The unit has been running for a couple of hours and is dripping water out of the base. I opened the drain plug, but there was no water in it. But when I tipped the unit, water poured out of the bottom side grate.
Dehumidification is something that AC units do as a by-product of cooling so yes, it is acting as a dehumidifier. there is a coil (copper tubing snaking back and forth through metal fins like on a radiator) that water condenses on and drips off of. That water will fall in to a pan and then will either evaporate or run through a drain. Make sure the path from the coil to the drain pan is clear. The water will either drip down (pan sloped to a corner or hole) or run through a tube to the drain pan. The drain pan is the part that had the drain plug in it. If that pan was dry the condensate is reaching the pan. If it is full that means either the drain is plugged up or the unit is pulling humidity out of the air faster than it can evaporate. Check to make sure any drain tube is clear and that the path for the condensate (water) is sloped the right way - not shaken loose or tipped to the wrong side.
That should get you started. Let me know if I can be of any other help.
Good Luck!
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How old is the unit? Has it been banged around lately?
It is 3 years old and is stored for the winter in the same location it is used in the summer. No bangs or drops. Where does the dehumidifier drain line go? Could it be working as a dehumidifier eventhough I only have it on AC?
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