Toshiba Portable Air Conditioner Water sputtering from front vent/excessive water in drain pan.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Have had this portable air conditioner since May2020. Purchased brand new and ran it all year no issues, no need to drain water. Last night I woke up to the air conditioner sputtering water from the front air vent and a P1 error code on the digital display. I Looked online and found Instructions to drain the water pan, but nothing more. I went ahead and drain the water from both rear plugs on the unit. I then removed all the filters and cleaned them. This cleared the P1 code and the unit went on to cool the air, a couple hours later it started to do the same thing, but no P1 code displayed. I repeated the steps before and it work for a couple of hours and repeated the water sputtering, but NO code. The P1 code indicates that the water needs to be drain as the floated in the water pan has reached the top level and needs to be drained. I decided to take the cover off the actual unit and give it a deep cleaning. I cleaned out a bunch of hair and junk. After cleaning it all up, I put it all back together and have been running the unit with no issues and no need to drain the water. I believe it just needed a deep interior cleaning of the internal cooling coils etc. Only made this video to help others as I could not find anything on our unit. Hope it helps, if it does give it the 👍.
I appreciate this video very much. Came here to do just that. And yours is the first one to pop up.
I have that problem. And have been leaving a hose attached. But you need gravity. So the bucket fills and spills. I'm gonna go do everything you said. It's 107 in Texas today! THANK YOU!!
I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned what I'm going to, but here goes:
Get drain hoses. I got 1/2" hoses for mine. Get them long enough to drain out somewhere to either a bucket you can empty, or do like I did and run them outside. By putting the plugs back in you will keep the water in the unit and have to drain it again fairly often. I had the same problem and this is my fix. Working great so far, (a week later, no problems).
Is there enough water pressure for the draining water to actually make it up the hose and out the window? Also which drain plug did you put them on?
Just bought mine and installed it yesterday. Had a similar issue and found the drain corks on these are practically garbage. Ended up going to lowes and buying a 10ft (5/8 thick) clear plastic tube and two hose clamps. My ac had leaked all over the floor so had to use my shop vac to suck up all the water. But I removed the black top threaded attachment and installed the hoses on both the upper and lower drains and linked the hoses to a 5 gallon bucket so I wouldn’t have to take the unit outside. Just tried it last night and no more leaks and no drain issues.
I found that 1/2" hose works better on mine. The piece of 5/8" hose I had seemed too loose.
How remove the back panel:
1. Remove all 10 screws from the back
2. Start pulling one of the bottom corners off by lodging a flat head screwdriver wrapped in a shirt. (I used a plastic bike tire removal tool).
3. Slowly move your way up the back panel until you reached the top.
4. Repeat for the other side
Thank you for this video! Comments have also been helpful. I am having this issue with my unit as well. I live in a very humid area, i drain it out and within minutes it’s still spitting water out of the top. I’m going to try a drainage hose and see if that does it
Hi! Did this solve the problem? I'm experiencing this issue and love in a humid area too
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Geat video ! I 've been getting water out the vent for a few weeks, and finally noticed the P1 when I turn it on. I'll have to dig in and clean it out, thanks again !!!
Thanks for your help! Definitely gotta do this tomorrow 😩
If it still don't work try running on fan mode for a few hrs until it dries up.
I just bought the same model from Home Depot yesterday by the evening it was spitting out water. I came to TH-cam to verify that I had it set up right which I do. I’ll be returning it good luck everyone
Thank you for your video...very helpful to me
I have same looking model under ocean breeze , mine just wasn’t blowing out the entire front vent , only off to one side of it and it wasn’t cold and mine was only used for 2 seasons which amounts to 6 months of use combined here in the north east . I found a video so I could see how it came apart, and cleaned it all up underneath where all the dust and pet hair collected, but come on, these AC ‘s are not cheap, if I had a double hung window in my living room I would have a window unit instead . You pay for the convenience of being able to move this to any room with a window or do what I did and bang a hole in my living room wall to vent it into my garage since all I have is a bow window that I can’t vent out from without having it look ghetto
Sounds like the condensate slinger motor is not running, down by the condenser coil there should be a like motor with a little wheel on the end, that motor should only kick on when there is water in the bottom pan, check. To make sure that motor is running when there is a bit of water present.
Where is this motor? I’ve completely taken mine apart front and back and it has water sitting in the bottom and I don’t see any additional motor only the main large fan
@@alyssaaguire9775 it's usually situated somewhere near the condenser coil in the bottom of the air conditioner, it may be somewhat difficult to spot as it's usually pretty well protected with plastic. Biggest indication is a little black box by the condenser with two wires coming out of it.
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I attached two hoses, one to each of the drains, after taking out the plugs, of course. A pump won't work if the water has nowhere to go!
Since the original poster has not replied back i'm guessing the problem is not fixed. If you live in California you might not have to install a full time drain hose like the owners manual shows, if you live in a higher humidity state you will probably need to install a full time drain hose or the small water storage tanks built into the unit will overflow which is normal. Very easy to install the full time drain hose into a bucket etc then you just empty that bucket or bowl when necessary. In high humidity areas you may have to empty every day, just according how big the bucket is or in some installations you might drill a hole for the hose to run outside. In high humidity states a window ac unit or whole house ac unit collect a LOT of moisture and you can't tell how much water/moisture it collects since it drains automatically .
I understand I need the drain hose does it have to be in both of the holes in the back??
@@michaelbourassa2379 That is what I am wondering as well
@@michaelbourassa2379 Yes, both holes, otherwise the one you don't drain will keep building up water.
@@monicabartels7343 Yes, both holes, otherwise the one you don't drain will keep building up water.
@@monicabartels7343 I purchased some clear bulk tubing and a "y" connector. That way, I could connect both hoses to the drain tube. Hope this helps!
how did you get that back panel off? Im having issue with same model and its on there pretty good. All the screws are off. Should I just give it a good solid pull or use a tool to get between the panels?
Yeah i tried taking mine apart a couple months back and gave up cause i couldn't get back off
There are a total of 12 screws, including 2 screws inside the handle wells on the sides. Found that out the hard way after taking off 10 screws and tearing the those 2 out. As far as prying the plastic away, I tried it with a screwdriver until I got frustrated and simply started pulling it hard. Lost a few bits of plastic, but it went back together fine so no big loss.
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Thank u this did help. Is it working better now??? I have the same unit doing the same thing
Hey ther. I see this says 9 days ago. Mine just started this issue. I’ve had mine about a year and a half. How did it work for you?
Does this occur during dry mode only? Have you tried using it not in dry mode? I have the 8000 BTU model one and have yet to use dry mode. Never had water coming out of mine.
Thank you for your video. My AC has only been running for a couple weeks now.. And it already see yellow water on the ground.. Now I see why I have a clear tube. Its about to be 108 degrees today and trying to figure and fix my AC the day needed will be silly. Should I worry or let it pass another day?
Just take out the plugs (2) in the back and attach drain hoses, even if it's just into a 5 gallon bucket. I drilled a hole in the floor to drain it out of.
Same here, I can see a build up from my cat's hair and husband not cleaning or maintaining since I had been at work.
It should have came with a hose you keep attached to it that empties into a bucket.
How did u cleaned the big filter ?
Thanks
my compressor makes a constant buzzing noise when its in Cool mode (compressor kicked in). When i changed it to Fan or Auto. The buzzing noise went away. only problem with modes other than Cool is that it doesnt cool my room as well. I got it brand new too. sad.
Did you ever figure out the issue? I’m also having the same problem. Draining it every single day and it keeps filling up. Emailed support and they were no help whatsoever. If anyone has a solution, please let me know. Don’t feel like dishing out more money to buy a new unit.
No no answer it's like nobody knows I don't understand
The water is a byproduct from condensation dripping from the cooling coils. The higher the humidity, the more water is produced. Hopefully that helps. Try attaching a clear drain tube to the upper outlet, then down into a bucket. You might be amazed how much water discharges.
@@joseph-ch6gw it's not a matter of needing to drain it more efficiently, because that just temporarily relieves the issue. to actually fix the issue (which I'm sure a lot of people here have, including myself) is that there's an upper and lower drain pan, thus 2 different drain hoses. the upper pan is to drain to the bottom but the poor design of these ACs is that these tiny little drain plugs get clogged over time. so instead of draining to the larger lower pan, it begins to build up in the upper and thats why you get it overflowing/leaking/spitting out water/building condensation so quickly. pretty crap piece of technology but i suspect they didnt want to make it run efficiently for years, or else you'd never buy a new one again.
tl;dr: open the AC, find where the upper pan drains to the lower, clean/unclog it and if possible, drill it to be wider.
hope that helps everyone!
Mine doing the same noone has an answer or fix for it yet
I put drain hoses on both outlets on the back and have had no problem since.
Great. Thanks
Do you know what that light above the on/off button indicates? Mines is red
I'm not sure what model you have, but my Toshiba RAC-PD0812CRRU Model doesn't show a light in that spot.
Literally having the same issue did you figure something out?
I put drain hoses on both outlets on the back and have had no problem since.
I paid 350 bucks for one ran it one summer in Montana .. (which is only a few months ) and I'm having this problem what a rip off .
I put drain hoses on both outlets on the back and have had no problem since. They should tell you this in the instruction manual!
I have an 8 yr old Delongi that made a mess on my carpet. I'm just going to buy a new one that's a better model
Is there a video on how to take it apart I need to clean mine
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How did you remove the filters? I can’t find the third one
I didn't realize there was a third filter
I can't get the back off is it snapped together by clamps pr something
the back top part, you put the top of it off 1st then it should come off easily after that. then when you put it back on, you just put the bottom part of it on then tap the top to snap it back in place.
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@@ImmaQT2 Not on this Toshiba model!
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I simply wanted to find out what strain plug you need to hook up to run outside I see the one on the bottom I hooked it up but I still keep getting the P1 signal I'm wondering if I should hook drain plugs in both the top and the bottom one that's all I need to find out
I have also had to drain the Top Drain Plug Also. I'm thinking of just running a drain hose from top and bottom to continously drain as needed?🤔
I didn't realize it said strain instead of drain until somebody pointed it out to me
I put drain hoses on both outlets on the back and have had no problem since.
Also, for a video on how to deep clean and removing the back:
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@michealbourassa2379 if you're experiencing a constant P1 error, it could be due to a loose wire in the AC's control board or a clogged float switch
What cleaning tools you use
Vacuum and some pipe cleaners to get to the hard to reach spots
A vacuum with crevassing tool, and a soft brush.
HOW DOES THE BACK COME OFFFFF
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All I know worst investment I ever made for almost $400 a piece