How much water does this unit hold? How do you drain it?
1863227
It does have a drain if you need to drain the water. It holds a little less than a gallon of water.
143360
You have to tip the unit backward to get the water flowing. I simply set up in my front doorway, with the back side facing outwards, and then, standing in front of it holding my hip up against it to prevent it from falling. I pull the the plugs out and pull it towards me. It empties pretty quickly. I did discover, when I first got it, that I had to empty my unit a lot - and then I discovered I had it in the wrong mode. Keep it on "Cool", and you won't have to empty it too often. I love my portable AC!
1209237
just blow or shake it out. most of water is accumulated in hose if you use the hose, if not just let gravity and a litle shake help you get it out. elementery watson
1926490
there is a drain spigot under the unit. There is a front spigot near the bottom on the front. And there are two overflow protrusions at the back
2050590
I just bought this unit last month and have no complaints. But to answer your question, it looks like it holds about a gallon of water, but more importantly, there's enough water to last the full night at the highest setting.
1835105
I am not sure, but you have to make sure the hose is connected inside the unit for the water to drain.
1682489
The drain hole is located on the side about 2-3 inches above the bottom. You will have to pour any remaining water out.
1971024
I am setting pots in mine, but I checked and it holds 9 gallons of water. It does have a drain hole in the center so you can remove the plug if you want it to drain.
408529
Just pull the water container out and dump the water. Water should be fully drained within 1 min after unit turned off.
1717971
I just use regular tap water out of the faucet. I only fill it for a few days when we need it. It doesn't have a pump or anything so it's a drain and fill pool.
1076652
We had to deal with that too. Our solution was to put the unit on top of a 6 inch box and allow it to drain through a small hose straight down into a pump. The pump is always plugged in but has an on/off sensor that pumps the water out of the unit up into a big bucket when it reaches a certain level. Then when the bucket fills up I can easily take it to a sink or toilet. In the humid NYC summers I would have to empty it a couple of times a day but the A/C was a work horse and definitely worth it. The pump was about thirty dollars and really quiet. I think this summer I will get a longer hose that goes outside to the garden and we will never have to worry about emptying a bucket. It took me a while to set up the pump system so if you go that route let me know and I can go more in depth.
1677429
there is a drain plug on the bottom that works well. you may have to help by propping up the opposite corners when the water level gets low
611825
No, you do not add water. The unit collects water over time that you must drain from time to time.
29322
Return the unit. I have two Sharp units and they do not leak, nor required such frequent draining.
378994
Hi Kim,The unit drains by gravity. If your hose is higher than the unit, it will not drain through the hose.
1016034
It has a hose connection so you can set it up to drain that way. I've only used it by emptying the bucket every few days.
1355756
The one I have drains fine, without the hose attachment, into a basin container I bought at the container store. I have not used the hose hook up so I can not answer on the performance of that.So far its been a good buy. Pricey but it is durable.