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From: Kirky on 10 Jul 2010 12:21
Does anyone know what the small pipe is which is under the centre
console of the above stated car. The car does have Aircon which we
were using today when I spotted the puddle of water underneath.

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/kirkofski/?action=view&current=DSC00005.jpg

Many Thanks
From: Mrcheerful on 10 Jul 2010 12:33
Kirky wrote:
> Does anyone know what the small pipe is which is under the centre
> console of the above stated car. The car does have Aircon which we
> were using today when I spotted the puddle of water underneath.
>
> http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/kirkofski/?action=view&current=DSC00005.jpg
>
> Many Thanks

This is condensate from the air con. Perfectly normal, I expect that it is
mentioned in the manual somewhere, it is astonishing how many people do't
know what it is and have called the rac/aa out because they have spotted
water under their car (from this tube) In the stack of service papers for
my wife's car was a report sheet from a breakdown firm: called out to a
reported water leak when the car was a just a few weeks old: you guessed :
condensate drainage. That owner must have felt silly, especially if they
had sat around waiting in the heat for an hour or so.


From: Kirky on 10 Jul 2010 12:51
On Jul 10, 5:33 pm, "Mrcheerful" <nbk...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Kirky wrote:
> > Does anyone know what the small pipe is which is under the centre
> > console of the above stated car. The car does have Aircon which we
> > were using today when I spotted the puddle of water underneath.
>
> >http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/kirkofski/?action=view¤t=D...
>
> > Many Thanks
>
> This is condensate from the air con.  Perfectly normal, I expect that it is
> mentioned in the manual somewhere, it is astonishing how many people do't
> know what it is and have called the rac/aa out because they have spotted
> water under their car (from this tube)   In the stack of service papers for
> my wife's car was a report sheet from a breakdown firm: called out to a
> reported water leak when the car was a just a few weeks old: you guessed :
> condensate drainage.  That owner must have felt silly, especially if they
> had sat around waiting in the heat for an hour or so.

Many thanks for that. Very helpful :)
From: Tim.. on 12 Jul 2010 05:27

"Kirky" <theboyuk(a)uboot.com> wrote in message
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On Jul 10, 5:33 pm, "Mrcheerful" <nbk...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Kirky wrote:
> > Does anyone know what the small pipe is which is under the centre
> > console of the above stated car. The car does have Aircon which we
> > were using today when I spotted the puddle of water underneath.
>
> >http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/kirkofski/?action=view�t=D...
>
> > Many Thanks
>
> This is condensate from the air con. Perfectly normal, I expect that it is
> mentioned in the manual somewhere, it is astonishing how many people do't
> know what it is and have called the rac/aa out because they have spotted
> water under their car (from this tube) In the stack of service papers for
> my wife's car was a report sheet from a breakdown firm: called out to a
> reported water leak when the car was a just a few weeks old: you guessed :
> condensate drainage. That owner must have felt silly, especially if they
> had sat around waiting in the heat for an hour or so.

Many thanks for that. Very helpful :)


And 2ndly, ensure you regularly use the AC *all year around* to keep it
exercised and gas tight.

Tim..

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