When condensation collects on your windshield and windows, it adds another chore to your morning routine as you try to remove it in order to see the road. Here are a few factors that may be causing condensation in your car and what you can do to reverse this annoying problem:
The Main Culprit
Condensation is a natural reaction to warm, moist air meeting a cool surface. When your vehicle is sealed up, it can create a greenhouse effect, which leads to condensation on your windows.
There are two ways you can stop this greenhouse effect from happening in your car. You can either make the air in your car hot enough to keep the moisture from separating from it or you can make it less moist in general. Heating up the air in your vehicle will make it less humid, which means less condensation.
Your Breath
The problem with trying to remove every moist and damp thing in your car is that your breath is one of the leading causes. Your breath contains a lot of moisture, and when it makes contact with your cool windows, that moisture collects as condensation.
To reduce the condensation caused by your breath, you can turn on your air conditioner’s defrost to remove some of the moisture in the air.
Sealed Windows
If you feel comfortable with doing so, leaving your windows cracked on sunny or warm days can allow the moisture in your car to circulate out of it. With all your windows up, the moisture has nowhere to go but your windows. We suggest not doing this at night, lest you want to replace your condensation problem with dew in the morning.
Using the Wrong Air Conditioner Setting
Whether it’s winter or summer, using your air conditioner is a great way to remove some of the moisture from your car. Unless you have it on the wrong setting.
Most cars have a recirculation setting that is engaged through a button that often depicts a car with a C-shaped arrow inside. With this button engaged, your recirculation setting is as well, which means that the same air — and moisture — is getting cycled through your cabin. Release this feature to get new air from the outside world, which will reduce the condensation in your car.
Leaving Damp Things in Your Car
The more damp things in your car, the more moisture and condensation your car’s air will have. This includes everything from carpeting, shoes, coffee, food, and even trash. Try to dry out or remove as many of these things from your vehicle as possible to reduce the amount of condensation on your windows and windshield. You might also consider keeping a moisture absorber in your car to draw the moisture from the air and away from your windows.
Hopefully, these tips can help you save a little time and work in the mornings. It may be difficult to completely remove condensation from your car, but you can lower the rate at which it happens by keeping in mind these causes.
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