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July 31, 2006

A/C drip

I rent a second-floor apartment in a recently renovated brownstone. A while ago, my landlady told me that I have to buy a pad of some sort to stop my window air-conditioner from dripping on the front of the building. She couldn't tell me where to buy the pad or how to install it. When I went to the hardware store, I was told that the only way to stop dripping is to buy a hose and attach it to the hole in the bottom of the unit. This will be especially difficult because there is very little space between the bottom of the unit and our window ledge. Does anyone know of any other way to stop the A/C from dripping onto the front of the building, and whether or not the landlady should help us with the cost and/or installation of whatever solution we find?
Thanks,
Chloe

Posted by anon at 10:18 AM | Comments (6)
Categories: A/C

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I typically see small area rugs or bath rugs below a dripping AC to quiet the noise. I see no reason why the landlord should pay any part of this expense.

Posted by: anon at July 31, 2006 10:22 AM

Someone raised a similar question on Apartmenttherapy. Here's the link.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/good-questions/good-questions-what-should-i-do-about-the-ac-drip-011006

PS - My parents solved their A/C drip problem with string. If you attache a piece of wet string where the AC drips, the water will follow the string.

Posted by: Anonymous at July 31, 2006 10:36 AM

I've seen people fashion foil into a contraption that takes the water away to the side (where you can then do a hose or whatever).

Posted by: Anonymous at July 31, 2006 11:24 AM

I saw these pads at Tarzian Hardware in Park Slope this weekend.

Posted by: breukelyn at July 31, 2006 1:25 PM

We had a similar problem with a tenant's AC. Not noise, but water constantly streaming down the brick and mortar. . Not so good for the brick.

They solved it by using a shallow aluminum pan that fit perectly under the window unit, and a tube coming out on the corner. Now it flows through the tube onto the concrete - and can be redirected.

Posted by: HC at July 31, 2006 1:41 PM

I forgot to mention, they also had water condensing on the bottom of the unit itself and running over the windowsill (it's one hardworking AC), so the original tube solution only took care of part of the problem. The pan catches it all.

Posted by: HC at July 31, 2006 1:43 PM

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