dwalsh1
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TBH I thought it was going to be dearer.
Air con not working
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Colonial
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Always nice to hear of a positive result!
James Rogers
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If it worked last summer and it's out of gas now then I'd say there will be a leak somewhere and you'll be in the same position next summer getting it topped up again!! If you get the leak sorted it should just be a one off cost!!
dwalsh1
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I read somewhere probably on this thread "use it or lose it" I didn't use it. There was some geezer in a very loud Subaru also waiting for a re charge. Surely he didn't have a leak as well?
Spot on. Set the heater diverter to the screen/floor position and the AC pump runs automatically. So then the "use it or loose it" saying doesn't apply!
dwalsh1
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I had a feeling they made a mistake with the £30 they charged me but you've just confirmed they didn't. Strange why their website says different.
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I think they mean the extra £10 is to flush and sterilize the system before recharge
dwalsh1
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I booked mine a week in advance.
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I took mine to Kwik fit as they do the money back guarantee. It had been dead for over a year due to not being used enough, so I had the recharge and anti bacterial clean, works a treat now. And yes it will lose its coolant if you don't use it.
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dwalsh1
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Nice. How much Mike.
Skinny Mike
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The advertised price is £49.99, but if you tell them you've seen it for £40 they just knock a tenner off. Lad at work took a picture of a garage sign that said £30 and they price matched that.
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Just come back from Halfrauds and got seen to immediately. Guy picked up a can, walked to my FL and connected the short hose which was connected to the can and after switching on the air conditioning he said, "look, it is almost full, I won't be able to improve on that". So no recharge done.
So now I am asking is there anything wrong with my air con. It definitley puts out cold air but not nearly as cold as it has been previously.
It certainly cannot cope with the current weather we are having. I have to open windows.
Could there be something wrong or was this guy just an untrained, unknowing oaf?
I have had the car for around 5 years and I have never had the air con recharged in that time.
So now I am asking is there anything wrong with my air con. It definitley puts out cold air but not nearly as cold as it has been previously.
It certainly cannot cope with the current weather we are having. I have to open windows.
Could there be something wrong or was this guy just an untrained, unknowing oaf?
I have had the car for around 5 years and I have never had the air con recharged in that time.
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Did anyone have the output temperature measured using a meter after the air con was regassed?
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Sounds like it needs a gas replacement. I use quikfit for AC work. It's the only thing I'd let them touch. But they do vac out the system and recharge with fresh gas for £50.
I could do that myself
Try Quikfit. They have the proper equipment and test the results after the work is done.
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how you figure unless there is a leak. Here we don't us AC in a car for about 6-7 months in a year. and our house ac only gets used maybe 2-3 months in a year.
