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Need Help With Portable AC
Posted on 8/16/20 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 8/16/20 at 8:19 pm
Got a portable ac for the living room but I'm not sure how to set it up. I've seen some extensions on Amazon but not sure which one would work best. Any ideas/help on how to set it up would be appreciated. It's a Toshiba ac if that helps.
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 6:59 am to pioneerbasketball
I assume that this is for occasional use. Cut a piece of plywood that will go from top to bottom of your sliding door. Make it wider than your exhaust hose. Cut a hole in the plywood that will accept the hose. Don't forget that he drain pan needs an outlet, also.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:23 am to pioneerbasketball
why in gods name are you not running the hose through the doggy door? really??????
stick it through the doggy door along with the drain line for the water it produces so you can lock and secure the regular doors
stick it through the doggy door along with the drain line for the water it produces so you can lock and secure the regular doors
Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:43 am to pioneerbasketball
It comes with the pieces to put it in a window. Why don't you actually use that?
Using an AC with the door open seems a bit dumb.
Using an AC with the door open seems a bit dumb.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 12:37 pm to keakar
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why in gods name are you not running the hose through the doggy door?
Yea, I got the same question; unless they need the dog door to remain accessible.
OP I assume 2 things are true here.
1-You need dog door to remain in use for an animal and can not use it for the exhaust.
2-You do not have a window to use with the included hardware of the unit.
If those are both true and that door is your only option.... You pretty much have to do as already said. Cut some ply wood to fill the gap between the door and frame.
As far as the drain line, you would have to read the manual. Most of these are setup to evaporate the water it collects. My LG does this. I have checked the tank a number of times and have never gotten more than a few drops out of it.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 2:49 pm to southern686
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As far as the drain line, you would have to read the manual. Most of these are setup to evaporate the water it collects. My LG does this. I have checked the tank a number of times and have never gotten more than a few drops out of it.
I’ve got one in the smaller garage for the dogs and it produces a lot of water. I needed to drain it up and out a window so I built a small platform and added a condensate pump under it. Never have to drain it or even check it since the pump pumps it out automatically, but it definitely creates a lot of water. I’m in BR so maybe you’re in a dryer climate
Posted on 8/17/20 at 3:02 pm to pioneerbasketball
pretty sure they make a piece exactly for sliding glass doors like that
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:07 pm to tigers win2
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I’m in BR so maybe you’re in a dryer climate
I am 30 minutes away from BR; so same climate.
I would assume either because yours is in a garage it is exposed to more humidity thus causing it to fill quickly and need a drain. That or yours does not evaporate like mine.
Mine is inside where the central air does most if not all of the humidity removal. The unit is there to just help a room that gets hit hard in the afternoons with sun being on the west side of the house. The little bit of humidity it does see and remove goes into the catch basin then is evaporated and let out of the exhaust. (per the manual)
Its been a great unit thus far, and I have never had to drain it or run a drain line for it. Although, in the manual it does say it may be necessary depending on the conditions it is ran in.
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