99% Don't Know THIS About Window A/C's!! DON'T DRILL!!

My air cooler has no draining system 😢what I do??

Definitely don't drill. If the sound of the water swishing bothers you, you can roll up some paper towels and hand them outside the back of the AC. It will whisk the water out of that pool and quiet it down (it will be less efficient).

I rather have a drilled hole and try to avoid the damage from rotted subfloors

I know there was a reason for it pooling and that's awesome.

Interesting !

LMAO, I was totally going to drill till I watched.

I was about to drill holes on my new bought AC until I come across your video. Thanks!

I have an old window ac that does not have the slinger ring. I drilled a hole to drain the water that does accumulate out. The rusting and dirty buildup from the slinger, and the fact that window ac units are cheap Chinese junk now is why they don't last very long. My 1988 Emerson is still running perfectly, I just had to oil the fan bearing a few years ago for the first time.

Those weeping holes can get blocked or clogged. If your worried about hitting coils then just take out a few screws and take the shell apart. Now you can drill then put it back together. No worries.

Oh thank goodness, I thought my AC is acting weird because I can hear water on my ACs back side.

HANDYMAN HERTZ I STILL HAVE WATER SPITTING OUT OF MY LG A . C. AND MAKING NOISE ? RSVP

Mine fills full of water and blows in the house drilled hole no more problems

Thanks for the info! I recently started hearing water splashing in my window AC unit and was super worried that it was going to overflow and drip inside or in the wall, this put my mind at ease lol

Water collecting on the bottom of the condenser leads to being rusted out and leaking out the refrigerant charge due to rust.

I also almost freaked out. Thank you man

But that same water build up, its going rust the condenser coils eventually, and also, the dust will mix up with the water and create mud, clogging the ac, then its gonna start splashing the water towards the walls, and inside the house, staining walls and creating mold within the ac and the walls.
So, drilling helps a lot, and AC works fine also!

Walk away and let it ruin your house 😒 huh everyone i know drills the AC unit. Some water is good depending on what state you live in. In Florida you 100 percent have to drill unless you want major damage

here in the swamps of VA its 100% humidity almost every night. It will literally slind water all in the house and ive got it tilted twice what the manufacturer recommends. LG recommended a quarter bubble on the level, put mine at half bubble, still water inside. never had problems with older units. Newer units slinging water for efficiency hust creates mold, drill the holes, drill all the holes. (watch where your drilling.😂) Also have 2 dehumidifiers that run. Stay dry and mold free yall.

Oops, it's too late. I just drilled one and ruined a copper line in the process

Only harm in drilling is going till it hisses in your face

Why don't they run the refrigerant line thought the water?

excellent just what I wanted to know! My wall AC does not have a drain outside and I was curious where the water went

There’s no evaporative cooling near the ocean. It’s going to start rusting and corroding the whole unit if I don’t drill this hole….im still going to drill it.

....I let the blower/vent mode on for about 15 minutes before I turn the unit off....the fan blows the moisture out....

I have a saddle rest ac. It keeps making this LOUD wind noise. I'm in Arizona. H20 I cleaned..didn't help. Any ideas???

Damn if that’s the case, I fucked up because I already put a hole in mine. Mine is really old and there’s a lot of gunk inside and I couldn’t find the port or the water would exit from the internal front to the back so I drilled the hole because it kept leaking into my apartment and damaging my windowsill so I guess I have to get a new one or what’s the call here

Your window aircon condition is bad 😞 require service.

Yeah...no. It's just a crappy design. The "slinger" doesn't work and can't keep up with the condensate flow. The result is mold. The solution is to take the a/c apart, clear the (too small) drain holes in the styrofoam box, and then drill (yes) a hole in the slinger collection depression. Once you take the cover off the unit to clean it, you will see exactly where the hole needs to be drilled and it's nowhere near the condeser.

No! Just know that several on here have reported an increase in efficiency after drilling, so like I said, the loss, if any, would be negligible. BTW, I see you have a unit sitting back further, does it throw condensate on the condenser coil, no, I didn’t think so. I’ve installed a couple of Mitsubishi mini split units, very high efficiency, they drain the condensate to the ground. SMH

Thanks man.

So there’s no concern because sounds like there’s a lot of water in the portion outside and I could see kind of water spitting outside and I just don’t think it’s working properly. I’m gonna clean the filter on the inside and I just make sure it’s level. We got a huge storm here in Minneapolis last night multiple areas.

Until the rust stops it from flinging then it will walk up and into the house.if the design works somewhere then awesome. Doesn’t work here and I have to do water damage repairs.

Hmm, I would say, YES DRILL IT!!! Why? Math:
Even when I haven't found accurate information about the efficiency of the slinger, I don't believe it would be more than 10%, which means that, for a Windows AC consuming around 50 per month, we would be saving 5 dollars per month or 60 per year, which is less than the cost of 2 required maintenances during the year, something I don't do, in any of the 12 units I own, and, at the end, we have water causing damage that reduce the life expectancy of the unit and force us to spend more on expensive maintenance. So, the savings on BTU efficiency would be, by far, smaller than the costs associated with keeping the water in the tray creating rust, noise, mold bacteria, and stinky odor. Now I'm drilling all my units, and so far so good, but still have to wait some time to fully validate the results.

This might be a feature...but regardless...drill a hole about 3/4 of an inch or bigger if necessary in a spot at the bottom where there should have been a hole. Keeps the bottom from rusting out and and collecting debris and mold at the bottom.

Yep, made that mistake!

That was really a great idea. Now, how do you get the dirty moldy water out of the a/c without drilling?

Just bend the lip down with channel locks and it will drain.

I drill mine and why....

1. Makes noise when fans are on.
2. Hold dirt and mold.
3. Rot out the coils quicker.
4. Mosquito breeding place.
5. You have to take it out of your window to clean it more often.
6. Smells more.
7. Just too much noise....

My account unit us suddenly not draining or evaporating or whatever it's supposed to be doing and enough water collects to start building up ice, freezing up the unit and making a racket. I shut it off long enough to fully melt and when I turn it back on, it's still squeaking for a while as it tries to sling off/out/over the excess water (out the front, if the cover & screen are off) until it's back to the right level and then it runs/cools just fine... Until it freezes again and we start all over. This unit has run well for years but moving/positioning (& almost falling once) seems to have had some unknown, adverse affect that I can't figure out. It's more than tilted enough, could too much rearward tilt cause a problem? It isn't a drastic tilt, for sure.

I once drilled a hole to mount an outdoor unit onto a bracket....i accidentally penetrated the Freon line and PPPSSSSSHHHSSSsssssssssss, $200 down the drain, lesson learned.

My LG window air is leaking in the windowsill outside, pulled it out a couple weeks ago washed it out some with a electric power washer. But still is leaking on the sill. I'm about to drill.

49 years experience in cleaning and installing window units DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS the pool starts to stink after just one day the whole house will smell.

How bout add a cap full of bleach to the pan to keep the water clean?

My son paid 300 $$ for a new one and drilled a hole for it to drain hit the line and there went the Freon. Scrap pile.

Excellent explanation.
However;
When it starts dripping on the window sill; I drill.

Damn bro you like six days too late to save me. Mine is cold again though. Guess i need some jb weld now 😢

I just broke my window unit out a few weeks ago when we were without power during hurricane Beryl. My AC was not dropping water. But there was some in the pan when I removed it from the window. I thought I didn't install it correctly. This video is so helpful!

Regardless of the warranty, is it recommended to drill holes or not to drain the water? It makes no sense of leaving the water standing in the pan when leaving the machine turned off. Please advise.

I ended up drilling mine a few years ago because condensate is very corrosive and it weakens the condenser and smells. It's been 100+ where I live for the past few weeks and its still making 50 degree air inside.