How To Recycle Air Conditioning Water For Your Garden

 

The function of an air conditioner is to bring down room temperatures to the desired levels. To achieve this objective, the air conditioner in a building draws warm or hot air from a room and passes it through cold metal pipes or coils carrying the refrigerant. As the temperature of air drops, its moisture carrying capacity also drops. This leads to condensation of water vapor at the coils. This condensate is usually drained away to the outside or into the sewer lines. What most people do not realize is that it is very easy to recycle air conditioner water.

Depending on the size of an air conditioner, the condensate produced per day can be several gallons. In one year, thousands of gallons can be produced. This condensate can be used to water indoor and outdoor plants as well as the lawn. In addition to keeping your plants alive, recycling the condensate will save you money as a result of reduced water bills. It will also allow you to make good use of the by products of your air conditioning system.

One of the easiest ways to collect the condensate is to connect the drain pipe of your AC to a rainwater barrel. You can use a hose pipe to do this. However, you will need to keep an eye on the barrel to ensure that it does not overflow. After all, the average household AC can produce several gallons of water per day. If your air conditioning system drains the condensate into the basement, you can use a condensate pump to transfer the condensate to the yard. Alternatively, the pump can be connected directly to the irrigation system to water the lawn and garden plants. In areas that are usually hard-hit by drought, it is often necessary to recycle air conditioner water on a large scale. Some organizations in Texas are known to recycle up to 12 million gallons of AC water per year.

Whether you have a small household AC unit or a commercial air conditioning system, recycling can help you a great deal. You can also save a lot of money if you use recycled AC water for irrigation instead of tap water.

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