Unit is leaking water from vents at the front

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Bad vent?
Improper vent? Undersized vent?
Vent termination cap located on roof has come off?
Bird nest in vent pipe?

Gene

Darlene, if this is a window or thru the wall unit, the leaking is usually caused by two things:

1. The drain pan under the unit has a drain hole (in the rear outside part of the unit) that is clogged.
2. The AC unit is not tilted down at the rear 1/4" to 1/2", so that water will drain to the outside drain hole.

Be prudent when you look for the drain hole in the drain pan. As the clog can blend in with the drain hole, making it difficult to see.

Hope this helped you troubleshoot and solve the problem.

It is normal for an air conditioner to leak water out the back. This water is actually the humidity being taken out of your house. Being vented out in to the garage is always an issue with condensate water. I have seen some people take a funnel and run a hose outside the garage somewhere. Keep the vent closed. It will be harder to cool the house with the vent open because it lets outside air in to the house.

This may be due to two things, unclean unit, glugged drain holes…an easy way to do this is to pull the front vent off and see inside and see if you can caulk all around the inside and seal up the front by the vent so the water is forced out the front vent [you need to drill a little hole in the lower section of that front vent after you clean the unit and caulk the inside]
Look to see if the drain holes are clear and the water coming out from them either from the back or the bottom…I am not sure how much work you need to do but you may think about installing a hose to it to drain the water out better than the small hole in the back or front…make sure that the unit is little tilted to the side that you have the vent hole at…
This unit discharge lots of water during heat humidity, etc. or dirt built up on the condensing unit on the back, so cleaning may be with vacuum, water pressure, or just by hand, it is up to you… let me know how that work for you and please do not forget to rate my service so we can improve on it with your help. God bless

pull it out and check for packaging left in ac unit, and make sure drain is clear and large enough for water flow ,,,go ahead and tilt ac unit more and see if that doesnt do the trick

this could be a simple issue or a severe issue.
if you feel adventurous disconnect unit, and remove Rear access panel. inspect the rear bearring at the pulley, check for oil leakage and water residue. if there is water around the bearring the unit requires an overhaul. if nothing you should be ok.
it could be a disconnected vent at the top of the machine.
remove front access panel and inspect all rubber boots and connections for water.
this is best done just after washer has leaked, inspect where water is comming from.
there are many things that could be causing this.

make sure unit is has slight fall toward outside.

That has nothing to do with the water. Sounds to me like it needs cleanning, (the water is not drainning toward the back of the unit) ,,(dirty filter, which its trying to **** air anywhere it can even thru the drain hole, or not enough slope, leanning toward the back so gravity can flow the water to the back of the coil! Thank you-very-much!

When water accumulates in the bottom it triggers an error code and it keeps running. There is a water sensor in the bottom. I pull out the bottom drawer, mop up the water and use a hair dryer to dry the water (the more you mop up the less you need the hair dryer). Be careful to not get any of the plastic too hot. Kill the power before messing with the unit. The first time I did this it took 20 minutes to dry out. I have gotten more proficient and it take about 5 minutes now.

I had a water leak which was due to the rinse agent cap not being completely sealed. Water leaked out of a small hole in the front (I'm guessing an air vent but don't know for sure) and flooded the bottom.

I also had a leak due to having too tall a dish in the drawer and the top not sealing. I currently have a leak on the top drawer of unknown origin, but the bottom drawer still works.
Hope this helps.

Hi jpkenney, The vent can be replaced. If you open the door and look around the outside of the door, you will see the stainless screws that hold the top & bottom parts of the door on.( the top control section is separate to the rest of the door). Just undo the screws & there you have it. The vent can be replaced easily. Hope this helps.....goodluck.