How to connect hose to unit? - Amana Portable Air Conditioner

most units that have been adapted to hose connections can't be made to go back to using the bucket , this is because flow diverter has been "punched out" by adding the hose connection and now all the flow goes out hose , but a simple M/T gallon milk jug with a short hose sitting behind unit on floor has been used sucessfully , but rememember to M/T jug every day!!

The problem is one of two things...either the hose part is bad or the wiring to the unit is bad....all that needs to happen to make the unit come on is to short between (connect) the two wires going to the unit. Therefore if the hose part is not connecting the two wires, or if the wires are broken somewhere going to the unit it will not turn on with the hose. I would take apart one of the wall outlets and jumper the wires to make sure that the wiring to the unit is good. If that does not work, then start checking for a break in the wiring to the unit. My feeling is that the hose part is probably bad and it is not making the connection in there properly and therefore not turning on the unit.

From the condensing unit you can see two valves. Connect the blue hose to the bigger pipe sometimes marked "S" to the suction manifold gauge with the blue dial.The discharge valve "D" is the smaller pipe and connect it to the red hose going to the red dial gauge. After connecting the hoses respectively, open the blue handle of the manifold to release air from the blue hose and close it. The same thing should be done to the red handle valve of the manifold. Connect the yellow hose to your freon cylinder and slightly open the cylinder valve while connecting it to the middle of the gauge manifold. Now, there is no air from all hoses and you can start charging freon when the unit start running. Check suction pressure and the Rated Load Ampere of the unit

This is usually cased by either a clogged drain hose ro the hose connection and tubing on the unit is clogged. When this happens, water is diverted into the bucket.

First, turn the unit OFF & unplug it.
To unclog the connection and it's interior tubing. Disconnect the hose and using an 18" long plastic Zip Tie appropriately sized Zip Tie, carefully insert the tip into the hose connection and the tubing. Slowly push it in unitl you reach a bend in the tubing. You will need to gingerly work is past this bend, until the Zip Tip bottoms out or you run out of usable Zip Tie. Then slowly pull it out while rotation (twisting) it. This should breakup any clogs. As you reach the tip of the inserted Zip Tie, be prepared as some water may follow. Reconnect the hose to the connection, plug the unit back in, turn it On and lower the humidity extraction level to 35%. Monitor the hose periodically for water flow.

Be sure the hose slopes down and away from the unit and is not longer than 5 feet. As drainage relies entirely on gravity to drain.

NOTE: You may substitute something similar to a plastic Zip Tie. But, no wire coat hangers.

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knock the plastic hose plug out of the hose connection then it will drain

I own this dehumidifier. To connect it to a garden hose for drainage you first need the special connector pipe/adapter that comes with the unit. It's white plastic and about a foot long, It may be stored in the top of the bucket drawer, where it ships from the factory. Your hose connects to the threaded fitting on one end. The other end is inserted into the hole in the back of the unit. You slide it straight in until it mates with a drain connection inside the unit. You can see this black pipe connection if you pull the bucket drawer all the way out and look in the very top right hand corner of the opening of the unit. Once the white tube is fully and correctly inserted you'll find two plastic tabs on the tube near the hose connection. The larger tab points straight up and blocks the tube from being inserted too far. The smaller tab points down and hooks into the slot in the bottom of the round opening to keep it from getting knocked loose. Your dehumidifier should now drain through the hose instead of into the bucket. Of course, be sure your hose is routed across a floor to a drain or sump pump located lower than the unit, since the water flows by gravity.

Yes a hose can be connected to this unit.

1. Remove the drain-hole cover from the back of the unit.
2. Connect a garden hose to the threaded hose connector.
3. Push the hose connector tightly to the drain-hole on the back of the unit

This is explained on the manual on page 12. Hope this helps

the red hose connects to smaller line...usually 3/8's....the blue connects to larger that has black insulation. The yellow to tank of freon. The unit must be running to put in blue hose. If unit nit running put in red hose. Must be done by someone with EPA 68 license

1. If you have an inlet chemical injection valve make sure that the hose is intact and that the valve is closed.
2. Purge all air from the line by holding the nozzle actuation lever open until all air has been purged. When you connect the water supply hose turn it on before connecting the high pressure hose and let the unit self purge to the pump outlet high pressure hose fitting. Then connect the high pressure hose.
3. You could have a stuck spring and ball inside the high pressure head of the pump. You can tip the unit on its' side and add a substantial amount of WD-40 to the water supply hose fitting in an attempt to free the springs and balls.
4. Try BRIEFLY running the unit without the hose connected to see if there is high pressure water ejected from the high pressure fitting.
5. Inlet water screen at hose connection is clogged (hose screen and rubber) Check screen for debris.
6. The water strainer is clogged. (Almost looks like an LPG regulator just after but in line of the supply hose connection to the pump)

Order of troubleshooting

1, 2, 5, 6, 4, then 3.

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Kelly

I believe you have to put a plug to drain that drains into the tank ,then it can only drain out the hose.