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Is is safe to use the water collected by air conditioner for watering garden and pot plants?

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Yes, it's from the air, right?
its as good as rain....basically is rain.
absolutely yes the water forms from the moisture in the air, when the air is cooled while passing through the coil of the air conditioner. it has NOTHING in it, no chemicals, no microorganism etc.. but of course it may get dirty during the time you wait for the bucket (or whatever) to get full by the water draining down the air conditioner. but still this dirt is from the ambient again, which we live in, and continue living.. so it's not harmful to use the drain water from the air conditioner. it has nothing to harm your plants..
Yes, it's OK for any usage except I just wouldn't drink it, unless sterilized by boiling first. The uses you mentioned, perfectly acceptable.
Sure we do! and with this drought we're in where I'm at we sure need to reuse whatever we can. people even rig up thier kitchen sinks to water their gardens but you can't use any harsh chemicals so no drano if you get a clog. way to recycle that water! Pat yourself on the back!
No. It's very very dangerous. As it comes from your AIR CONDITIONER it has had all of the O sucked out of the H2O therefore is pure Hydrogen. It still LOOKS like h2o but that's only because it's in denial about losing it original form. THAT'S when it becomes dangerous to plants, it get's angry that it is no longer H2o and wants to hurt society (in this case - plants). So please please please be careful.
YES I DO IT ALL THE TIME IN FACT WERE MY FLOWER GARDEN IS IT DRIPS ON SOME OF MY FLOWERS AND KEEPS THE GROUND NICE AND MOIST AND MY PLANTS DO WE'LL THERE SAVES ME ON A WATER BILL ?
yes it is safe
Sure, it is just water plus any impurities you may have in that air...smoke, etc. But that will not harm plants. Good luck