Is it normal for my ac unit drip pan to get full when the humidity is high

if humidity is high the drain pan will fill more often. this is normal. when the room air is blown over evaporator core the air is cooled and water condenses and drips into pan. I live in a desert region and my AC unit produces water ( called condensate) and it collects in pump and is pumped outside.

NO
the water is condensation from the humidity in the air turning to water on the cold evaporator core
normally it drips into a tray and drains away outside
if it is inside ( running down the walls it indicates
the drain hole and tube is blocked or the evaporator core is covered in gunk and holding the water up and not dripping where it is designed to
Call an accredited ac specialist shop to clean the fins and drain tube

The amount of condensate depends upon the relative humidity of the air. When the humidity is high, the AC unit will create more condensate and when humidity is low less is created. As long as the AC unit is working properly, I would not get overly concerned about it.

The condenser fan should be running whenever the compresser is running. With all of that condensate, I would look at your door gaskets. If they are leaking and you are in a high humidity area you will produce more condensate than what the pan can Handel. Then again. If the compresser is running the heat from the discharge line should evaporate the water with ease. I would look at the seals possibly leaking and ignore the full drain pan.

Yes, your drip pan is overflowing, because the drain hole near the back of the unit is clogged. There are 2 ways to address this problem.

1. Look out side the house, under the unit and search carefully for the drain hole or drain tube. If it's a hole, clear it using something like a pipe leaner. It it's a tube, use 2 pipe cleaners twisted horizontally together and carefully run it up into the tubing in a push/pull motion. This will help dislodge any clogs.

2. If you're feeling really lucky, turn the unit OFF and unplug it. Straighten out a wire coat hanger leaving a little hook on one end. Remove the front cover of the AC unit and slide the coat hanger under all the mechanical parts into the drip pan. Sweep it around carefully in the drip pan. all the way to the back of the unit. Be careful not to get the little hooked end caught on anything, by keeping it flat against the drip pan. Doing this, may dislodge any clogs.

And finally, if you're in a high humidity area, increasing the tilt to 1/2" may help improve the drainage.

Hope this helps you unclog the problem.

If you have an automatic ice maker, turn off the water valve so no more water goes to the refrigerator.

If you don't have a water line to the refrigerator, the water is coming from all the humidity inside he unit. Normally, the pan is large enough so the humidity pumped out of the unit (as water) has time to evaporate and you never have to empty it.

For now, get a large terry-cloth towel and put it on the edge of the pan, the water will wick into the towel over time. You can also try a turkey baster to **** the water out like a syringe.

A few things cause excessive humidity in the unit.

1) Make sure the door is closed and you have no damaged seals all the way around the unit (check hinge side of door(s).

2) Do not leave open containers of liquid in the fridge.

3) Do not leave door on fridge open very long.

dehumidification is something that AC units do as a by-product of cooling so yes, it is acting as a dehumidifier. there is a coil (copper tubing snaking back and forth through metal fins like on a radiator) that water condenses on and drips off of. That water will fall in to a pan and then will either evaporate or run through a drain. Make sure the path from the coil to the drain pan is clear. The water will either drip down (pan sloped to a corner or hole) or run through a tube to the drain pan. The drain pan is the part that had the drain plug in it. If that pan was dry the condensate is reaching the pan. If it is full that means either the drain is plugged up or the unit is pulling humidity out of the air faster than it can evaporate. Check to make sure any drain tube is clear and that the path for the condensate (water) is sloped the right way - not shaken loose or tipped to the wrong side.
That should get you started. Let me know if I can be of any other help.

Good Luck!

That is normal for the water to drip all the time. It is removing the humidity from your room / home.

If the humidity is low then the amount of water removed will be low. The AC (I assume is a window unit) May be evaporating it off as soon as its drained outside..

Yes in low temps and humidity it is normal for no moisture to be made in abundance.

This is all assuming the temp is coming down as you direct it to.

Please rate me as high as you can and thank you for using fix ya.

the water would be condensation taken from the house(humidity)
The water dripping outside is normal.