What happens if you don't drain your portable air conditioner?

Portable air conditioners are small, efficient units that can cool a room down at virtually no cost and are a favourite among the affluent and environmentally conscious.

Here are few benefits of Portable Air Conditioner:

  • Portable and affordable.

  • Easy to install.

  • A good option for spot cooling.

These portable air conditioners need regular maintenance to run efficiently. But only a few people are aware of the importance of draining these units properly.

The frequency to drain the condensate tank in an air conditioner depends on the air conditioning inside the house. 

Here is an overview of how often you should drain your portable air conditioner:

Few portable air conditioners are self-evaporating and do not require any manual effort to drain the condensate tank. 

What are the factors on which you should decide to drain your air conditioner?

When to drain and how often to drain the portable air conditioner makes a customer confused. It depends on the humidity condition at your place. 

  • In general, portable air conditioners should be drained after every 8 hours. The frequency varies depending upon the model you own. Few air conditioners work efficiently without draining for a month.

  • If you stay in a dry area, you would rarely have to drain your air conditioner. As dry areas lack moisture, the air conditioner does not have the scope to pull the moisture from the air.

Let us look at what happens if you don't drain your air conditioner:

  • Your portable air conditioner will be turned down and will fail to restart

This is one of the common effects of untimely draining. Many portable air conditioners possess a float switch. The purpose of the float switch is to alert the customer when the condensate tank is full.

Since it indicates you on its own, you don’t have to keep checking the condensate tank.

  • Overflowing of the drainage reservoir

Untimely drainage of air conditioners leads to overflowing of the condensate tank. Though it will not cause any serious issues, it leads to water damage at your home.

  • Growth of bacteria and mold.

Bacteria growing in dirty water is common. In case of portable air conditioners, if the condensate tank is left unemptied, it creates a moist environment for bacteria and mold to grow in.

Many HVAC companies Tampa offer portable air conditioners which come with a condensation exhaust system. The water collected through the cooling process by the exhaust system is released through the exhaust hose.

While in some cases ,if humidity is high the water collected will be much more than the capacity of the condensation tank. The portable AC in such cases switches off itself to prevent overflowing.

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CHRIS MACCARON