Air conditioning 101

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===Condenser===
 
===Condenser===
Next it flows to the condenser. Gas under pressure, which now is in front of a fan which creates air flow, removes the heat from the compressed gas, which causes it to condense to a liquid, hence the term condenser. Liquid refrigerant flows down the liquid line to the orifice or restriction.
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the end of the low side is the compressor, which  pressurizes the freon to higher pressure,then it flows to the CONDENSER. Gas under pressure, which now is in front of a fan which creates air flow, removes the heat from the compressed gas, which causes it to condense to a liquid, hence the term condenser. Liquid refrigerant flows down the liquid line to the orifice or restriction.
  
 
===Restriction valve/orifice tube===
 
===Restriction valve/orifice tube===
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#The gaseous refrigerant then flows to the compressor where it is pressurized, and passed to the condenser, where the fan cools it, it then condenses and the cycle begins all over again.
 
#The gaseous refrigerant then flows to the compressor where it is pressurized, and passed to the condenser, where the fan cools it, it then condenses and the cycle begins all over again.
  
Also as a side note, when you see water running from an AC system it is running from the evaporator unit. It is due to the cooling effect of the freon evaporating inside the system. This cooling causes the condensation of moisture in the air as it passes through the finned part of the evaporator for cooling the inside of the car. When warm moist air is cooled it condenses moisture, hence the water. Kind of like a rain cloud mentioned earlier.
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air is cooled it condenses moisture, hence the water. Kind of
 
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