2006-11-21 14:05:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Condensation caused by cooling the air. Cooler air has less capacity to carry water vapour than warm air, so the water condenses and drips out of an air conditioner
2006-11-21 14:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the air conditioner is cooling the air inside your house/car. There are certain parts of it that get very cold during this process. Themoisture in the air surrounding your A/C condenses on the cold part of your A/C the same way that water condenses on a cold bottle of soda. Eventually, enough water gathers on the air conditioner to drip off.
2006-11-21 14:09:14 · answer #2 · answered by candy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All air is "wet" in a natural state. A key component to the mechanical cooling process it the removal of moisture from the air in the form of condensation. Compare the air conditioner to the cold glass on a table. The glass sweats. Air conditioning works basically the same way just causing a lot more condensation.
2006-11-21 16:18:01 · answer #3 · answered by sto_243 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can go on for hours on the details of this. But the short answer is that that water is condensing from the air in the house onto the cold coils and then dripping off, kind of like how water will condense onto the outside of a glass of icewater. For more details, email me at
fortitudinousskeptic@yahoo.com
2006-11-21 14:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had personal experience with a couple Whirlpool window A/Cs that worked fine, they just didn't drip. According to the sales info at the time, they were designed to sling the water so efficiently that the condensate evaporated before there was enough to drip out. All window A/Cs need to have some water in the bottom of the cabinet, in order for the slinger to have something to sling. That's why you aren't supposed to tip them when you install them. They are much more efficient if installed level. So if all is working well & you have the unit level, it should be okay. Though I'll bet when the hot & humid days of mid-summer arrive, that unit will be peeing like a drunk sailor.
2016-05-22 11:32:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Condensation. Water vapor in the air reacts with the cold surface of the air conditioner, causing it to coalesce into water droplets.
2006-11-21 14:09:11 · answer #6 · answered by abulafia24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because water vapor in the air condenses due to the low temperature (into a liquid). That's the water that drips out and annoys u. :)
2006-11-22 00:46:29 · answer #7 · answered by Random guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
condensation created by all of the cold air hiting a warm machiene ( from all the energy thats created to keep the cold air flowing) the vapor hits the warmth and water droplets are formed.
2006-11-21 14:11:25 · answer #8 · answered by docboom2386 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moisture in the air condenses on the cold evaporator coils . This is humidity that is in the air inside your home.
2006-11-21 14:09:03 · answer #9 · answered by jperk1941 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just Condensation
2006-11-21 14:17:19 · answer #10 · answered by eeeeeeeeclipse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋