Air Con recharge

[AndyCook]

The aircon is that chilly anymore in my 'cruiser

and since we are heading on our way towards Spain tomorrow, I thought I might sort that out.

So the options seem to be a DIY kit from halfords or get it sorted somewhere like Kwikfit.

I could stop by at Kwikfit in Elgin tomorrow or Worksop on Monday. Does it take them long to do it?

and is getting it recharged by kwikfit usually a better option than the DIY approach?,
i dont think there is much saving in the DIY method either?

 

[Chris]

Andy, check out Autokool at Barlborough, Chesterfield. Jnt 30 of M1. Mins away from Worksop. I had a full jobbie for £50. They did a pressure test first. Mine was completely empty so a top up might be less. You can use those cans, but Autokool sell them. Instead of being Halfords £40 touch they are about £16 last time I looked. Took about 15 mins. They suck any air out then put all the gas back in for a full treatment.

OK so since them, something has gone on mine and I have lost the lot! Need a leak test now. They were very friendly and accommodating. Their website is a bit odd - they sell AC stuff to the trade and you have to click around a bit to find the 'Oh so you you want to come here do you ... ' section.

Chris

 

[AndyCook]

Cheers Chris

always good to have a recommendation

sounds good - at first I thought not that road between worksop and chesterfield - it takes an age..
but Mrs Cook who if from Mansfield-Worksop said Barlborough is 1/2 way between Worksop-Chesterfield and the slow road is after that e.g. Stavely-Brimington

so reckon I will go there on Monday, as never too sure with the Kwikfit spanner monkeys..

ta
Andy

 

[J66P]

the only good thing with Kwik Fit is they offer a guaantee to do with making it colder or summat, if they dont make it colder you dont pay

 

[Chris]

All that Autokool do is vehicle cooling. No tyres, sunroofs etc. Just cooling.

Ring them though and make an appointment. Don't just turn up on spec.

Chris

 

[J66P]

they are good, they have done some retro fit work for us on new trucks and never had an issue

 

[Nuclear Chicken]

I used the ThinkFit service and it's not bad value. They connect up the machine, dial in the car detail from a software menu and the machine does the rest (purgeing, oil, regas etc etc). The guys themselves know diddly squat about air con so overall it's porbably better to go to a 'specialist'.

 

[AndyCook]

booked in for monday morning

 

[Ecoman]

There is a chap called Mike Scott near you that will come to your house/work etc to recharge your truck. He is damn good and reasonably priced. He will even work at the weekends at no extra charge.

Website - http://vehicle-air-conditioning-scotland.com/

Number - 01466 740343

 

[AndyCook]

cheers Bill

I will remember that for next time or if there is a leak in system
that place is right next to one of the farms I shoot on

he needs to fix typo on website - Hunkley!

 

[Ecoman]

I will tell him and extract the urine next time I see him