Air conditioner pad and water recycling tank

Abstract

A mounting pad for a compressor of an air conditioning system is configured as a tank with abase member, front and rear sidewalls, left and right end walls, and a top panel. The tank has a water inlet, a water outlet and a drain. The top panel has at least one horizontal area on which the compressor unit sits and an access panel. A pump inside the tank is accessible through the access panel. Condensate enter the tank through the water inlet. The water outlet is threaded to receive a common garden hose. The pump is activated to pump water out of the tank through the water outlet.

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       12 . A pad for a plurality of air conditioning compressors, comprising: 
 a base member;    a front sidewall attached to said base member;    a rear sidewall spaced from said front sidewall and attached to said base member;    a left end wall attached to said base member and to said front and rear sidewalls;    a right end wall spaced from said left end wall and attached to said base member and to said front and rear sidewalls;    a lid spaced from said base member and attached to said front and rear sidewalls, left end wall and right end wall forming a tank, said tank having a water inlet and a water outlet, said lid having a plurality of areas of horizontal surface each for receiving a compressor of said plurality of compressors; and    means for pumping water from said tank through said water outlet.    
   
   
       13 . A pad, as set forth in  claim 12 , including at least one leg attached to said base member and supporting said tank.  
   
   
       14 . A pad, as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein said base member has a bottom surface of serpentine configuration.  
   
   
       15 . A pad, as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein said base member has a bottom surface defining a series of lands and grooves.  
   
   
       16 . A pad, as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein said tank includes an access panel.  
   
   
       17 . A pad, as set forth in  claim 16 , wherein said access panel is attached to said top panel.  
   
   
       18 . A pad, as set forth in  claim 16 , wherein said access panel is attached to one of said left and right end panels.  
   
   
       19 . A pad, as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein said water outlet is threaded to accept a garden hose.  
   
   
       20 . A pad, as set forth in  claim 12 , including a drain.