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Any thoughts on A/C units dripping down front of buildings? One unit on the lower floor presents more than just a "sprinkle" of water. It's drips down near an entrance to building, leaves a big puddle and is staining side of building.
Just wonder if there are any requirements and rules our Co-op should have regarding A/C units and proper drainage.
thank you.
I agree with DM, try to resolve it, but don't drag it out too long. It may be that the a/c is tilted down too much, it should be close to level front to back. The water inside helps the cooling.
I think there is a law about water running across the sidewalk, probably enacted to prevent water from gutters draining across a sidewalk in winter, when it may freeze and become ice and a slip hazard.
Water slushing around inside your AC doe snot help "cooling." The reason the air in your apt feels better in your apt is due due to humidity being removed by your AC.. Dripping it out, rather tan listening the fan whisk it around, is better. An angled AC is very important.
The humidity that is removed from your apartment has NOTHING to do with what drips out the back of your AC. The water that drips from the back of your AC is condensation on your evaporator coil. As a mater of fact water slushing around the back of you AC actually DOES help cooling in newer more efficient AC units. The newer units are designed to have the evaporator coil partially submerged in the water that normally drips out the back of your AC. New and efficient AC units do not have drop holes. Replacing the unit with a new high efficiency unit is the answer.
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For example, you can attach a string the drain hole and the water will flow along that. Or a clear plastic tube and then you can control the direction of the drain flow.
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