Anyone know how the drain works in a Wall Unit A/C?

[alkemyst]

Yeah I am in florida

Never dealt with a wallunit a/c and mine is leaving water in front of it (inside the apartment) and it's a slow drip outside so my guess is the drain is clogged. I tried taking it apart but it seems I can't get deeper into it without possibly forcing things (which may be the way you do it, or the way you break it).

I tried to get some advice locally but they all are trying to sell me a new unit instead....it's about 6 years old and works fine other than the drain.

It's a Kenmore...

Thanks

Å

 

[NogginBoink]

I can't offer any tips on how to clean it, but I agree your diagnosis sounds correct.

If nothing else, find out where condensation is pooling in the unit and get out a drill and drill throught case at that location.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
It's a Kenmore...

http://www.sears.com/sr/kenmore/homepage/kenmore_homepage.jsp

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: alkemyst
It's a Kenmore...

http://www.sears.com/sr/kenmore/homepage/kenmore_homepage.jsp

My model is not there but the product info texts are only features

Is there service instructions somewhere there?

Å

 

[olds]

The drain is normally just a pan on the bottom of the unit with a weep hole to the outside.
Make sure the unit is slightly tipped back so the water will drain that way.
Also make sure the filter is clean.
I should have mentioned that dripping is normal in humid environments.

 

[alkemyst]

All the normal stuff is handled...

The filter is clean, the 'coils' are clean, it's not a humidity issue.

I can't get to the pan. The weep hole is on the outside just dripping slow.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The drain is normally just a pan on the bottom of the unit with a weep hole to the outside.
Make sure the unit is slightly tipped back so the water will drain that way.
Also make sure the filter is clean.
I should have mentioned that dripping is normal in humid environments.

This is true, but, some window units have a means of putting the condensation from the
evaporator onto the hot condenser. This will vaporize the H2O as the cooling fan for the condenser
exhausts to the outside air. This eliminates the need for a dripping drain. If yours is of this type
and you get that far into it, it may be wise to clean the condenser with an acid spray.
An aggressive alloy wheel cleaning solution would be a good bet.....

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: galvanizedyankee

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The drain is normally just a pan on the bottom of the unit with a weep hole to the outside.
Make sure the unit is slightly tipped back so the water will drain that way.
Also make sure the filter is clean.
I should have mentioned that dripping is normal in humid environments.

This is true, but, some window units have a means of putting the condensation from the
evaporator onto the hot condenser. This will vaporize the H2O as the cooling fan for the condenser
exhausts to the outside air.

It's called a slinger ring.