Will the car drip water on the ground when the air conditioner is turned on?

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Meghan
07/29/25 8:50pm
When the car air conditioner is turned on, water droplets may drip down. Relevant information is as follows: 1. It is normal for a car air conditioner to drip water. The principle of a car air conditioner is the same as that of a household one. The low-pressure vapor of the refrigerant in the cooling system is sucked in by the compressor and compressed into high-pressure vapor, which is then discharged to the condenser. The water is the condensation formed on the condenser during normal operation, and when it accumulates, it slowly drips down. 2. Sometimes, the compressor installed in the engine compartment may also condense moisture from the air, causing it to drip onto the ground. If the low-pressure pipeline is not wrapped with insulation foam, the surface of the pipeline can easily condense moisture from the air, and water droplets often gather and drip from the lowest point of the pipeline. 3. If the air conditioner is too cold, moisture in the air may condense on the outside of the air vents, creating a phenomenon of white smoke. Moisture in the air may also condense on the plastic casing of the evaporator or the surface of the plastic pipeline that delivers cold air, resulting in dripping water.
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