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Re: I have a GE Btu 5000 and you can hear water inside of...
You're supposed to hear water inside it. That shows that it is removing the humidity from the air. If it is leaking into the room, tile the outermost end down about 1/2" lower than the inside end.
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I've repaired a lot of window units because someone has drilled a hole in the pan, to drain water, and hit the coil. Please do not drill any holes in anything! These units utilize condensate water to help reject the heat in the outdoor coil. If water is reaching the outdoor fan, it either does not have the proper "lean" or slope, or it's designed to allow water to reach the fan, and not much you can do. If it is designed to allow water to cool the outdoor coil, and you were to drain that water so that no condensate water cools the outdoor coil, this will allow the unit to operate with an excessive outdoor coil temp, and shorten the life of the compressor, or cause the unit to operate poorly/warm supply air temp. Try to give it just a little more "lean". Hope this helps!
Hello, some window units do not use a drain tube instead they use the condenser fan blade to scoop the condensate from the bottum of the base pan and splash the condenser coil to keep the condenser cool and also evaporate the condensate. Most of the time you can hear a "swishing sound"
a plastic pan under the unit with some small hose can divert the water elsewhere. use silicone calk to seal the hose in the hole you drilled in the bottom of the pan NEVER DRILL THE PAN OF THE AC UNIT ! use something to catch the water.. if you drill the unit, you take the chance of hitting one if the AC lines !!! there no fix'n that
The drain hole is stopped up,remove it from the window,and it`s shell,and clean it out with a water hose,be sure to remove all debris from inside the unit,and take notice around the drain,and the fan unit.Make sure there is a good tilt on the unit tilting out side,not in,so the water will go out the drain.If this was at all helpful,please rate,thank you.
Remove from window and remove the case,and clean it with a water hose,and do not bend the fins on the evaporator ,or condenser coils with the water hose pressure,but make sure the inside,and the coils are clean.The coils need to have all dirt and debris removed .
these unit have a problem with the water line freezing inside the freezer door. ge makes a tape style heater that goes inside the dispenser area to give just enough heat to keep it from freezing the water line. you can try to change the freezer settings, warmer, clean the coils at the back of the unit and leave the freezer door open for 20-30 minute to allow the door to warm up and that will be a temporary fix to allow water to flow until you can get the heater kit.
i've been having a lot of problems with the GE's water lines freezing inside the door. I installed the "fix" and it lasted 6 mos. if u want to check..leave the door open for a few hours and check it again.you may just have to live with it.sorry
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