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Old 28th September 2012, 07:56 AM
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Default Steamy Windows!!

As above - iv done 90% of the draining/cleaning part of the a/c system - blocked drain channels, drained water out the centre vents (to the rear blowers) (except the one under the fan intake - cant find the drain hole, will need to do it from underneath but when the fan is on in my car the windows steam up.

Whats the best seting to have the fan on constantly?
The pollen filters were changed last year and seem clean/dry enough - would i be better changing them anyway?
Anything else i can do to dry out the a/c system?

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Old 28th September 2012, 08:02 AM
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Have you taken the carpets out and dried them?
The amount of water they hold in the backing has to be seen to be believed, we're genuinely talking gallons here!
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Old 28th September 2012, 08:02 AM
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A/C should be left to run all the time at Auto
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Old 28th September 2012, 08:09 AM
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I leave mine at 22 and auto with econ mode off. Sometimes a wee bit of steamy windows on startup, but that clears in seconds.
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Old 28th September 2012, 08:18 AM
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I leave mine at 22 and auto with econ mode off. Sometimes a wee bit of steamy windows on startup, but that clears in seconds.
Snap, albeit i leave mine on 20.5 but then i'm a Southern jessy
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Old 28th September 2012, 08:23 AM
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My OCD won't let me have it at a .5 ...
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Old 28th September 2012, 08:36 AM
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I like prime numbers so one side is set to 23 the other 19 to acheieve a nice balance
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