Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> The fog is moisture.
> If you don't want moisture there, you'll have to remove it.
> AC removes moisture.
> Hence, you'll want to have the AC on if you want to remove moisture.

Condensation occurs when the relative humidity reaches 100%. You can
lower the relative humidity by either removing moisture or by
increasing the temperature. Of course, it will be faster to do both,
but you can definitely defog without using A/C.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> The fog is moisture.
> If you don't want moisture there, you'll have to remove it.
> AC removes moisture.
> Hence, you'll want to have the AC on if you want to remove moisture.

Condensation occurs when the relative humidity reaches 100%. You can
lower the relative humidity by either removing moisture or by
increasing the temperature. Of course, it will be faster to do both,
but you can definitely defog without using A/C.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

In article <1130226556.082372.270700@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>,
"Bucky" <uw_badgers@email.com> wrote:

> > The fog is moisture.
> > If you don't want moisture there, you'll have to remove it.
> > AC removes moisture.
> > Hence, you'll want to have the AC on if you want to remove moisture.
>
> Condensation occurs when the relative humidity reaches 100%. You can
> lower the relative humidity by either removing moisture or by
> increasing the temperature. Of course, it will be faster to do both,
> but you can definitely defog without using A/C.

Only to a point.

And before that, you'll find yourself sweating.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

In article <1130226556.082372.270700@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>,
"Bucky" <uw_badgers@email.com> wrote:

> > The fog is moisture.
> > If you don't want moisture there, you'll have to remove it.
> > AC removes moisture.
> > Hence, you'll want to have the AC on if you want to remove moisture.
>
> Condensation occurs when the relative humidity reaches 100%. You can
> lower the relative humidity by either removing moisture or by
> increasing the temperature. Of course, it will be faster to do both,
> but you can definitely defog without using A/C.

Only to a point.

And before that, you'll find yourself sweating.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
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> Only to a point.
>
> And before that, you'll find yourself sweating.

Creating more moisture in the vehicle.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
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> Only to a point.
>
> And before that, you'll find yourself sweating.

Creating more moisture in the vehicle.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> Only to a point.
> And before that, you'll find yourself sweating.

Unless it's a humid, muggy day, you can defog a windshield perfectly
fine without A/C. It won't defog as fast without A/C, but it will. And
it doesn't need to be on full hot where you're going to be sweating, a
comfortable cabin temperature is more than enough to keep it from
fogging.

Trust me on this one. I have had cars that didn't have A/C. They
defogged perfectly fine.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> Only to a point.
> And before that, you'll find yourself sweating.

Unless it's a humid, muggy day, you can defog a windshield perfectly
fine without A/C. It won't defog as fast without A/C, but it will. And
it doesn't need to be on full hot where you're going to be sweating, a
comfortable cabin temperature is more than enough to keep it from
fogging.

Trust me on this one. I have had cars that didn't have A/C. They
defogged perfectly fine.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

Thanks guys...

I managed with out AC before, and all was fine... the AC works wonders;
HOWEVER I live in Canada, and winters here are not a pretty thing! I want
all the heat i can stand when I'm trying to defog the windsheild.

Moreover, in my civic you CAN'T (but for instructions below) put the
selector on the windsheild (as a comfort setting OR to be used to defog it)
without having the AC on... it's how Honda built it...

Thanks again guys, I'll let ya know how it goes.
-Ryan

"Bucky" <uw_badgers@email.com> wrote in message
news:1130194358.410579.111840@g43g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Ryan wrote:
>> I know there's a way to turn it off; anyone have the link or know how??
>
> Here's one version I found. I did it on my Civic years ago and it
> worked. It was rather tricky though, I remember having to try it 2-3
> times. I was almost convinced that this was just a prank, but it did
> work the third try.
>
> You can also search for "turn off a/c" at
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.honda
>
> (1) Turn Car Off
> (2) Turn Temperature Knob To Full Blue (All the way to the left -
> Counter-Clock Wise)
> (3) Turn Vent Knob To Off (All the way to the left - Counter-Clock
> Wise)
> (4) Hold Down Air Recirculation Button As Well As A/C Button. NOT
> THE
> DEFROSTING BUTTON.
> (5) Turn the car on to two (ll) . The recirculation blinks ONCE and
> the AC blinks once.
>

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

Thanks guys...

I managed with out AC before, and all was fine... the AC works wonders;
HOWEVER I live in Canada, and winters here are not a pretty thing! I want
all the heat i can stand when I'm trying to defog the windsheild.

Moreover, in my civic you CAN'T (but for instructions below) put the
selector on the windsheild (as a comfort setting OR to be used to defog it)
without having the AC on... it's how Honda built it...

Thanks again guys, I'll let ya know how it goes.
-Ryan

"Bucky" <uw_badgers@email.com> wrote in message
news:1130194358.410579.111840@g43g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Ryan wrote:
>> I know there's a way to turn it off; anyone have the link or know how??
>
> Here's one version I found. I did it on my Civic years ago and it
> worked. It was rather tricky though, I remember having to try it 2-3
> times. I was almost convinced that this was just a prank, but it did
> work the third try.
>
> You can also search for "turn off a/c" at
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.honda
>
> (1) Turn Car Off
> (2) Turn Temperature Knob To Full Blue (All the way to the left -
> Counter-Clock Wise)
> (3) Turn Vent Knob To Off (All the way to the left - Counter-Clock
> Wise)
> (4) Hold Down Air Recirculation Button As Well As A/C Button. NOT
> THE
> DEFROSTING BUTTON.
> (5) Turn the car on to two (ll) . The recirculation blinks ONCE and
> the AC blinks once.
>

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

"Ryan" <ryans@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:7sCdnWQBtZn_PsPeRVn-pw@rogers.com...
> Thanks guys...
>
> I managed with out AC before, and all was fine... the AC works wonders;
> HOWEVER I live in Canada, and winters here are not a pretty thing! I want
> all the heat i can stand when I'm trying to defog the windsheild.

You must be in Winterpeg or farther north, if you don't want to use A/C in
the winter. It's the fast way to defrost the windows of the vehicle.

Re: 2001 turn off AC
 

"Ryan" <ryans@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:7sCdnWQBtZn_PsPeRVn-pw@rogers.com...
> Thanks guys...
>
> I managed with out AC before, and all was fine... the AC works wonders;
> HOWEVER I live in Canada, and winters here are not a pretty thing! I want
> all the heat i can stand when I'm trying to defog the windsheild.

You must be in Winterpeg or farther north, if you don't want to use A/C in
the winter. It's the fast way to defrost the windows of the vehicle.