Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13

Thread: Do you find the AC not cold enough?

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2017
    Location
    Alberta
    Posts
    333
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts

    Do you find the AC not cold enough?

    I'm finding at any warms tremps the AC doesn't seem to be very cold. Is there a way that I can test the temperature?



  2. #2
    Senior Member Pete's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    Peterborough
    Posts
    799
    Thanks
    585
    Thanked 288 Times in 201 Posts
    What setting is your air intake on fresh or recirculate?
    Last edited by Pete; 07-07-2017 at 03:32 AM.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2017
    Location
    Alberta
    Posts
    333
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
    What setting is your air intake on fresh or recirculate?
    I've done both.

  4. #4
    Senior Member Micra In The Mountains's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Posts
    145
    Thanks
    22
    Thanked 63 Times in 38 Posts
    So far the a/c in the Little Guy is quite cold; it's been quite warm in central & southern Alberta for the past week (30+ with humidex in mid 30's) and we've had to turn the a/c down to 3/4 or 2/3 once the car had cooled enough, not using max a/c (using the outside ventilation, not recirculation). We had a rad/cooling system flush done before our BC Canada Day long weekend trip and we've found a slight difference in cooling efficiency than before the rad flush for some reason; we haven't needed to recharge the a/c system yet.
    Nice!

  5. #5
    Senior Member Ajijic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Ajijic, MX
    Posts
    224
    Thanks
    68
    Thanked 81 Times in 56 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by ABMicra17 View Post
    I've done both.
    I've found that recirculate works best, after the fresh intake has had time to "cool" the interior. Since the interior is much hotter than the external temperature in a sitting car; I use the "fresh intake" initially...then the "recirculate".

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2016 Micra Active manual: 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.9 mpg (Imp) ... 16.6 km/L ... 39.0 mpg (US) ...


  6. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Ajijic For This Useful Post:

    MetroMPG (07-11-2017),Pete (07-08-2017)

  7. #6
    Administrator MetroMPG's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2014
    Location
    1000 Islands, Ontario
    Posts
    4,682
    Thanks
    1,616
    Thanked 622 Times in 475 Posts
    I trust Ajijic's advice on use of air conditioning, because:

    Location: Ajijic, MX!

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Micra S manual: 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.5 mpg (Imp) ... 20.0 km/L ... 47.0 mpg (US) ...


  8. The Following User Says Thank You to MetroMPG For This Useful Post:

    Ajijic (07-11-2017)

  9. #7
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    Kamloops, BC
    Posts
    18
    Thanks
    4
    Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
    So far I haven't been been disappointed with the AC in mine! It has gotten up to 37 degrees here in Kamloops so far and it keeps up just fine!

  10. #8
    Senior Member Ajijic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Ajijic, MX
    Posts
    224
    Thanks
    68
    Thanked 81 Times in 56 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
    I trust Ajijic's advice on use of air conditioning, because:

    Location: Ajijic, MX!
    http://www.chapalaweather.net/

    http://www.chapalaweather.net/webcam.htm

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2016 Micra Active manual: 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.9 mpg (Imp) ... 16.6 km/L ... 39.0 mpg (US) ...


  11. #9
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2017
    Location
    Alberta
    Posts
    333
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts
    I found on 3/4 it's okay. On 4/4 it just blows more air, not actually any cooler.

  12. #10
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2016
    Location
    Yukon
    Posts
    220
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 51 Times in 38 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by ABMicra17 View Post
    I found on 3/4 it's okay. On 4/4 it just blows more air, not actually any cooler.
    I second that. Mine seems to be plenty cool but it definitely peaks at 3/4 and 4/4 is only worth it if being hot is more annoying than the vents screaming at you.



Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •