do you have to hook up a water supply to a new window mounted air conditioner?
This post was written by admin on January 24, 2012
Posted Under: Heating
Posted Under: Heating
Just trying to get the cheapest and most simple air conditioning unit which seems to be a window mount.
Reader Comments
that does not sound logical
A window mount a/c does not use water.
No water but …. ya gotta have electricity near by!
An air conditioner doesn’t need a water source. The purpose of the air conditioner is to remove moisture from the air. The water you see coming from a unit is condensation of the water removed from your air.
Where did you get that idea from? Wait let me guess the experts at Yahoo answers? No you do not need a water supply.
i don’t think you do. we had one for my sister’s room and it was fairly simple. I love thos things. you shut the door up and crank it up and it gets downright cold in the room. they work better than central air and are more affordable
No, just plug it in and it will work. The water that comes from an air conditioner is just condensation that it builds up while it is running.
No, but you have to let it drain, and if in an apartment you must make sure the the water which will have to drain (air conditioning removes water from air) does not fall on anyone. you can get a 3500 to 5000 BTU from $99.00 to $130.00 at Walmart or Kmart..good luck
No- not at all. The water you see dripping from them is being pulled from the air.
No, but you do need to put it somewhere it can drain on the ground ect. or you will have to add a hose to divert the drainage where you want.
No. They are air cooled as opposed to “chillers” which are water cooled and do require a water supply and are usually located in interior rooms of large commercial buildings. Window air conditioners do however produce condensate (water) which drips to the outside, so be sure to level or tip the unit slighty to the outside when installing so water does not drip inside.
Now if you were hooking up a Swamp Cooler then yes, but A/C units actually take the water out of the air
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no you don’t just be sure to tilt it just a little to the outside to let the condensation drip to the outside
No
why would you use water
No
Only if you are referring to a Swamp Cooler. Air conditioners do not need water to cool, however, a swamp cooler has two settings. Vent and Cool. For the “vent” feature, no water is needed. For the “Cool” feature, there must be a continuous water supply hooked up in order for it to pull from otherwise you will blow the pump and possibly the motor.
is it for a water mister ?
never heard of a water line just an electrical line
no you don’t. just have to have an electrical supply near by to plug it in.
The outlet is for drain off,a/c do not need water!