can the upper humidifier drain also be used for the air conditioner if it needs to be drained
1620484
No. Upper drain is for De-humidifier mode. Lower drain is for Air Conditioning mode.
963611
No! It's a pain to drain. But you don't have to drain it a lot, unless it's very humid. It does have some nice fitures, the oscillating fan and the energy saver mode. Also it was $400.00 at Home Depot. Amazon $259.00. I have (2) of these, no drain hose. Good luck finding one with correct size thread.
860714
No. It's meant for cooling it has a dye that you can look for leaks , but leaks can come from anywhere allot of ac units just need a recharge , if you know you have a leak than you'll need to run a pressure test , but if you never really service your ac unit chances are you just need a recharge
488289
IF you live in an area of very high humidity, then remove the plug, so you don't have an overflow problem (rare). I live in Los Angeles and with the plug in, there has never been a problem. The unit actually has a slinger inside and uses some of the excess condensation in the tray to increase cooling efficiency, and it evaporates the normal extra moisture.
737592
The pump works fine going to a condensate drain from the AC, but I have not used the gravity drain feature. The drain tube for mine does not lie flat either.
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..
682427
It is hard to go wrong with this unit, especially with a seasonal home. I would say that you should not have any problems as long as the unit is fully drained and all the air is fully flushed out before it is used again.
2252880
There is a drain line for the condensation that comes out the bottom of the unit along with the freon line and electric. I would be concerned about that line being able to drain. I don't think you would have clearance unless you could do some kind of dry well on the outside.
2245052
No I do not drain out all the air because I want it to have air in the tank when I get ready to use it. It will not hurt anything to keep the air saved in the tank.
1625266
If you need to add more humidity run a humidifier. Also a dehumidifier is grate for humid days but AC usually takes out enough with a big enough unit. I recommend split unit but higher plus installation as this unit is a "bad design" as it takes out part of cold or hot air causing a vacuum effect. Running a heat pump you want house sealed up.
1266206
No need to drain whole tank, just a little so water does not spill when top outlet is opened. If you have not flushed tank , it would be a good time to that before installing pump
1571988
Unless you are using it as a dehumidifier, no drain is required. In A/C mode, it expels moisture through the exhaust hose, but it isn't droplets. More like a dryer vent. Yes, two hoses -- air in and out.
1717774
It does not fit inside the dehumidifier. I placed mine a few feet away and routed a hose from the humidifier to it. It only runs for a few seconds when full and is very quiet. I was planning to use an extra washing machine supply hose that I had for the drain but it was too stiff. I found a hose made for dehumidifier drains at Lowes and it works very well.
644284
When there is too much humidity in your room, you can use the unit to 'dry' the air - it works as a dehumidifier.
1039981
No. The indoor unit uses gravity to feed the water condensation outside. This requires a hole from the inside to the outside about 2 3/4 - 3 inches in diameter at a slight downward angle. Through this hole passes all of the indoor-outdoor connections, the power supply and the drainage to the outside.
2096353
The airflow should be up and the drain should be down which would be the side from the compressor.
846528
All climates have humidity, some less than others. There is a valve in the back that you can put a 3/8" hose (included) to do what little draining might be necessary.