Air-con

[Dazza1]

I had my mate recharge my air-con this mornin and it had 100g's less gas in then it should have. Just shows they don't fill it up when it's made

 

[poweller23]

How old is your car though ? As u do lose so much over time as you are meant to have have your air con services every 2 years

 

[Dazza1]

Mine is 2 years old today. It took 40 minutes to do

 

[poweller23]

Well that would be about right then they reckon you lose so much of the gas a year and recommend to have them refilled every 2 year but it can also depend on how much u use it to how much gas it needs when it's refilled

 

[singlespeed]

Not using it can cause the seals on the AC compressor to dry out and then leak

 

[poweller23]

That's why when we do it at work we use a uv die to check for leaks

 

[Dazza1]

Mine ain't leaking my mate said cos the machine picks it up

 

[mbk]

I don't think I've ever used the air con on any of my cars. Guess it pays to turn it on once a week?

 

[maggi200]

Definitely does help.

I'm glad I own a cup. What with the issues less to to wrong

 

[mbk]

I wish car manufacturers would just let remove things you have no interest in. I'd happily have settled for no air con in my soon to be arriving ph2 133.

 

[JE_GT]

How much is it to re-gas a system?

 

[poweller23]

Most places charge around £50

 

[Dazza1]

I paid £25

 

[jra3d]

I paid £25

Where oh where did you find this?

 

[singlespeed]

I paid £25

Where oh where did you find this?

I had my mate recharge my air-con this mornin and it had 100g's less gas in then it should have. Just shows they don't fill it up when it's made

 

[jra3d]

Shh I'm not with it today!

 

[gsidave]

All car makers only fill the system up with enough to make it work! You save 100g on every car that's a huge money making effort

 

[jra3d]

Need mine re-gassing as it dont blow cold anymore!

 

[gavin-h]

Not using it can cause the seals on the AC compressor to dry out and then leak

Mine's on permanently - even in winter, and never had a problem in over 2 years. :idea:

 

[Mr_Ben]

Definitely does help.

I'm glad I own a cup. What with the issues less to to wrong

Agreed we have natural aircon it's called windows