult "potty chair" Get one with a flat topoften
bariatric - or easier to find and lower cost - a standard one and
fasten s wooden flat top on it.

Something like this:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Medline-S...ommode/7983655 Remove
the plastic seat.. Install a shelf in it's place.. Put hole in shelf
for drain. Drain into commode bucket. The bucket can be removed from
the front without disturbing the air conditioner.. A float switch CAN
be installed to shut off the air conditioner when the bucket gets too
full.


hmmmm OK ... I understand what you're describing, now. I don't think
the potty chair is wide or deep enough, though, to fit the dimensions of
the rolling AC. That is a good idea.


I thought you were pulling my leg on this one! Sorry!



This is so typical. Here you are talking about using a commode when
one of the first posts gave you an excellent, easy, solution:

Gf "Why not just add a small condensate pump and send the water down a
drain somewhere? "

You: "I don't know how I'd do that, but it sounds like a good idea."


So, you're too lazy to google a bit, educate yourself, figure out
what he recommended, which is so simple a child could do it.
Instead you prefer an endless thread of more BS. The village idiot
rides again and this time, you're riding the commode.


I'm not mechanical, and I don't know how to open up a portable AC unit
and tinker with it by adding a pump to it. That involves needing to know
about things I've never done or seen done, plus, it involves needing to
have some knowledge about electricity, pumps, and the guts of an AC unit
(what to mess with and what not to mess with). PLUS, I don't want to
drill any holes in my house just so I can drain the water to the
outside. That's just not a good idea.

I DO know how to work with wood, power tools, screws, various hardware,
and stuff related to building things. So, I built a scrap wood platform
high enough to allow space enough to put a bucket under it, AND sturdy
enough to hold the weight of a heavy portable AC unit. THEN I put a
plastic liner in it that I inserted a drain plug into the center of it.

Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

You're no help at all.
The condensate pump is NOt put inside the unit. It is put in the
drain pan so you don't need to empty it, or in many cases just
connected to the drain. It has a small reservoir, and when it gets
full it starts the pump. When it gets empty it shuts the pump off.
They are used extensively on furnace mounter AC units and on
condensing furnaces.

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:09:09 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/23/2017 9:57 AM, trader_4 wrote:

Let's see, what would sensible people prefer? A small drain
hose going to outside or a drain so that it never has to be
emptied? Or a commode sitting in their living space?

A small drain hose going to the outside will not work. I'm not drilling
a hole in my house, AND I'm not going to use a commode because it won't
work, either. It's not heavy duty enough, and not the right dimensions.

I DO know how to work with wood, power tools, screws, various hardware,
and stuff related to building things. So, I built a scrap wood platform
high enough to allow space enough to put a bucket under it, AND sturdy
enough to hold the weight of a heavy portable AC unit. THEN I put a
plastic liner in it that I inserted a drain plug into the center of it.


So, WTF is the problem then?

I was looking for a similar product or idea to what I made that had a
better design.

Using a pump might be a good solution for someone who knows about pumps,
wiring things, and electricity. For example, if you set up a pump to
trigger a switch to cut off the AC when the tub is full, how do you wire
that up to turn off the AC? I don't want to electrocute myself or
damage the AC. I'm not an electrician, or AC repair guru. If I break
it, I don't know how to fix it.

So, I do what I can with the skills I have and build a platform to catch
and drain the excess water into a large basin so I don't have to sop up
the excess water- I can just dump it out of a bucket once every other day.
If the commode can handle a 400 lb ass it can handle the AC
(Bariatric commodes can handle 600 lbs) and even a standard one can
handle 250 lb with no problem. I'm 110% certain your portable AC
weighs a lot less than that - and with minor mods it won't even
resemble a commode.

You are, as usual, being your petulant self. (or petty if you like
that better))

You asked for a factory made solution with a better design. I gave it
to you, yet all you can do is kvetch (as usual) You and Mikey need to
get together!!!

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:14:55 -0400, wrote:


Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

You're no help at all.
The condensate pump is NOt put inside the unit. It is put in the
drain pan so you don't need to empty it, or in many cases just
connected to the drain. It has a small reservoir, and when it gets
full it starts the pump. When it gets empty it shuts the pump off.
They are used extensively on furnace mounter AC units and on
condensing furnaces.
furnace unit like:
http://www.globalindustrial.ca/p/hva...FQuPaQoddLIO2w
or:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Little-Gi...4401/204264949

AC unit like:
http://www.globalindustrial.ca/p/hva...FQuPaQoddLIO2w
I'm sure you can afford the one from Home Despot - it's , I believe,
the same on as from Globalindustrial at half the price.

On 3/23/2017 11:14 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:40:11 -0500, Muggles

Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

You're no help at all.

The condensate pump is NOt put inside the unit. It is put in the
drain pan so you don't need to empty it, or in many cases just
connected to the drain. It has a small reservoir, and when it gets
full it starts the pump. When it gets empty it shuts the pump off.
They are used extensively on furnace mounter AC units and on
condensing furnaces.


OK I understand what you're describing, now.

This is the problem with this particular machine: The reservoir is at
the upper portion of this AC, and it has a hole in the back of it where
I can and have attached a hose to drain that into a large container. I
could drain it outside if I could find a way to run the hose outside
without drilling a hole in the house. We just don't want to do that
right now. Maybe we will in the future, but the reservoir never backs
up and is always freely draining, so that fluid isn't dripping into the
bottom pan.

That aside, the second problem is when humidity is high, the machine
produces excess condensation that drips into a pan that is at the bottom
of the machine, but has no drainage holes. I'm guessing it's generally
meant to catch sweat that drains from the sides below the main
collection reservoir and is supposed to just evaporate. BUT, our high
humidity in the summer ends up producing too much water for that bottom
pan and it runs over onto the floor.

Initially, just sitting the AC on a plastic lid that could catch that
bottom pan water that overflows worked fine. It would usually
evaporate, but our humidity got worse producing more than the plastic
bottom pan I used could handle, and I'd have to soak up the excess with
towels which got old pretty quick.

The main reservoir isn't really a problem. It's the fluid that overflows
from the bottom of the machine, and there's no access hole to hook up a
tube to even connect a pump too. So, he only thing I could think of for
that bottom pan issue was to make a platform for the AC where the bottom
pan could drain into a large container that could be easily emptied if
it got too full and didn't evaporate quickly enough. That was all I
could come up with on my own to solve the problem until I could figure
out a better solution.

So... I could put a pump to drain the bottom pan outside, but I really
need a better design than what I came up with that includes a pump (that
isn't loud when it kicks in) with the design if I'm going to do that.
I'm not even sure how to go about designing it. I'm open to ideas,
though.

--
Maggie

On 3/23/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:09:09 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/23/2017 9:57 AM, trader_4 wrote:

Let's see, what would sensible people prefer? A small drain
hose going to outside or a drain so that it never has to be
emptied? Or a commode sitting in their living space?

A small drain hose going to the outside will not work. I'm not drilling
a hole in my house, AND I'm not going to use a commode because it won't
work, either. It's not heavy duty enough, and not the right dimensions.

I DO know how to work with wood, power tools, screws, various hardware,
and stuff related to building things. So, I built a scrap wood platform
high enough to allow space enough to put a bucket under it, AND sturdy
enough to hold the weight of a heavy portable AC unit. THEN I put a
plastic liner in it that I inserted a drain plug into the center of it.


So, WTF is the problem then?

I was looking for a similar product or idea to what I made that had a
better design.

Using a pump might be a good solution for someone who knows about pumps,
wiring things, and electricity. For example, if you set up a pump to
trigger a switch to cut off the AC when the tub is full, how do you wire
that up to turn off the AC? I don't want to electrocute myself or
damage the AC. I'm not an electrician, or AC repair guru. If I break
it, I don't know how to fix it.

So, I do what I can with the skills I have and build a platform to catch
and drain the excess water into a large basin so I don't have to sop up
the excess water- I can just dump it out of a bucket once every other day.


If the commode can handle a 400 lb ass it can handle the AC
(Bariatric commodes can handle 600 lbs) and even a standard one can
handle 250 lb with no problem. I'm 110% certain your portable AC
weighs a lot less than that - and with minor mods it won't even
resemble a commode.

You are, as usual, being your petulant self. (or petty if you like
that better))

You asked for a factory made solution with a better design. I gave it
to you, yet all you can do is kvetch (as usual) You and Mikey need to
get together!!!


I'm not worried about the weight of the AC by itself. The machine is
tall, and on wheels, and awkward dimensions, and a potty chair/bariatric
commode won't work. It may very well carry the weight of the AC, and
the width, but it won't handle the depth of the machine. I'm not adept
at altering commode tubing, either, whereas, you might be.

How would you modify it to work?

--
Maggie

On 3/23/2017 11:27 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:14:55 -0400, wrote:


Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

You're no help at all.
The condensate pump is NOt put inside the unit. It is put in the
drain pan so you don't need to empty it, or in many cases just
connected to the drain. It has a small reservoir, and when it gets
full it starts the pump. When it gets empty it shuts the pump off.
They are used extensively on furnace mounter AC units and on
condensing furnaces.

furnace unit like:
http://www.globalindustrial.ca/p/hva...FQuPaQoddLIO2w
or:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Little-Gi...4401/204264949

AC unit like:
http://www.globalindustrial.ca/p/hva...FQuPaQoddLIO2w
I'm sure you can afford the one from Home Despot - it's , I believe,
the same on as from Global industrial at half the price.


ok I hadn't looked into those before, but will. Thanks!

--
Maggie

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:40:11 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

Hang the damn thing from the ceiling and run the drain line out the
window then. Real Okie style. That might work. Adapt and overcome.
--
"Your brain is so scary sometimes... it really is."-Jedediah Bila...

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 07:57:23 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

That involves needing to know
about things I've never done or seen done,

We call that learning. If you're limiting yourself to what you already
know, why are you asking how to do it here?

I think she calls that "communicating" Yap yap yap stuff.

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:51:20 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/23/2017 11:14 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:40:11 -0500, Muggles

Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

You're no help at all.

The condensate pump is NOt put inside the unit. It is put in the
drain pan so you don't need to empty it, or in many cases just
connected to the drain. It has a small reservoir, and when it gets
full it starts the pump. When it gets empty it shuts the pump off.
They are used extensively on furnace mounter AC units and on
condensing furnaces.


OK I understand what you're describing, now.

This is the problem with this particular machine: The reservoir is at
the upper portion of this AC, and it has a hole in the back of it where
I can and have attached a hose to drain that into a large container. I
could drain it outside if I could find a way to run the hose outside
without drilling a hole in the house. We just don't want to do that
right now. Maybe we will in the future, but the reservoir never backs
up and is always freely draining, so that fluid isn't dripping into the
bottom pan.

That aside, the second problem is when humidity is high, the machine
produces excess condensation that drips into a pan that is at the bottom
of the machine, but has no drainage holes. I'm guessing it's generally
meant to catch sweat that drains from the sides below the main
collection reservoir and is supposed to just evaporate. BUT, our high
humidity in the summer ends up producing too much water for that bottom
pan and it runs over onto the floor.

If the air conditioner is doing it's joband the house is kept closed
up, the humidity very quickly drops to the point condensation is no
longer a problem

Initially, just sitting the AC on a plastic lid that could catch that
bottom pan water that overflows worked fine. It would usually
evaporate, but our humidity got worse producing more than the plastic
bottom pan I used could handle, and I'd have to soak up the excess with
towels which got old pretty quick.

Where do you exhaust the heat from the portable air conditioner?
The main reservoir isn't really a problem. It's the fluid that overflows
from the bottom of the machine, and there's no access hole to hook up a
tube to even connect a pump too. So, he only thing I could think of for
that bottom pan issue was to make a platform for the AC where the bottom
pan could drain into a large container that could be easily emptied if
it got too full and didn't evaporate quickly enough. That was all I
could come up with on my own to solve the problem until I could figure
out a better solution.

And the commode will do the job, or a tray and condensate pump


I've never had any use for the portable units. I used one in a
computer room for a while, and I swear the motor put out more heat
than the thing removed from the room. It evacuated the moisture out
the exhaust with the captured heat, after a fashion. I gave up on it.


So... I could put a pump to drain the bottom pan outside, but I really
need a better design than what I came up with that includes a pump (that
isn't loud when it kicks in) with the design if I'm going to do that.
I'm not even sure how to go about designing it. I'm open to ideas,
though.
Go to Walmart and spend $38 on the commode. take off the backrest and
the seat. Go to Home Despot and by a 1/2" or 3/8" plywood
"handi-panel" and cut it to fit the top of the commode. Run hose from
the outlet into the commode bucket (or just into the tray-coming up)
and get a plastic tray to put on the plywood. A boot tray will do the
job Put a hole in the tray above the commode bucket so the drips drain
into the bucket..Possibly route the drain hose through the tray as
well.
Set the commode at the lowest possible height - or even remove the
adjustable legs and put rubber "cane feet" or chair tip rubbers on the
bottom to protect the floor - you want it as low as you can set it
without the bucket touching the floor. It will look decent and work
very well for an investment of under $50 in the USA. Closer to $75 in
Canada.

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:56:22 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/23/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:09:09 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

On 3/23/2017 9:57 AM, trader_4 wrote:

Let's see, what would sensible people prefer? A small drain
hose going to outside or a drain so that it never has to be
emptied? Or a commode sitting in their living space?

A small drain hose going to the outside will not work. I'm not drilling
a hole in my house, AND I'm not going to use a commode because it won't
work, either. It's not heavy duty enough, and not the right dimensions.

I DO know how to work with wood, power tools, screws, various hardware,
and stuff related to building things. So, I built a scrap wood platform
high enough to allow space enough to put a bucket under it, AND sturdy
enough to hold the weight of a heavy portable AC unit. THEN I put a
plastic liner in it that I inserted a drain plug into the center of it.


So, WTF is the problem then?

I was looking for a similar product or idea to what I made that had a
better design.

Using a pump might be a good solution for someone who knows about pumps,
wiring things, and electricity. For example, if you set up a pump to
trigger a switch to cut off the AC when the tub is full, how do you wire
that up to turn off the AC? I don't want to electrocute myself or
damage the AC. I'm not an electrician, or AC repair guru. If I break
it, I don't know how to fix it.

So, I do what I can with the skills I have and build a platform to catch
and drain the excess water into a large basin so I don't have to sop up
the excess water- I can just dump it out of a bucket once every other day.


If the commode can handle a 400 lb ass it can handle the AC
(Bariatric commodes can handle 600 lbs) and even a standard one can
handle 250 lb with no problem. I'm 110% certain your portable AC
weighs a lot less than that - and with minor mods it won't even
resemble a commode.

You are, as usual, being your petulant self. (or petty if you like
that better))

You asked for a factory made solution with a better design. I gave it
to you, yet all you can do is kvetch (as usual) You and Mikey need to
get together!!!


I'm not worried about the weight of the AC by itself. The machine is
tall, and on wheels, and awkward dimensions, and a potty chair/bariatric
commode won't work. It may very well carry the weight of the AC, and
the width, but it won't handle the depth of the machine. I'm not adept
at altering commode tubing, either, whereas, you might be.

How would you modify it to work?
What are the dimensions of youy monster. It has to be a HUGE portable
if it won't fit!!!

On 3/23/2017 4:11 PM, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:40:11 -0500, Muggles
wrote:

Asking for advice and help with a home project is totally 'on topic'
here, and even if I don't know how to do everything other people can do,
at least I try to build something that is designed to meet the need I'm
asking about.

Hang the damn thing from the ceiling and run the drain line out the
window then. Real Okie style. That might work. Adapt and overcome.


LOL!

--
Maggie