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Drivers footwell getting wet 5 months 1 day ago #1

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Afternoon hope this finds everyone well
I posted sometime ago about the drivers side footwell of my uk (right hand drive) 1.3 petrol becoming wet .
At the time I thought a blocked drain on the windscreen was the culprit and the carpets have been dry until very recently.
in short I have been using the air on a lot more recently and the carpet is getting wet again we have had no rain and the issues appear to be linked to the air con I have read elsewhere that a drain could be blocked ( I have checked underneath the car and it appears to be draining by which I mean a reasonable drip   ) my question is is there a pipe in the centre console somewhere that could be split/blocked and how can I access it  or would air con cleaner help .
Is it a big job to remove the centre console and does it require specialist tools 
Any thoughts ideas help would be appreciated 
 

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Drivers footwell getting wet 4 months 3 weeks ago #2

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Good day, you may find information on utube.

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Drivers footwell getting wet 4 months 3 weeks ago #3

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Morning 
Thank you for the views and replies 
I hope the following may help 
After viewing you tube etc I have tried the following 
I cleaned the air con using an aerosol cleaner
I managed to pump some air up the air con drain pipe ( not at high pressure) to remove any blockages but it seems to be draining fine 
I lifted the carpet in the drivers footwell and it was dry underneath and no sign of water dripping or flowing 
I then found that the door to the pollen filter holder was missing a screw and was slightly open ( I managed to re secure it using a spare screw) 
I tried not using the air con for a couple of days ( no rain either ) and the carpet still had a mist of water on the top 
E bay tended to suggest a blocked pollen filter might be the issue ( it was changed about 11 month ago ) 
Does any body know if this could be the issue especially if the door to the pollen filter was slightly open ( as it’s a year old I might just change it anyway) 
apologies for the long post but any help advice would be appreciated 

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Drivers footwell getting wet 4 months 3 weeks ago #4

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After reading your feedback I think it may not be an airconditioning related problem. It may be a small leak on your heater radiator. Only way, other than stripping everything, to faultfind will be to block the in- and outlet water hoses possible. If it is a heater leak then you maybe in for some major work. Good luck.
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Drivers footwell getting wet 4 months 3 weeks ago #5

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Thank you for your feedback 
that was something I hadn’t considered I’ll keep an eye on the water level which seems to have been ok up to now but you never know 
Hopefully it will be about £20 for a pollen filter versus a kings ransom for a heater matrix 

Thank you everyone for views and thoughts I will update further when I hopefully get a resolution 

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