Help! I'm frying with the A/C on, in Vegas.

[caeaves]

just found out our condensor has been damaged by road debris/rocks etc and isnt covered under any warranty. Of course summer is just around the corner. Damn.

[SD_MR_FIT]

man i just used my a/c when it got pretty hot here in san diego.


pssh i thought it was suppose to blow COLD air. it blew warm air with a hint of cooler air.
i was depressed for a second. but ill bring it into the dealer to see what they can do.

[xorbe]

There have been other threads about people in Vegas complaining about the a/c. My Honda friend says they typically have weaker a/c units for some reason. The weekend I spent in Vegas last year was awful, I was melting with my a/c on full blast. I was using the paddle shifters just to keep the engine spun up for any more a/c I could squeeze out of it (and got 20 mpg). Yeah, several people have measured the temperature delta of the a/c unit, and it is not impressive.

[spreadhead]

Originally Posted by xorbe

There have been other threads about people in Vegas complaining about the a/c. My Honda friend says they typically have weaker a/c units for some reason. The weekend I spent in Vegas last year was awful, I was melting with my a/c on full blast. I was using the paddle shifters just to keep the engine spun up for any more a/c I could squeeze out of it (and got 20 mpg). Yeah, several people have measured the temperature delta of the a/c unit, and it is not impressive.

I keep a thermometer in the center A/C vents of my Fit. The cooled air temperature swings between 40F and 45F as the compressor cycles. This is pretty much the standard for car A/Cs. Using a lower gear for higher RPMs has no effect. The temperature does rise at stops though, probably due to both low RPMs and reduced air flow across the condensor coil.