A/C drain line

[walt]

Two questions:
1) Anybody know where the A/C drain line from the evaporator case is?

2) Care to share, with a photo or two perhaps?

My air conditioner drain line seems to clog (with resulting smell ranging from funky to obnoxious to noxious), and I don't want to pay the dealer to unclog the drain every few months if I can do it easily myself.

[edthefox5]

Originally Posted by walt

Two questions:
1) Anybody know where the A/C drain line from the evaporator case is?

2) Care to share, with a photo or two perhaps?

My air conditioner drain line seems to clog (with resulting smell ranging from funky to obnoxious to noxious), and I don't want to pay the dealer to unclog the drain every few months if I can do it easily myself.

Yes I'm quite familiar with it. I saw your other AC post too and I doubt your drain is getting clogged. If it was the carpet up front would be soaked as the water will have to go somewhere. You'll know real quick if its clogged. Why is it getting clogged? Whats the condition of the cabin filter? It would take alot of debris to clog the drain line resulting in a clogged e-coil also.That debris would first have to get by the cabin filter...then through the e-coil but anyway:
If you lay down right behind the front pass wheel about 2 feet in is a little black rubber hose
thats jutting out of the firewall at a 70 degree angle. Put the air on full blast and you'll quickly see water dripping from it. You'll quickly see it but you cannot reach it without jacking the car up or putting the car on a lift.
Good luck & welcome to the STINKY PRIUS AC CLUB. You owe us membership dues btw.

[patsparks]

I believe it is common for the drain to become blocked. This would be my first port of call if I had a smelly AC.

[edthefox5]

Common? Why? Whats happening? Whats in the condensate thats clogging the line? This car even has a cabin filter to prevent debris from getting in there to prevent that very problem. I don't ever remember owning any other car that got a clogged line. I wish it was that easy to fix the smelly problem but if the line is clogged you'll know it. The pass side floor will quickly get wet.But thats not why are cars are smelling.

[sleonardelli]

I may have a clogged drain or dirty cabin filter too. During an 800+ round trip this weekend about the 4-5 hour point every time I made a turn water would drip on my foot. My first guess was AC condensation. I'd also like to see pics of the AC hose and cabin filter.

[mingoglia]

Originally Posted by sleonardelli

I may have a clogged drain or dirty cabin filter too. During an 800+ round trip this weekend about the 4-5 hour point every time I made a turn water would drip on my foot. My first guess was AC condensation. I'd also like to see pics of the AC hose and cabin filter.

Wow, that's not good considering you have an '08. I'm curious as to what the dealer has to say about that. I finally over the weekend had the first few drips from my '08 from the A/C. In AZ it's so dry we usually only get the drip during our monsoon season where the humidity goes through the roof.

[sleonardelli]

I will probably schedule maintenance at the dealer this week. I've only owned the car 3 months.

[walt]

Originally Posted by edthefox5

Yes I'm quite familiar with it. I saw your other AC post too and I doubt your drain is getting clogged. If it was the carpet up front would be soaked as the water will have to go somewhere. You'll know real quick if its clogged.

Good luck & welcome to the STINKY PRIUS AC CLUB. You owe us membership dues btw.

passenger side carpet soggy and stinky smell. thanks for the info on drain hose location.

here is my first year's dues payment - see attached image

[bbald123]

Originally Posted by edthefox5

Common? Why? Whats happening? Whats in the condensate thats clogging the line? This car even has a cabin filter to prevent debris from getting in there to prevent that very problem. I don't ever remember owning any other car that got a clogged line. I wish it was that easy to fix the smelly problem but if the line is clogged you'll know it. The pass side floor will quickly get wet.But thats not why are cars are smelling.

Algae and bacteria commonly build-up and clog AC drain lines. But, you're right, usually the water will drip into the passenger cabin.

[edthefox5]

Originally Posted by walt

passenger side carpet soggy and stinky smell. thanks for the info on drain hose location.

here is my first year's dues payment - see attached image

Ahhh yes the telltale wet carpet. You didn't mention that on the first post. Very good. its clogged for sure. Wonder why? Have not seen alot of clogged lines on the Prius though. Although with all the stinky AC posts going around everyone immed. says the line is clogged. The people that say that do not have stinky cars. Thats not why the Prius stink. With a clogged line your complaint won't be smell from the AC it will be a wet carpet and a poor working AC system. It might stink cause your carpet is soaked with condensate but smelling will be the least of the problem. Its had for the e-coil to stink when its underwater.
I wonder...hows the maint. been on the cabin filter? Do you smoke? Dogs in the car alot? Correlation on the clogged line.