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:
If you understand how a A/C unit works you won't do anything with the exhaust hose other than have it exit the building. A/C units are like any other refrigeration unit. In a nutshell they don't blow cold air they actually remove the warm air thereby sending cold air back into the room / fridge / freezer etc. If you don't exhaust it you'll defeat the purpose of the A/C unit and blow the hot air back into the room. Round and round it goes. The exhaust is for the hot air only. Don't worry about the freon discharging because it won't. If that were the case nobody would buy an A/C unit. You would need the repairman out every 1/2 hr.