Is It Normal for Water to Leak from the Front of the Car When the Air Conditioning Is On?

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JasperAnn
07/30/25 8:07am
It is normal for water to leak from the front of the car when the air conditioning is on, and it will not affect the use of the vehicle. Reasons for water leakage: When the car air conditioning is cooling, the temperature of the evaporator and the air ducts leading to the cabin is very low, usually around 0~5 degrees Celsius. The water vapor in the outside air will condense on the walls of the air conditioning pipes and the casing at such low temperatures and is discharged through the drainage holes on the car's chassis. Precautions when using the air conditioning: The biggest advantage of using the air conditioning in recirculation mode is that it isolates odors from outside or reduces the chance of inhaling dust, and it can also reduce the power consumption of the air conditioning. However, you should not keep the recirculation mode on all the time. Because recirculation mode circulates air inside the car, the oxygen level in the car will gradually decrease. When gasoline in the cylinders burns incompletely, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide may leak into the cabin, making the air inside the cabin very stuffy and reducing oxygen levels, which can easily make people in the cabin feel drowsy.
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