How do you maintain the water drainage?
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To maintain water drainage, the Avalon Bay can either me manually drained or a drain hose maybe attached to the back of the unit.
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the unit by design, evaporates the condensation it removes from the space being cooled. It does this in the same way a window ac does.
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On the bottom, near a corner, there's a pull out stopper. I drain mine with a length of hose though to direct water where I want it.
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My Dane makes the water pretty dirty with each use so I just got a short hose with an extender on it. I drain it every evening after he's done playing and then I tip it on it's side for storage. I use the drained water for plants sometimes or I just let it drain into my lawn. Win/Win!
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I've done it you have to use a garden hose and be patient it takes a while and i would let water run for a while so it can push waste to sewer main the rest is natural every time you flush toilets or shower in house it'll keep it clear .
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I would imagine you need to run a drainage pump to the drain hole or use a water pump to drain it. It is as hard as a pond form that you put in the ground.
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No there are no drain wholes, but if you put a little rock/foam peanuts in nylon in bottom will help.
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Hello, there are no drains. You will have to dump the water out when you are finished.
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Hi Kris, I put just enough rock in the bottom of a pot to allow for drainage. Depending on your growing material, I filled on top and around rock wool growing material (this is in a 10" pot) with clay rock up to the solid line at top of pot. Great system, very clean and easy. Good luck!
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I didn't use a liner. There's a plug that I covered with coffee filters so not to lose the potting mix if it needs draining. I used a potting mix and grew herbs in a south window all winter.
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We live along the gulf coast of Florida. We attached a short piece of garden hose to the upper drain outlet. The hose drains into a 5 gallon bucket. We empty the bucket every few days when the unit is being used....before it fills up.
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I just put a 5 gal bucket next to mine and connected with a syphon tube so they would drain evenly. Cut a slot in one edge of the top for it to pass and weighted the ends of the tube to keep them on bottom. Could chain together as many as you want. Was gone 3 weeks and worked great. Also use dehumidifier water to avoid minerals and a couple drops of bleach keeps fungi from growing in the water.
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Use cold water. When the hot cannister rains the inlet valve opens to mix hot and cold water. Most people plumb the drain with low temperature tubing and PVC. Your drain tubing could melt with hot water.
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You screw the water hose in one port, then a "drainage" hose on the other port. I just drain mine in the grass and work fast. Most small pumps can't handle it.
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Good way to do it is to drain most of the water, and leave a little at the bottom for the cut flower stems. This way they look great and plants also stay hydrated.
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I put about half a cup of white vinegar in it, fill it full with water, then boil it; rinse then fill full and boil with clean water, then rinse. I wash the outside with soapy water, and try to keep the cord and bottom from getting wet. After morning use, we empty it and leave it upside down, drying, till next use.
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Yes, you do not have to drill drainage holes. I suggest putting some non-clogging media around the holes so they do not clog. I used small rocks.
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Put in a layer of coarse gravel on the bottom so soil won't plug drain holes and water can move from soil through the gravel to drain holes. Tom