Condenser HVAC: Description and Operation

CONDENSER CORE

NOTE: Installation of a new receiver/drier is not required when repairing the refrigerant system except when there is physical evidence of contamination from a failed A/C compressor or damage to the receiver/drier.

The condenser is an aluminum fin and tube design heat exchanger, located in front of the vehicle radiator. It cools compressed refrigerant gas by allowing air to pass over fins and tubes to extract heat and by condensing gas to liquid refrigerant as it is cooled.