If air conditioner efficiency improves when it rains outside, why don't all air conditioners include water sprayers to help cool them?

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Good guess but it doesn't work quite like that. It's very interesting, check it out: https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QXc1_R_aCCg/V3VnKmxM91I/AAAAAAAAARc/0nYP3Gw9niIMJdPSxD_IK0DZFuD64N9MgCLcB/s1600/CR-BG-Central-Air-Browser-Illo.jpg

We're talking about removing heat from the condenser, #3 in the diagram. Which is normally done with just dry air outside, and a fan, and a radiator. But if you sprayed some water on there too, the heat might leave even more quickly...