Servicing Air conditioning
Air con blowing warm? Usually it just needs regassing. An antibacterial clean is included.
Air con blowing warm? That is normal ageing, not necessarily a fault. Systems lose up to 10% of their refrigerant a year through microscopic seepage, so most cars need a regas every couple of years. We service both refrigerant types: R134a (most cars up to around 2016) for £72, and R1234yf (most newer cars) for £108. The newer gas really is dearer everywhere, so anyone quoting one cheap price for all cars is not telling you the whole story.
Air con is not just cooling. It dries the air, which is why it demists a windscreen in seconds. Running it year round also keeps the seals lubricated, so it is still working when summer arrives.
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Roughly every two years. If it is losing effectiveness sooner, there is likely a leak worth finding first.
Bacteria and mould on the evaporator behind the dash. An antibacterial clean sorts it, and running the system regularly helps stop it coming back.
Broadly, cars registered before around 2016 use R134a, and newer cars usually use R1234yf. We check your car's spec rather than guessing. The wrong gas is not a shortcut we will take.
If it is simply low from natural seepage, yes. If a component has failed or there is a leak, a regas alone is a temporary and wasteful fix. Our vacuum test tells us which situation you are in before you commit.
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