Does anyone have solution to drip and dribble under A/C units. The majority of condos in my building have the in-the-wall A/C, the majority leave it on while they are upnorth. Some buckets fill once per day and overflow. I do not wish to spend my time emptying buckets.
There are several problems: People who are home but cannot lift buckets; people who tip buckets dowsing walkway beneath; people absent - slimy walkways. For frail people in residence is there a siphon system?
I think our primitive, ugly, noisy A/C is one reason for low property values.
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Your BLOGMEISTER responds:
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Believe it or not there is a solution to this nasty little problem. It is called a "drip-less" AC unit. The following is from an ad for such a unit, These units are portable, insofar as they can be rolled around the house. It should be noted that 12,000 BTU is equivalent to one ton cooling capacity, thus most of our units would require purchase of two of these systems. The extracted heat and condensate is exhausted through a flexible tube, like that used in clothes dryers and is removed from your unit thru a hole in the wall or window. The condensate is in effect in the form of vapor.
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Dave Israel
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