I thought this unit had "Auto-Drain", so why are people asking/answering questions about draining the condensate by tilting the unit, etc?
155228
"Auto-Drain" refers to the fact that that this unit pumps the water over the hot condenser coil in an attempt to evaporate it. How well this works depends on the humidity of the air. When the humidity is fairly low, you may never need to drain the tank. If the humidity is high, you may need to drain it in less than 8 hours. There is an auto-shut-down if the tank gets full.
155229
I live in Ohio where we have a good amount of humidity. I've had this unit for 2 summers and have never had to drain it.
155230
No "auto-drain". Open the drain and either put a bucket behind it (in which case unit will have to be elevated above the bucket), or run a hose from the drain out the window (in which case unit will need to be elevated above the end of the hose the goes out of the window).
1753747
I am an HVAC Contractor, please read the installation instructions, you must have a 1/2" condensate drain line run from that drain port to an approved floor drain or a condensate pump to an approved drain. These are condensing water heaters as such need to eliminate the condensation that they produce. If you live in a cold climate area, most codes prevent you from draining it to an outside location due to freezing. I would highly recommend you have a licensed HVAC contractor check of the installation.
502866
I unscrewed the plug in the back, lifted the air conditioner, and poured it into a container. Not very easy. It is quite heavy. I have read some reviews on amazon that say they attached a hose for draining. I am considering that, but I have only drained mine once in two years. It was sort of a nightmare situation, because the unit was actually leaking. My amazon review on May 15, 2014 explains that story.
486148
Yes, and it's so annoying! There is water pooled there everyday. I understand it's condenstation from the lid, but the machine should've been designed better to avoid this.
913760
I'm so very sorry Chippy, but I think the auto turn off is for if unit gets tipped over or something.This was a gift for college student that complained of drafty dorm room at night.They took it back to school w/ them & I never heard no way or the other about it ever again. I guess if it hadn't worked I'd of heard something.
2279082
I have not instAlled unit due to contractor delays. It should be, but if the exchange unit is elevated above condenser unit, additional coolant is nessary to overcome atmospheric pressure. Can you advise on your experience?
1721379
There is no "button" to turn on auto condensing on the unit. If it does have such a feature, it does not work well. If the humidity is low, I can run the unit for up to 30 hours before it gets full. However, when the humidity is high, I'm lucky to get 6 to 7 hours before it is full again. It does have an auto clean feature which eliminates the condensation on the coils before shutting down. I have resorted to attaching plastic tubing to the drain spout and running it into a bucket a couple steps down on the landing.
1803539
It is a pain if the unit is not elevated. I managed to hook up a tube that drained outside making it much easier. When I first got this unit it would constantly leak over the floor.
1856122
It massively changes temperature with pressure changes, and for some reason, every ahower seems to have a pressure and temperature drop. I can't account the cause of this, unless it's the unit doing it. Occasionally the unit leaks a cup or two from somewhere in back. We keep a bucket under it.
364822
You must be thinking of high energy efficient furnaces that produce condensation moisture and there is a special venting process that allows the water to drain. The process with this heater does not produce moisture, there is no vent, and I have not had an issue.
178503
The instructions say that that is what the "Auto" on position is for but a little further down the page they also recommend turning the unit off when it is left unattended. I personally always put the unit in the off position, to avoid possible issue incase a real idiot bends over it wearing a neck tie and accidentally activates it, or spills liquid into it and sparks an electrical fire in a bin filled with finely shredded paper and paper dust. Odds of it happening, very unlikely, but have you ever read the Darwin Awards?
1996661
The model I have, a Haier, circa 2007-ish, does not require draining.. it vents humidity in the room out the window through its huge vent hose. There is NO drip / drain pan.. it does have a rubber drain plug at the bottom rear, but its "Drain" warning light has never come on in the seven years I've owned and used it {{knock wood}}.. in MY location in SoCal it can get fairly humid, but not as much as, say, Florida gets.. so, if the "Drain" light ever does come on, which it never has, I'd pull our the rubber plug and let it drain into a shallow pan or bowl, but that light has never come on once in seven years of heavy use.. the moisture goes out the window, along with the hot interior air while it's in a / c mode.. by the way, the Amazon product page says this unit is not available, but mine looks exactly like the picture / photo.. it was given to me as a gift, and when Amazon sold it, I believe the price was $350.00-ish.. by the way, assuming this link isn't edited out, here is my original review of the Haier from August, 2006, a couple of days after I got the unit..
183440
A majority of the condensate is evaporated during operation. However, when the unit is turned off the condensate pools in the bottom collection tank and within the interior hoses. You can manually drain the condensate through an upper port as well as a bottom port, which you should do before storage or long periods of non-operation. It is relatively easy to drain the unit, both ports have a plastic retaining screw ring and a silicone plug behind them. When I have drained my unit after ~7 days of continuous operation it will purge around half a gallon of water.
946415
you've got a clogged A/C Condensate Drain Pipe.... if it is NOT clogged you would see water dripping out of the carif the AC is on and the air is humid. It it's Clogged... it drains in fills up the a/c box and likely will overflow onto your carpet.
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I am not sure either. We ended up venting ours directly through the wall and running the drain directing out as well. When the drain tube was a bit curved up, it would shut down because it wasn't draining well. oh - we did have to reset the remote. it was stuck and not working. There is some way to re-set it. Maybe we took the batteries out and put them back in and then the remote seemed to work again. That's about all I know of this machine's quirks. Overall it does the job. Puts out cold air, but I wasn't sold on the dehumidifing. The room smelled awfully damp instead.
1813251
No, if its relatively new I'd return it as defective. Frankly, I have not used mine this winter since it leaves so much condensation around it. I got a much smaller one next to my bed....
21898
When running the dehumidifier The unit needs to be emptied at the end of each day. It shuts itself off when its over full. And it is a pain in the rear to empty it because the drain is so close to the floor you can not fit a very tall pan under it and the unit is too heavy to lift to empty. It's not a real good design as far as this aspect of it goes.