Why does the inside of my car get wet when it rains?

Why does the inside of my car get wet when it rains?

If you notice water getting into the cabin during a rainstorm, bad weatherproofing is probably to blame. You could have damaged window and door seals or clogged door drains. This can allow water to get into the door panels and leak into the passenger footwell.

Why is my floorboard wet passenger side?

A damp carpet or water on floor passenger side situation can be caused by a plugged AC condensate drain line, a leaking heater core, leaking windshield seal, a problem with sunroof drains or water ingestion from the fresh air intake on your car’s HVAC system.

Why is my footwell wet?

In general there are several possible causes of water ingress to a foot well, from a damaged or deformed door seal to a blocked air-conditioning drain hose or damaged heat exchanger. If it’s a heater/air-conditioning fault then the carpet will become wet again in normal driving in dry weather.

How do you fix a clogged AC drain in a car?

Directions:

1. Turn off the power to your HVAC unit.
2. Find your AC drain line.
3. Push the stiff, thin brush into the end of the drain line.
4. Attach the end of your wet/dry vacuum to the end of the AC drain line.
5. After you’ve run the vacuum for about a minute, remove the wet/dry vac and head indoors.
6. Locate the vent tee.

How do you clear a clogged AC drain line?

DIRECTIONS:

1. Turn off the power to your HVAC unit.
2. Find your AC drain line.
3. Push the stiff, thin brush into the end of the drain line.
4. Attach the end of your wet/dry vacuum to the end of the AC drain line.
5. After you’ve run the vacuum for about a minute, remove the wet/dry vac and head indoors.
6. Locate the vent tee.

Why does my AC drain keeps clogging?

Why Is My AC Pipe Clogged? An AC pipe usually develops a clog due to algae. Because of warm air that blows over the cold evaporator coil of the HVAC, the drain pipe can get pretty humid; and along with the condensate traveling through the pipe, these conditions are perfect for algae to thrive.

Can I put Drano in AC drain?

In theory Drano could unblock a clog but this is designed for food and grease, which you aren’t going to find in your AC drain pipes. So just like you could pop the cap off a bottle of beer using a hammer in just the right way, it’s not the best way to open a bottle of beer or the best use of a hammer.