*Jeff1
December 28th, 2003, 02:19 PM
You can tell window air conditioner season is starting when you weld up another a/c with a drilled hole through the condensor coil
Q - My air conditioner never drips any water out the back, isn't it suppose to?
A - *Most room air conditioners are designed NOT to drip water out the back. The condenser fan blade has a ring built into it to pick up the water and "sling" the water against the hot condenser tubing to help keep the coils cooler when the unit is running.
This slinger can sometimes be heard "swooshing" the water around when the fan is running. This is one way modern a/c are use less hydro be reusing the cooler water to help cool the hot coils.
* Usually only larger unit's may have a drain spout on the back of the a/c.
http://www.hvacoracle.com/service/ac/window_pm.html
Window AC Spring Startup.
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Room air conditioners and dehumidifiers:
How to use them properly and efficiently
Room Air Conditioners
Room air conditioners can be a very efficient way to cool one room or a small area of your home. It's important to follow
these guidelines to be sure the unit runs properly:
First, be sure the temperature in your home isn't too low while you're using your room air conditioner. As temperatures warm
up this Spring, you might turn on your air conditioner during the hot daytime hours. If you do this, be sure to turn it off
if you expect cooler temperatures overnight. Lower temperatures may cause the unit to ice up, preventing further cooling.
This happens because room air conditioners often cool air flowing through them by 30 degrees or more. If the temperature in
your house drops to 60 degrees, air coming out of the air conditioner may be as cool as 30 degrees. Since 30 degress is below freezing, the coils on the front of the air conditioner might freeze.
Second, be sure to regularly clean the filter in the front of the unit. This will make the unit run more efficiently and will
filter some dust and other impurities in the air. We offer a universal, cut-to-fit filter that works for all standard room
air conditioner filter:
http://www.repairclinic.com/referral.asp?R=153&P=77&Ref=6014&N=12882&Acc=1
Finally, most room air conditioners remove moisture from the air. Warm moist air flows over the cool evaporator coils. As
this happens, moisture in the air accumulates on the coils and drips down into a trough. This water is then diverted to the
inside floor of the air conditioner. The condenser exhaust fan blows the water against the condenser coil, causing it to
re-evaporate to the outside of the house. It's common to hear some water sloshing around in the unit during operation. If
water leaks into the home, be sure to tilt the air conditioner slightly backward to allow the water to flow to the back of
the unit.
Dehumidifiers:
One of the most common complaints about dehumidifiers is that the coils on the back freeze up. This happens when the room
temperature is too cool for proper operation. To solve this problem, try raising the unit up several feet by placing it on a
sturdy table as the room air is warmer nearer the ceiling.
Also, many dehumidifier drain buckets have a fitting on them where you can attach a garden hose. This is helpful as it
enables you to drain the unit to a floor drain instead of manually draining it when the bucket fills. NOTE: You may have to
knock or cut out a plug on the fitting first. Buy a garden hose plug for the fitting if you don't plan to keep the hose connected to the dehumidifier.
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Appliance fun fact:
Air conditioning was not invented for comfort. In 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier, a recent engineering graduate of Cornell
University, was hired by the Buffalo Forge Printing Company. Fluctuations in heat and humidity in the printing plant were
causing the paper to change dimensions, which led to misalignment of the colored inks. Carrier created an air conditioning machine to add moisture to the air in order to create stable temperature and humidity levels in the plant. His success at Buffalo Forge made aligned four-color printing possible. Carrier came up with the concept of air conditioning while waiting
for a train. It was a foggy night and he was going over in his mind the problem of temperature and humidity control. By the
time the train arrived, Carrier had an understanding of the relationship between temperature, humidity and dew point. In
1928, Carrier developed an air conditioner designed for human comfort and private home use called the Weathermaker.
jeff.
http://www.applianceaid.com/
Q - My air conditioner never drips any water out the back, isn't it suppose to?
A - *Most room air conditioners are designed NOT to drip water out the back. The condenser fan blade has a ring built into it to pick up the water and "sling" the water against the hot condenser tubing to help keep the coils cooler when the unit is running.
This slinger can sometimes be heard "swooshing" the water around when the fan is running. This is one way modern a/c are use less hydro be reusing the cooler water to help cool the hot coils.
* Usually only larger unit's may have a drain spout on the back of the a/c.
http://www.hvacoracle.com/service/ac/window_pm.html
Window AC Spring Startup.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Room air conditioners and dehumidifiers:
How to use them properly and efficiently
Room Air Conditioners
Room air conditioners can be a very efficient way to cool one room or a small area of your home. It's important to follow
these guidelines to be sure the unit runs properly:
First, be sure the temperature in your home isn't too low while you're using your room air conditioner. As temperatures warm
up this Spring, you might turn on your air conditioner during the hot daytime hours. If you do this, be sure to turn it off
if you expect cooler temperatures overnight. Lower temperatures may cause the unit to ice up, preventing further cooling.
This happens because room air conditioners often cool air flowing through them by 30 degrees or more. If the temperature in
your house drops to 60 degrees, air coming out of the air conditioner may be as cool as 30 degrees. Since 30 degress is below freezing, the coils on the front of the air conditioner might freeze.
Second, be sure to regularly clean the filter in the front of the unit. This will make the unit run more efficiently and will
filter some dust and other impurities in the air. We offer a universal, cut-to-fit filter that works for all standard room
air conditioner filter:
http://www.repairclinic.com/referral.asp?R=153&P=77&Ref=6014&N=12882&Acc=1
Finally, most room air conditioners remove moisture from the air. Warm moist air flows over the cool evaporator coils. As
this happens, moisture in the air accumulates on the coils and drips down into a trough. This water is then diverted to the
inside floor of the air conditioner. The condenser exhaust fan blows the water against the condenser coil, causing it to
re-evaporate to the outside of the house. It's common to hear some water sloshing around in the unit during operation. If
water leaks into the home, be sure to tilt the air conditioner slightly backward to allow the water to flow to the back of
the unit.
Dehumidifiers:
One of the most common complaints about dehumidifiers is that the coils on the back freeze up. This happens when the room
temperature is too cool for proper operation. To solve this problem, try raising the unit up several feet by placing it on a
sturdy table as the room air is warmer nearer the ceiling.
Also, many dehumidifier drain buckets have a fitting on them where you can attach a garden hose. This is helpful as it
enables you to drain the unit to a floor drain instead of manually draining it when the bucket fills. NOTE: You may have to
knock or cut out a plug on the fitting first. Buy a garden hose plug for the fitting if you don't plan to keep the hose connected to the dehumidifier.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Appliance fun fact:
Air conditioning was not invented for comfort. In 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier, a recent engineering graduate of Cornell
University, was hired by the Buffalo Forge Printing Company. Fluctuations in heat and humidity in the printing plant were
causing the paper to change dimensions, which led to misalignment of the colored inks. Carrier created an air conditioning machine to add moisture to the air in order to create stable temperature and humidity levels in the plant. His success at Buffalo Forge made aligned four-color printing possible. Carrier came up with the concept of air conditioning while waiting
for a train. It was a foggy night and he was going over in his mind the problem of temperature and humidity control. By the
time the train arrived, Carrier had an understanding of the relationship between temperature, humidity and dew point. In
1928, Carrier developed an air conditioner designed for human comfort and private home use called the Weathermaker.
jeff.
http://www.applianceaid.com/
