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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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does anyone know where the drain hole/hose thing is for the A/C is? like the thing that is supposed to let the water drain out onto the ground. when i bought the car the guy said mine's clogged and if i use the a/c it will fill the pass floor board with water and it's starting to get hot here in PA

tried searching but couldn't find it
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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i didn't know you could drain an A/C system... I know it's illegal to do it without the proper equipment though Take it to a shop to fix the A/C. it's not a DIY kind of thing
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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you cant drain. the water drippin on floor is usually cause your running the **** out the a/c and evaporator is dripping. but to evacuate refrigerant you need a tank. just have a a/c shop service it
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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There's no 'water' drain. The condensation will just be in the engine bay and drip off. If you've never serviced / opened up the A/C system, you dont' have to worry about the evaporator; that just collects internal system moisture. If something starts dripping onto the floorboards, you have some other issue aside from the A/C.

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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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the evaporator box has a drain tube in it for this situation typically peoples tubes will get pulled in or clogged and cause the dripping on the floor, also im evap and hvac certfied. the condensor turns liquid to gas
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 02:07 AM
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is the hose some place easy to get to so i can use my A/C?

what do i need to do so i don't flood the car when i run A/C. and for the record we're talking about draining water, not the coolant in the a/c system.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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i have a drain tube ( i assume it's for my ac). it's right behind the steering rack on the passenger side of the car.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 04:35 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by postman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the evaporator box has a drain tube in it for this situation typically peoples tubes will get pulled in or clogged and cause the dripping on the floor,</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ah, yes. I misread the first post... I thought he was talking about something completely different.

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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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anyone?
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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96-00 civics a/c drain is on the battery side of car kinda down low. Its a rubber hose/elbow about four inches above the subframe.
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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That is right, there is a small rubber drain hose going from the cabin to the engine bay to remove condensation.

It connects to the a/c core between the blower and the heater unit. Make sure it is put on correctly to prevent leakage into the cabin
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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try a few blasts of shop air or the aerosol air cans from staples. Its usually crud buildup or spider webs that clogs the a/c drains.
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