The Water Torture Diaries

“Air conditioning units are meant to drip—yours should be dripping as well,” says Gary Mindlin of Top Hat Home Services, a townhouse and brownstone management company. “The best thing to do is eliminate the noise on your end.”

Mindlin recommends a product called the Stop Drop… It’s a thick foam cover with a magnetic back that secures to your a/c without a flapping around in the wind. Slicing and dicing a yoga mat and tying it onto the unit with string or cords might also work, he says.