“Outside sounds like the fan is spattering the condensation water from the evaporator portion. Very loud. Is this normal ? Can I drill a hole to let the condensation water drip out instead ? Or is it necessary to cool the condenser? Thanks, Bruce”
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There's a plug on the bottom to drain it but that won't help. The water is intended to keep the condenser cool but this unit does not remove humidity and will likely not even drip water anyway.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Thank you for the response. I ended up fixing the issue...... First checked angle of unit to be sure it was draining towards rear or condenser. Second, while the slinger was making the loud noise spattering the condensation water onto the condenser, I removed the rubber plug I found under back of unit. After 10 seconds of draining the noise is gone and not returned. Cooing performance does not seem to have been affected by removal of plug.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello Bruce. This is a normal sound that your are hearing. It is water being picked up by a slinger ring on the interior and splashing. You are correct that it is used to cool condenser. This may explain it better. As warm moist (humid) air from the room passes over the cold indoor coil, water condenses on the cold indoor coil and collects in the base pan where it flows to the rear of the unit. Water will collect in the base pan and may even overflow and drip outside during periods of high humidity or on rainy days. This is normal operation. Most room air conditioners do not have a drain plug to drain the water. Air conditioners have a "slinger ring" around the rear fan blade. The ring is designed to pick water up off the bottom of the pan and throw it against the condenser coils. This design feature helps improve the efficiency of the unit by reducing heat on the coils, and helps remove some of the moisture from the pan. Hope this makes sense. We do not recommend drilling any holes in the bottom. Geoff@GEA
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