Hi 

New here, hoping someone could advise if the below is Normal please?

Only noticed over the last week or so, whenever i have AC on in the car it is dripping and creating a little puddle - liquid is clear and has no smell to it at all.

i cant really see where its coming from but it is middle-ish under windscreen area the puddle(s) is occurring- have checked all other fluids including oil/coolant/windscreen wash and cant see anything strange- from what i can see Engine bay is dry. Someone i work with thinks it may be AC leaking from the Pan- has this happened to anyone else? do i need to take it in to get looked at? 

NB- Aircon is running cold as normal- footwells on driver & passenger side also bone dry 🙂

 

Thanks in advance 

 

It's nothing to worry about. Just condensation from the air con.

1 minute ago, Bobr said:

It's nothing to worry about. Just condensation from the air con.

Thanks 😊 

On 9/11/2023 at 3:25 PM, HollieR said:

Hi 

New here, hoping someone could advise if the below is Normal please?

Only noticed over the last week or so, whenever i have AC on in the car it is dripping and creating a little puddle - liquid is clear and has no smell to it at all.

i cant really see where its coming from but it is middle-ish under windscreen area the puddle(s) is occurring- have checked all other fluids including oil/coolant/windscreen wash and cant see anything strange- from what i can see Engine bay is dry. Someone i work with thinks it may be AC leaking from the Pan- has this happened to anyone else? do i need to take it in to get looked at? 

NB- Aircon is running cold as normal- footwells on driver & passenger side also bone dry 🙂

 

Thanks in advance 

 

And in case you don't know run it in winter with the heat on - it will help defrost the windows - and it keeps the a/c working properly

As above it will more than likely be condensation (water) from the air-con condenser in the heat/ventilation system.  Nothing to worry about. It is how a lot of de-humidifiers work. If you have climate control, the air-con will turn on when you select max defrost, or it's a good idea to use it to defrost if you have manual heating. It de-humidifies the air which de-mists the windscreen quicker. 

16 hours ago, Tiexen said:

And in case you don't know run it in winter with the heat on - it will help defrost the windows - and it keeps the a/c working properly

I never turn mine off

2 hours ago, DaveT70 said:

I never turn mine off

Me neither. And on a car with climate, I just set my preferred temperature when I first get the car, press "auto" and never touch it again.

You guys must enjoy fan noise.  

I rarely hear the A/C fan. I have it set to Auto 2, so it limits the fan speed.

16 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

You guys must enjoy fan noise.  

What fan noise?🤪

I think this is going to be one of those times where my noise sensitivity exceeds everyone else's.

I don't just mean interior fans as they can be turned down.  I mean the radiator fan.  I get irritated by mine running every couple of weeks for DPF regen, can't stand it running for AC until the heat becomes unbearable.  Also notice it a lot when on foot...barely any engine or tyre noise from most cars  but a huge VBVVBVHBVHVBVHVBVJHBHCVVBVHVBVBVHVB from a rad fan blasting through my brain. 

I can't hear the rad fan from inside at all.