Solved: Should I Connect The Exhaust Hose To My Air Conditioner?
I got a new air conditioner yesterday. Its a portable. It comes with an exhaust hose. Right now it goes out the window. This means that the AC has to stay in one place all the time while part of the window is open and the room is exposed to sunlight - which heats up the room. I was wondering what would happen if I didn't connect the exhaust hose. Would I be exposed to dangerous freon and die? Would my room heat up - more so than now by leaving the window partially open? The advantage of not connecting the exhaust hose would be I could put the air conditioner anywhere I wanted. Does anybody have any experience with this? What would happen if I didn't connect the exhaust hose? Its a Suppentown WA1010-E
Answer:
We've got a Sunpentown W-1220M. If the hose is disconnected while operating the hot air will literally flood the room that its in, I didn't keep it on long enough (when the hose came off that is) to find out about the freon discharge, but I would assume that the designers wouldn't want any type of freon escaping into the exhaust (health hazards, lawsuits, EPA fines, etc). If you do smell freon and suspect a leak try contacting the manufacturer. BTW drain the water tank early and often - your model holds 3.2 pints while removing 32 pints of moisture per day.