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Air Conditioning
We provide a mobile car air conditioning service
which involves coming to your home or work place to service your
cars air conditioning system.
Did
You Know….. If your car has air conditioning it needs to be serviced on an
annual basis, just like your engine does.
Did
You Also know….. that you need to use your air conditioning at least once a week for
at least half an hour, even in the winter (yes you can use your air
conditioning in the winter and also your heater at the same time).
Many people do not know or have never been told this!
This is what could happen if you do not use it as
mentioned above.
Your
air conditioning has a pump which drives the gas around your air
conditioning system. Inside the pump there is oil, just like your
engine has oil, this oil needs to flow around the system to keep the
pipe joints lubricated. Around these joints are special rubber seals
and if these seals are left to dry out (because the pump is not
being used) then the gas which you have in your system will
eventually leak out of these seals causing your air conditioning to
stop working.
This is one of the main reasons for using the air
conditioning. The other one is that the pump also needs to be used
so that it too can be lubricated giving it less chance to seize up
costing you hundreds of pounds to replace it. There is one other
reason for using the air conditioning on a regular basis and this is
to slow the growth of mould and fungus building up in the
ventilation system (which we can treat).
A
Fact That Needs Clarifying…
Some people are afraid that the air conditioning uses
too much fuel. Right and Wrong.
If you use the air conditioning on the lowest fan
setting then you won’t notice much of a difference in your fuel
economy, however if you set the fan speed to maximum speed for a
long period of time then yes you will use more fuel. This is no
different to you leaving your windows open and causing a drag, this
also uses more fuel.
We are fully compliant with the
latest gas handling laws and hold an IMI award for gas handling. You
can view the certificates below. Click on each one to view.
For those of you who are interested to know what certain components
of the air conditioning are and what they do please feel free to
view the diagrams and brief information below.
Below is a diagram which shows the flow
of gas/liquid.

Compressor (PUMP)
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This is the compressor (pump) which
is commonly referred as the "the heart of
the system". The
job of the compressor is to compress and drive
the gas around the system. |
Condenser
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The condenser is normally situated at
the front of the vehicle. The high pressure hot gas leaving the
compressor passes through the condenser which is then cooled with
the cooling fan. As the gas is cooled it changes into a high
pressure liquid.
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Receiver Drier
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As the high pressure liquid leaves the
condenser it passes through the receiver drier. The main job of the
receiver drier is to remove moisture and filter out dirt and should
be replaced every time the air conditioning system has been
disturbed, for example when the compressor or condenser has been
replaced.
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This site was last updated
31-12-2011
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