air con

curlytop12

hello, can you "re gas" air con in your car by yourself or is it a specialist job?
if you can,how?
thanks:money:

BenL

Halfords appear to have a kit for diy

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_201507_langId_-1_categoryId_165632

£50 plus £10 deposit on the can for environmental reasons.

Seems a bit excessive and can probably be beaten on price easily by going elsewhere.

I see signs for a guy local to me who does the re-charge for £45.

Kwik fit often have offers on their recharge service, probably cheaper than Halfords cans as well.

Ben

cyclonebri1

Go to a specialist and he'll dye test it for leaks for you, pointless just regassing, if the old stuff got out, the new will

BillScarab

The stuff Halfirds sell has a sealant in it to try and fix any leaks. Personally I wouldn't bother though as it's no cheaper than going to a specilaist.

Evilm

Don't use Kwik Fit, find a local garage to do it. DIY doesn't seem to be any cheaper than garages and even dealerships will do an aircon service including recharge for £99 or so.

harveybobbles

KF will be the cheapest, but you'll come out of there with new tyres, discs and pads...

Find an aircon specialist.

Polar AirCon are good. They are based in the NW.

cyclonebri1

Another anti Crick kwap thread, don't you love 'em?


Well actually I do, :T:T:T. One day the message may get through.

Harry_Flashman

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

pointless just regassing, if the old stuff got out, the new will

Not so. The system loses gas as a matter of course. I forget the exact figures, but it's normal for a system to be regassed at around five years.

cyclonebri1

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

Not so. The system loses gas as a matter of course. I forget the exact figures, but it's normal for a system to be regassed at around five years.

And not so Harry.

I hate air con. well I don't hate it. I just don't see the need over here. All my last few cars had AC, (by chance), hardly used, and still working at 8/9 years old when sold on.

My good lady loves it, has a 2.5 year old car and it's packed up again. No rules I'm afraid,

Harry_Flashman

OK, maybe I should have said - it ain't unusual, it's to be expected, don't be surprised, etc, etc.

datostar

BenL wrote: »

Halfords appear to have a kit for diy

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_201507_langId_-1_categoryId_165632

£50 plus £10 deposit on the can for environmental reasons.

Seems a bit excessive and can probably be beaten on price easily by going elsewhere.

I see signs for a guy local to me who does the re-charge for £45.

Kwik fit often have offers on their recharge service, probably cheaper than Halfords cans as well.

Ben

I used the Halfords kit after my aircon had virtually stopped working. Recharge only used half the can contents so there's enough left for another one when necessary. They also sell just the recharge can if you've already got the hose and gauge which come with the full kit. Perfectly happy with it.