Midea U Mod question to help with excessive moisture
I just ordered my third Midea U unit. The last two had the issue with moisture building up and causing mold. Midea kept asking me for my original order information for the second unit, and then ghosted me, so fuck'em, I'm not at all worried about voiding the warranty. Also, the u / saddle shaped units are the only ones that fit in my window, but the Midea seems to be the best and quietest, and I know it works with Home Assistant. The last unit I had started pooling water during the winter, and then everything outside froze, so the water froze and ruined the unit.
I run a 3D printing farm in a 8x10x8 room so keeping the moisture low is important. I seem to have a lot of moisture possibly due to the window itself which is probably needing to be replaced, so I would be running the AC primarily in dry mode. My room already reaches 85F without anything running, so having a print farm going, and needing to keep the window closed is just torture
The last unit I got from Amazon was "Updated", but apparently didn't have the right fixes, so I expect the new unit to also have the moisture/mold issue. The modification I am considering is cutting a large hole the entire width of the unit out of the bottom of the AC with a dremmel and using mesh to keep things out of the unit, just to help all the excess moisture drain properly. Is this modification a good idea?
The Midea unit will be a temporary thing until I can eventually get a Mini Split, and either all the tools or have someone install it for me.
