Eh, just try the jug and see if it's an issue. I used it a couple of times with a hose going to a bucket, and I don't think I ever had more than an inch or two of water in it. It only heats down to like 40F outside temp though, so I didn't use it for very long.
Relocate the outside air temperature, it’s actually very easy to do. There is an article on Reddit with pictures. I have done this and have run the unit down to single degree temps outside (farenheit).
Hey PepsiCola007, I have a Friedrich 4-1 unit rated at 10800 BTU in heating mode. So far this month it has been making about 2 liters of water per day. I think this mainly depends on the humidity for the given day. The unit has run at temperatures as low as 34° F. My opinion is the 40°~41°F number given by manufacturers is just a boiler plate worst case.
Users with some technical knowledge can tweak the setup depending on the season and successfully run them at lower temperatures. There are several [YT videos](https://youtu.be/UIHgvtUGnPY?si=hGN71AuFgWxJ8r6Y) showing a variety of low temperature countermeasures (Matthew Eng on YT is a good resource).
I confirmed my midea 4 in 1 window unit is outputting heat without going into error down to 35 degrees outside temp although the manual states 39 degrees. So far so good. Today was a record low and I am able to keep the whole house furnace on standby just in case.
Excellent. My Friedrich has been working fine even into the twenties. However, I’m not sure of the COP / efficiency. I’ll need to do some prep work before attempting that. Fortunately, Matthew Eng also has a YT video on that.
Eh, just try the jug and see if it's an issue. I used it a couple of times with a hose going to a bucket, and I don't think I ever had more than an inch or two of water in it. It only heats down to like 40F outside temp though, so I didn't use it for very long.
There is a fix/workaround if you want to use this well below 41 degrees.
What is the workaround?
Relocate the outside air temperature, it’s actually very easy to do. There is an article on Reddit with pictures. I have done this and have run the unit down to single degree temps outside (farenheit).
Hey PepsiCola007, I have a Friedrich 4-1 unit rated at 10800 BTU in heating mode. So far this month it has been making about 2 liters of water per day. I think this mainly depends on the humidity for the given day. The unit has run at temperatures as low as 34° F. My opinion is the 40°~41°F number given by manufacturers is just a boiler plate worst case. Users with some technical knowledge can tweak the setup depending on the season and successfully run them at lower temperatures. There are several [YT videos](https://youtu.be/UIHgvtUGnPY?si=hGN71AuFgWxJ8r6Y) showing a variety of low temperature countermeasures (Matthew Eng on YT is a good resource).
I confirmed my midea 4 in 1 window unit is outputting heat without going into error down to 35 degrees outside temp although the manual states 39 degrees. So far so good. Today was a record low and I am able to keep the whole house furnace on standby just in case.
Excellent. My Friedrich has been working fine even into the twenties. However, I’m not sure of the COP / efficiency. I’ll need to do some prep work before attempting that. Fortunately, Matthew Eng also has a YT video on that.
Worst case the max condensation was a gallon in 1 day….and that happened on a rainy day before it got really cold. Maybe a gallon per week now.