The water is fron all the humidity removed from the air inside the house.
If you have a basement floor drain you can run the drain line to it (the pipe just ends above the grate and drips in).
There really should not be enough water to damage the foundation.

My house is one-story with an attic only, no basement. The water drips right on the foundation outside the master-bdrm closet. I plan on clearing out the grass around the a/c unit and putting landscape fabirc down with white rock or pea gravel on top next spring. Will this be ok? Still shouldn't worry about it? It just makes me nervous everytime I see it.

Is it possible to dig a mini-trench such that the water flows to a more acceptable area?

Can you attach a hose of some sort to the drip spout and direct the water that way?

I would think the gravel idea would just make the puddle less visible. It's probably not a big deal at all. Depending on your area, constantly damp areas are attractive to potentially house damaging termites...so maybe that's a concern.

I'm like you... I don't like water hanging around near the house.

I had the same problem.I attached a pvc pipe to the drip and extended it along side the a/c unit foundation.The water stays away from my house and waters a small spot of my grass at the same time.Cost me under $5.

Behaviorkelton - I live in GA where termites can be a big problem. I probably won't be in the house once damage might become a problem (say 10yrs down the road), but I still don't want that to happen :)

Chefjson - That's a good idea! I could attach a pvc pipe and run it to the ground and along side the a/c under the gravel where it's hidden. Then it won't build up near the foundation. Thank you!

When they installed our new one, the put a 3 ft piece pvc pipe on it and drained it down into one of those plastic pieces that taper down, usually used for gutters. It drains the water away from the foundation nicely.

I've got what I think your looking for. It's called and condensate removal pump. The product is made by "Little Giant Pump" out of Oklhoma City. I've had this on my last two AC units. The pump is attached to the side of your AC unit with two screws and the condensation from the AC is feed to it by PVC pipe. After the condensation feeds into the pump it then pumps it out the 3/8's plastic pipe anywhere you want it to go. In my last house I directed it up through the ceiling in the basement and into a sinks. I would guess well over 50 feet.

I just went down and checked the name (who could remember something like that). The company's web site is
http://www.pumpagents.com/LittleGiantPumps/554461.html

Best of luck, rredogg

An elegant solution to a non-problem. Kudos!

I got 2 units and both of the drain pipes are in the crawl space kind of closed to the sewer pipe, I was wondering if I can tap the sewer line and reroute the lines so they condensation will go into the sewer/septic tank.

You may get sewer gases from the ac if you don't put in a J-trap.

condensate lines and the like are not permitted to directly connect to the DWV system.

quoting lazypup (a master plumber):

"...It MUST BE connected by means of an indirect waste receptor.

The line may drip into a sink or it may terminate into a floor drain but the lowest point of the condensate drain line must remain 2" above the highest flood level rim of the waste receptor.

The concern is that if the condensate line is connected directly to the DWV system bacteria in the DWV system will get into the condensate line and could ultimately get back to the condensate tray and the evaporator coil. Once its there the normal airflow through the evaporator would cause the bacteria to become airborne through the structure"

Here is a link that might be useful: similar thread

Put a bucket under the line for 24 hours and see how much you are really putting out.
It is not normally enough to cause any structural issue.

It should NOT be dumped into a crawl space though.
That is just an invitation for excess humidity in the crawl space.

Lots of solutions posted here. Even though there is not much water it is EXTREMLY important to get all water whether it be downspouts or condensate away from the house to prevent structural, termite, mold, alligators-whatever. You are right to address this small problem now. As for me, I routed my drain lines to the downspout drains. The 4" drain lines run downhill away from the house.

One thing I have noticed from your picture is that uncorrected, the ground beneath your AC unit will get soft and eventually the unit can start to shift/sink to unlevel.

I came up with a simple solution. I planted two tomato plants at the discharge point. The AC provides a continuous drip irrigation for my tomatoes and I have the biggest and best tomatoes i have ever grown.

just need to conect pipe to take the waste away from house nothing to worry about though and wouldnt cause any real damage, hope this helps

Ok so I will not connect the lines to the sewer line, good to know. I am going to use a 6" or 8" pipe with 1/4" holes and fill them with gravel. the pipe is going t be about 4 foot long and put it in the ground and put the drains in there, one question I have is that It will be about 4 inches under ground. Can I cover this cap with a cover an dirt on top or what should I do.the wife does not want to see any lines

The condensate from an A/C system is very close to distilled water.
It is actually pretty aggressive at dissolving concrete and other materials.
It contains ZERO minerals and is not going to help plants very much unless it has a chance to percolate through some soil before getting to the roots.