A sub-cooled condenser for use in an air conditioning system, comprising: a first header having a header partition dividing said first header into a first chamber and a second chamber; a second header having a header partition dividing said second header into a first header chamber and a second chamber; an upstream group of refrigerant tubes extending between and in hydraulic connection with said first chamber of said first header and said first chamber of said second header, thereby defining a condenser portion; a downstream group of refrigerant tubes extending between and in hydraulic connection with said second chamber of said first header and second chamber of said second header, thereby defining a sub-cooler portion; said condenser portion is located above said sub-cooler portion with respect to the direction of gravity; an elongated receiver housing extending adjacently parallel to said second header, wherein said receiver housing includes a first fluid port in hydraulic connection with said condenser portion for receiving a refrigerant from said condenser portion and a second fluid port in hydraulic connection with sub-cooler portion for discharging a refrigerant to said sub-cooler portion; and a refrigerant conduit disposed in said receiver housing, wherein said refrigerant conduit includes a top entry end and a bottom discharge end spaced from said top entry end, wherein said top entry end is in hydraulic communication with said first fluid port and said bottom discharge end is in hydraulic communication with said second fluid port; characterized in that said bottom discharge end extends below that of said second fluid port. a first header having a header partition dividing said first header into a first chamber and a second chamber; a second header having a header partition dividing said second header into a first header chamber and a second chamber; an upstream group of refrigerant tubes extending between and in hydraulic connection with said first chamber of said first header and said first chamber of said second header, thereby defining a condenser portion; a downstream group of refrigerant tubes extending between and in hydraulic connection with said second chamber of said first header and second chamber of said second header, thereby defining a sub-cooler portion; said condenser portion is located above said sub-cooler portion with respect to the direction of gravity; an elongated receiver housing extending adjacently parallel to said second header, wherein said receiver housing includes a first fluid port in hydraulic connection with said condenser portion for receiving a refrigerant from said condenser portion and a second fluid port in hydraulic connection with sub-cooler portion for discharging a refrigerant to said sub-cooler portion; and a refrigerant conduit disposed in said receiver housing, wherein said refrigerant conduit includes a top entry end and a bottom discharge end spaced from said top entry end, wherein said top entry end is in hydraulic communication with said first fluid port and said bottom discharge end is in hydraulic communication with said second fluid port; characterized in that said bottom discharge end extends below that of said second fluid port.