air conditioner and water drain

[miamor]

Hey all. I am unsure if these cars do drain the condensed water from A/C out below car. Do you see that puddle form under your car while stationary & running A/C? It's really expected and all cars do this. But my beast seems to drink up all that condensate. :shock:
There has never been a drop when I look where the car had been sitting for the last 2-5 mins.
I have scheduled a dealer visit, but that's going to cost a lot just to ask them. I will ask they vacuum the drain to clear it out.

p.s. I searched all discussions for air water. Nothing about A/C drain seems to be in the forum until now!

 

[f1geek]

Maybe there isn’t much moisture int the air? Or the ground is so hot that the condensate quickly evaporates?

 

[miamor]

Dealer said something about the drain doesn't end at a hose to the outside. I forget the specifics, but that it drains onto that thick felt mat covering bottom of car, so there won't be any dripping. Sounds weird but whatever.

 

[f1geek]

Maybe it provides evaporative cooling for the battery pack in hot weather - since the pack has no active thermal management, this could help a tiny bit to cool the cells.