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Old 09-28-2022, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bsloan1960 View Post
Thanks for your reply. I ones we had both had a window discharge hose and a garden hose type fitting on the bottom. Instructions said that the garden hose was only needed in Dehumidify Setting so we didn't connect that hose since we were cooling only.

In both cases the leaks were NOT coming from the water outlet port on the bottom (dehumidify water outlet)- it was bone dry. That's why I was left with the impression that this type of unit was unreliable, and why I wanted to inquire before buying a 3rd unit.
All air conditioners will produce condensate water from the cooling coil. But, some units are designed to cause the water to evaporate, so a drain pipe is not needed. That is the way refrigerators handle the condensate water. In the dehumidify mode, the A/C unit will produce more condensate water, so it would need a drain connection.