Fix AC Leaking Water Inside the House in 10 Seconds | Air Conditioner Maintenance Tips

It starts with your air conditioner not cooling enough. Then after a while, you notice your air conditioner freezing up (and by this I mean the inside parts are frozen!). Then finally -- regardless if your aircon unit is a split type or aircon window type -- you see your air conditioner indoor unit leaking water all over your floor (tumutulong aircon)! And worse, now you feel your air conditioner blowing hot air! Your air conditioner is not blowing cold air in the house anymore! But before you call an aircon technician to get your air conditioner repaired and spend tons of money, watch this video! Because here, I offer you 2 quick and easy solutions to fix the aircon leak and get your air conditioner back to tip-top shape.
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[@HanDIYman007]

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[@hiccup7829]

Hear me out! I made 2 calls on my A/C with this problem for *YEARS* , about 2 years! It was never fixed that I even got myself a bucket to collect water INSIDE the freakin room LOL. Tried everything you can imagine, Balancing the AC unit inside so that if it's not evenly balanced to the wall, it could leak water inside. everything failed. I just tried the Vacuum idea now, IT WAS BLOCKED from inside the AC room unit itself as it took water out while it was almost dry from the outside. Been ON for like an hour without a drip of water. I just wish it continues to work like this! If it did, YOU SIR are a LEGEND. And even if it didn't, You're a LEGEND anyways for helping much !

[@HanDIYman007]

I'm glad you were able to finally solve your leaking problem after 2 years ☺

[@BetsyKClark]

The vacuum cleaner with the towel for suction worked perfectly. Thank you. You are a life saver! I watched so many videos and was starting to take the air conditioner apart when I stopped and found your video. So easy! You are my hero today (and it's my birthday - awesome birthday present!)

[@HanDIYman007]

So glad to hear that you were able to fix your AC with my video! Happy birthday Betsy!

[@aerithgainsborough]

Going to have to try this tomorrow afternoon. I just now, at 1:21am noticed mine was leaking all over the floor and a bit of my bed! Then I saw puddles of water all over my electrical box to my bed. I'm praying it works but won't be plugging that in for a while. What a bad time to notice this, it wasn't like this earlier!

[@HanDIYman007]

You can do it!

[@Lara-io9qq]

Thank you so so much! You saved me from having a sleepless night, quick fix with cleaning the filter & all of a sudden it started clunking and shooting out pellets of ice...now it's not leaking anymore. Your advice truly appreciated.

[@metrochicago6636]

The vacuum cleaner trick worked, so glad I found this video, THANK YOU FOR POSTING! I was experiencing a steady drip all night since the outlet tube was clogged and water was flowing over the bottom pan. I started taking apart the AC to look for a clog somewhere, checked the main air filters on the top (were clean) and then discovered this video. later, I was able to see the drain port at the bottom of the tray (left side) and some evidence of a water- dust slurry even after I vacuumed. I also noticed the cylindrical fan blade is full of dust, will need to clean that next- seems more involved to remove and clean as per other youtube videos. The fan appears to be pulsing-- hoping its from the high dust content, not the motor or bearings. BTW, I paid a HVAC company to clean this unit 2 months ago and all they did was clean the 2 surface air filters (guess because they were easy to get to. Lazy SOBs). THANKS AGAIN FOR THE VIDEO!

[@themindtherapy8400]

The Vacuum works! I had the cleaning folks clean my AC a day ago and after a few hours,, it was still leaking. They didn't check the waterflow hose. When I checked it, there was mucous inside. Good thing I have a wet vacuum. I Iet it suck for 20 sec and the water flowed to the drain again! I paid 1500 for their service. Thanks bro!

[@DrisonaLex]

The wet/dry vacuum fixed it in seconds. Thank you so much!!

[@blodsian]

Thank you, sir. Was planning on getting it fixed by a professional but did your fix and it worked! This saved me some money. Thanks again!

[@HanDIYman007]

Am glad it helped and saved you money 👍

[@OlegOsovitskiy]

Thanks, that was the clogged pipe in my case and the vacuum cleaner did the job! Internal unit is not leaking anymore!!! You are the man!!!!

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it helped

[@makprav]

I was suffering with such problem for long time but this method worked. Thanks a lot for making this video. GOD bless you.

[@franciscruz2057]

thank you for this video , it helps me solve my A/C problem about leaking

[@SolvingTheMoneyProblem]

Just came back (with the video paused at 1:09) to say thanks. That's all I needed!

[@HanDIYman007]

You're welcome!

[@richrichie737]

Wow I just tried the vacuum method and it really worked... amazing...

[@jaydeejay3814]

You are a life saver! I just did this and the water stopped dripping inside👏👏👏👏

[@win2oy830]

Thank you soo much! Tried it a while ago and did work.. no more showering water in my room

[@MsRauu]

Thank you so much! I have a medical condition which means I need air-conditioning or I get very ill. Two days ago my aircon started majorly leaking all over my bed and I was told it would be weeks before someone could come out to look at it. I found your video, my brother vacuumed out the drainage pipe, and now no dripping! This really helped.

[@HanDIYman007]

Awesome! Im glad the solution helped prevent you from getting sick 👍❤️

[@nubiansands1162]

Thank you so much. Following your advice i could fix the problem with my split unit AC after it almost drowned the room and was driving me crazy❤

[@nightshift1741]

It's really working. Thank u.

[@louisemayb5504]

Thank you - I'm trying option number 1 tonight - fingers crossed, and if not - then option 2 tomorrow. Thank you. I'll let you know how it goes!

[@dennisblack6042]

Simply. Genius. Thank you. Absolutely had a clog in drain line and vacuum worked perfectly

[@seanwills2438]

Your the man bro, appreciate the easy, fast, clear description 👌

[@partshnc]

Simple, effective, and to the point. Your advice rocks!

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ihthgn3853]

Life saver! Thank you❤

[@LadyNurain]

Yes. It's mostly happened. Thanks for the tips.

[@ElPasoTubeAmps]

My installation is fairly new, since May of 2021, and it has worked great. We are in our monsoon season and humidity is high and my Lennox started dripping half a bucket of water a day. I just couldn't figure the drain line was clogged as I could see it dripping a little bit outside but there must have been a bug or maybe some installation trash partially obstructing the line and with the extra humidity in the air, it was becoming a real problem dripping. I used a wet/dry vac and this method worked Perfectly... not one drop inside... Thank You.

[@HanDIYman007]

Thank you for sharing your story, loved how everything worked out for you 👍

[@Mr_T_67]

Thank you for the tip. We had this problem for a few days and I wasn't looking forward to taking the unit apart so we tried just what this video showed and it worked ! Thank you so much .

[@HanDIYman007]

You're welcome!

[@CynaG]

That was a big help for everybody who doesn't have any idea how to do it thanks

[@MikeSong123]

Bam! That worked great! I took the hose like you said and attached it to my vacumn cleaner and it pulled a blockage out. GREAT JOB! That saved me $100.

[@HanDIYman007]

Excellent!

[@nitroblogs6347]

Hi. Tanx. I followed exactly what you did an It worked excellent. No more water leaking from the ac

[@HanDIYman007]

Great to hear!

[@susanabetty6933]

Thank you very much. God bless you.

[@LeigerGaming]

Thank you..never done this before, did both things you mentioned

[@HanDIYman007]

Did it work?

[@stevecomer8992]

I have done this, it really works.

[@maryjanerivilla1038]

Thank you! It works 🙏🏻

[@elenikominos7404]

New subscriber👍 The second tip was my first option,because I clean the filters once a month,or so🤭 It worked👍👍 Tradesmen are so busy,I would've had to wait a month🙄 Many thanks🙏

[@floydfrl]

Haa finally an easier way of fixing this instead of needing to disassembly the aircond unit. Thanks gotta try it tomorrow. My rented room aircond is dripping water like some kind of fountain rn. Damn it.

[@JustGel_PH]

This is very helpful on how to fix leaking air conditioner

[@bradthelineman]

Thanks for the tips. It worked!!

[@xaviergordon4169]

Thanks, just stopped my leak. Subscribed!

[@HanDIYman007]

Im glad it helped!

[@gensyed]

Tnxs for the upload!. Watched the video, did what you said and no more leaking. Dry floor. No more sleepless nights.

[@HanDIYman007]

I'm glad the vid was able to help you sleep better at night! Thank you for sharing the great news. And please do let me know what other DIY videos you would like to see on my channel in the future. Thank you!

[@meesh3541]

Hi! May I ask how many minutes you advise for the vacuum to suck up the pipes? Thank you!

[@ahmedzaeem6828]

It really works… I swear i followed your instructions… 👍🏼 thank you very much… 🙏

[@HanDIYman007]

Great to hear!

[@praneethkumar3870]

Thank u very much .. Its worked

[@khrislazarte8113]

Wow. It instantly fixed the leaking. Thanks!

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it helped!

[@johnnybcitizen6709]

40+ deg outside with vacuum. now working .so cool thanks mate!

[@HanDIYman007]

I'm glad this vid was able to help. You're welcome!

[@marialornasalazarmaruyama5996]

Thank you....dripping water in my Aircon...thanks for sharing

[@lizasfergievlogs]

Ang galing po ng content nyo very informative and well explained lahat easy to follow! salamat po sa pagtuturo nyo!

[@poindextrose15]

Used my shop vac on the drain and it worked like a charm!

[@ExploreSweetescape]

omg, this is really an amazing tutorial DIY wherein you can really save money from paying a tech. I can't imagine that there are a lot of simple techniques that we can do it by ourselves than spend our cash or swiping our card. Thank you for sharing this idea and knowledge and hoping you can still continue sharing tips and tutorial like this.

[@zanofainkoreanstudy2023]

Thank you for the tips this is very helpful

[@imtiazmohammed6068]

Thank you ! I tried will have to wait to see the results 😊

[@HanDIYman007]

Best of luck!

[@himanshuvashishth8674]

Thanks for posting. It was helpful for me in dire need.

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ChaChe]

Thank you for this video. We can save a lot by just watching your video.

[@cheems_0]

Thank you! We have the same ac unit 😃

[@DisAfricanlovesStyle]

whao!! now i can do this myself, great tutorial.

[@shadowcat638]

Thank you this really helps

[@cutsan1]

Thanks...the vacuum tip did its job!

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it helped!

[@Simplytess_20]

Hello my friend how are you doing? This really awesome video, it’s nice to know how to fix this. Thank you for sharing it to us, God Bless

[@dmctriovlog1103]

Salamat po sa info. .great upload.more power

[@rickwilliamson1865]

Thank you so much. I live in the desert, and AC is literally a life saver. Your advice was 100% right on.

[@HanDIYman007]

Great to hear!

[@NazirMangi-hs7rn]

Good luck living in the desert,

[@erxck_lubbe_za8186]

Same , living in dubai and the heat is fkn crazy bro

[@NazirMangi-hs7rn]

@@erxck_lubbe_za8186 lol

[@2LukeV]

I'll try this thanks for tip

[@eddierobles2137]

Thank you very much for this video.👏👏

[@TripNiKulas]

Thanks for this wonderful tip

[@SiteMoto]

Nice tips Sir, thanks for sharing this video. 👍

[@wilhelmphango9781]

Thank you soo much for this video.. I have been experience water dripping for a while and boom stopped after cleansing the filters.

[@HanDIYman007]

Im glad you were able to fix it ☺️👍

[@ExplorerUdang]

salamat sa pag bahagi ng iyong kaalaman sir. pwedeng pwede pla kahit tayo nalang ang gumawa.

[@marcustan1230]

Wow ganyan pala mag ayos ng leaking air conditioner problema ko yan hehe. Keep it up and more vids to come.

[@RHODGERVLOG8rmd]

Kawatser Very good idea applicable for home service or DIY.

[@jundamot798]

This really works. It saved me a lot of money. Thanks a lot for this helpful video

[@HanDIYman007]

You're welcome!

[@GraveTongueIrony]

good tips however is if safe to use the electric vacuum while those water dripping?

[@jomarjdpr9143]

THANK YOU 100% WORKED

[@HanDIYman007]

Nice!

[@kev79100]

Thank you very much 👍🏼

[@lovelovelove789]

Thankyou for this tutorial. I was able to stop the leak in my aircon

[@HanDIYman007]

You're welcome! and good job!

[@tarkfong6073]

What is the recommended vacuum cleaner power?

[@nicolegilyeat1917]

Thankyou! Fixed my AC 👍

[@HanDIYman007]

You're welcome!

[@Eddie88774]

Thanks it worked like a charm

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it helped

[@KuKuChiLL]

The way you work makes me realize that sooner you will be able to reach heights of success. Appreciate! Thank you so much Mister :D

[@HanDIYman007]

Wow thank you so much!

[@nathangower1778]

Thanks alot saved me a call out

[@JhoeRed]

Thanks for this sir

[@fredrickpaderanga8246]

Thank you

[@melvinadventure2325]

Very informative thank you for sharing

[@HanDIYman007]

Thank you Melvin!

[@ikust007]

I think that because of you my problem is solved. The shop vac worked;) thank you sir !

[@HanDIYman007]

Great to hear!

[@sohara08]

Dude thank you so much. I was considering calling a technician or taking my unit apart. But I tried your method first and it worked instantly. Got the fan on to dry it off now, I had no idea how much water had just been sitting there 😦

[@HanDIYman007]

Great to hear!

[@JacquesTreehorn]

The vacuum method seems easier than taking the unit apart and pushing the clog out with compressed air. Thanks. I will give this a try.

[@HanDIYman007]

Did it work?

[@JacquesTreehorn]

@@HanDIYman007 yes, it sucked out a big green snot. Did it in Guam

[@The7Sisteret]

Ganda ng content very helpful

[@omarinurse7311]

Thank you fir the help👍

[@HanDIYman007]

No problem 👍

[@hamabardikar]

Thank u mate it worked perfectly

[@HanDIYman007]

Im glad it did 👍

[@Belabiavloggers19rgb]

ang ngaling sir salamat sa kaalaman

[@keithkunik3229]

Thank you!! It was exactly what you said it was!!!

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yangdaoy]

Thanks, worked for me.

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it helped

[@mariad6519]

Thank goodness for YT and for kind and helpful people like YOU! I came across your video first and you saved me! Thank you so much! 🙂 I'll tell the frustrating story in detail, kind of like paying it forward, because something may help others in this situation. I'm a single and technically challenged ;-) woman and I've spent my adult life in the US, so I never had to deal with split AC's; however, I live in Europe now and I rent on top of it, so I don't know the history of this AC, either. It's very old and it's made in Dubai (Aftron). At least this is good because, right or wrong, I trust things made there more than those made in China. This lovely and hot weekend morning I woke up to rain over my sofa, literally! Just perfect! Weekend AND summer - when you can't find any technician any time soon! Not long ago I'd felt a few tiny drops of water on my face. That had never happened before and it freaked me out. It happened a few more times later. Incidentally, almost right after that I needed a technician for another reason and I told him about that. He shrugged it off and said it was due to the heat, humidity, blah, blah... in short, it happens, not a big deal... OK... Today, I was lying down on that sofa till about 3 a.m. and nothing was happening. Found the rain 6 1/2 hours later. A cushion was already drenched. Obviously, I turned off the AC right away. I'm so afraid of that mix of water and electricity to begin with... The filters were cleaned recently, so I didn't think cleaning them would help, but I did it again anyway. Put them back. The AC kept leaking water, even though it was off. Not as much, but there was still a big drip in one place. It was leaking from a few before. I wouldn't dare do anything else, but went to take a look at the outside unit. There are 2 spigots on the side and one of them was wet, so, evidently, water was trying to get out... I started poking around the area. It was, admittedly, filthy. I've wanted to clean it, but I was afraid precisely of not messing something up while doing it. I live in an apartment building, on a high floor. The majority of the other units in town hang outside, attached to the walls. I've seen some of them leaking water, but I don't know if that's normal or not or whether they're supposed to leak only when they're on or not... Mine is on the balcony, on the floor. I've never seen water around it and I've always wondered about that... Then again, I only use it for cooling, in summer, so I might've not noticed because it evaporates quickly. I found a plastic tube/pipe hanging there. Sure enough, there was some nasty gunk plugging the opening. I removed it with my fingers and water started coming out of it and it kept coming out. There's drainage next to it, so, apparently, that's where it's supposed to go. The AC is on now and it seems to be working fine... A couple of things still bother me, though, and I'd greatly appreciate a response from you! 1) Water keeps coming out from the plastic drain pipe outside. After watching the video again, it sounds to me as if it SHOULD be doing it. That's good, right? 2) When I took a look at the spigots for the first time, only the upper one was slightly wet. When I started watching them, the 2 spigots (actually, the top "one" is a pair of 2 spigots - big & small; the one below them is of medium size) on the side of the outside unit were very wet! I'm not sure if both of them get wet now or the upper one drips over the lower one...Whatever things (cables? tubes? pipes?) are attached to them are wrapped in some foamy material. Is this leakage normal? I'm worried it's not... After drying them up and observing them for a while, it seems like they get wet when the AC runs in dry mode... The drain pipe seems to be leaking more water when in dry mode as well. Is this normal? I really hope to hear from you. Thank you again! Best, Maria

[@HanDIYman007]

Hey Maria thanks for sharing your story and I'm glad your ordeal is over. To answer your questions simply: yes, water is supposed to come out of the "spigot" (drain hose/line) outside. This is normal. What is not normal is when water doesn't come out. When your indoor unit sucks in the warm air from your room, it cools that air thru condensation. A byproduct of that process is water. This water drips from the grills that you see behind the filters down to a canal inside the unit. The water then flows either left or right (depending what direction your unit is "slightly tilted" to) until it goes down the drain hose (which terminates outside). The white foam/tape that bundles together the cables/drain hose is also normal -- it keeps condensation inside so the whole line doesn't "sweat" and cause water drips along its path. I hope this helps.

[@mariad6519]

@@HanDIYman007 Thank you so much for your prompt and helpful response, HanDIYman007! I was hoping you'd reply and you did. 🙂 So, the drain line is fine. Since I'm technically challenged ;-), it looks like I couldn't quite explain my other question. What I meant by "spigot" shows up in Google images looking kind of like a faucet, but it really isn't... Maybe a bolt would be a better word to describe it... In any case, these things (a pair of a bigger and smaller one above and a single medium one below) are made of metal and look kind of like bolts... They're attached to one side of the outside unit, the same side where the drain line is. Are they supposed to get wet and drip a bit or is that a problem? They seem to not get as wet in cooling mode (maybe even not at all), but are pretty wet in dry mode.

[@Baggy57]

You are the MAN!!

[@roberthannah7983]

Good tip, many thanks, I had leaking water from a residential central air unit in the basement - about 15 years old. there was a hose and pipes leading from the unit to a drain, but water was dribbling from somewhere all over the basement floor. So - took off the hose, and saw the outlet from the unit plugged with wet dirt. Rather than push it all back in, tried the vacuum cleaner idea and it worked. I made up a seal with plasticene to seal up the suction to the outlet and some gunk came out. Then used a BBQ pipe cleaner to ream out any remaining stuff. Otherwise, I would have to dismantle the sheet metal housing and get into the condenser tray. Maybe in a few years from now!

[@HanDIYman007]

I'm glad you were able to sort that leaking water situation! Here's to 15 more years for your basement AC 👍👏👍👏 Yes, good idea to dismantle the metal housing eventually and perform general cleaning once a year.

[@Bloom10]

Holy it sucked every bit when I tried that 1 second later it solved my problem Thank you so much!

[@Richard-Weekes]

Now try it and it work 💪

[@DSKalyanakondatam]

Thank you so much❤. Your trick is really awesome. Love from India🇮🇳

[@HanDIYman007]

You're so welcome!

[@tradingwithwill7214]

I just did this using a dyson vac and using my hand around the outside drain pipe and a ton of starting pouring out! Thank you so much! It is hot here and I spent the morning calling around no one does that type of mini split repair where I live or they aren’t available for weeks.

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad you were able to fix it on your own 👍

[@Nihon77]

Excellent bro very very useful and easy way to fix . Thank you very much 👍👍👍👍

[@HanDIYman007]

Welcome 👍

[@TIPSTV_PH]

thanks sa tips bro this content is very helpful

[@jamesdeininger3759]

Vacuum totally worked. Thank you!

[@HanDIYman007]

Glad it helped!

[@techguy409]

Thank you it just helped me to fix my ac by myself

[@HanDIYman007]

Am so glad this was able to help you!