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 . <EOS>