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Subject:Re: AC condensate drainage trouble
From:kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Date:Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:30:03 -0400

Funny story on this one, I took my 93 year old grandmother across the
country way back in like 1999 (so some of you folks might remember that
epic journey) in a really nice 87 Westy.  The AC didn't work at first and
after suffering through Arkansas, we got it charged in Texas only to have
the dry heat kick in, and not really use it until we got out to
California.  So we are doing the cursed California stop light every 100
foot thing, with the AC on full blast and a light changed and I had to do a
quick stomp on the brakes.  My grandmom is sitting on the back seat of
course and all of the sudden she is hollering and shivering.  Yup, she got
a nice shower of freezing cold AC water!  :-)  Pulled into the next strip
mall, unplugged the drain tubes, and never had another issue.  One of those
funny memories I will always cherish.  I think she thought it was funny too
after she dried off a bit :-)

Ken

On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Ryan Shawley <easywind1975@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> How timely I'm in the same boat at the obx, sharps turns cause it to rain
> on the kids!  Thbaks Dennis
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 17, 2016, at 5:49 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > The condensate water is leaking down from up top into the baggage area. I
> > removed the "D" pillar covers thinking I could check drainage hoses, but
> > the water is coming some where under the evaporator and l am puzzled as
> to
> > how to get to it without lowering the whole assembly to get the plastic
> > cover off. Seems like that cover with the vent in back is made as part of
> > the unit, and boy, I DO NOT want to lower the whole thing. BTDT once to
> > change the expansion vale and don't want to do it again. A major PITA!
> Down
> > here in the humid south we have huge amounts of condensate from our cars.
> >
> > Anybody got suggestions for this. Would be appreciated.
> >
> > John
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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