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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Jason Northcut, Louisville, KY (US);
Benjamin Beyerle, Louisville, KY (US);
Brice Alan Bowley, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An air conditioner unit includes an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a base pan below the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger. Methods of operating the air conditioner unit may include, or a controller of the air conditioner unit may be configured for, detecting, with a level sensor, a level of condensate in the base pan above a predetermined threshold level and operating the air conditioner unit in a fan only mode in response to detecting the level of condensate above the predetermined threshold level.