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YOUR RESEARCHAir-con recharge
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Test all good
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Had the air-con system recharged, cleaned and leak tested, all good..
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I changed both condensers and the drier but think I might have done the drier thing wrong ?
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You should use an inert gas to test the system under positive pressure, but most garages won't do this!
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It is also illegal for a technician to put refrigerant into a system with a known leak, so if they are following the letter of the law, they should test with a inert gas first...
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You should use an inert gas to test the system under positive pressure, but most garages won't do this!
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It is also illegal for a technician to put refrigerant into a system with a known leak, so if they are following the letter of the law, they should test with a inert gas first...
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The problem we have is that there are a few qualifications available to the motor trade, the basic is one that the supplier of A/C machines provide which teaches the tech's to use the machine and little else.
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I had mine done last summer whilst it was having a major service, best £60 I'd spent till I moved the car and noticed the dye on the garage floor ?
I even questioned him at the time saying if it wasn't leaking how come there's none in there ?
'It must have escaped" he said....... so it's leaking then ?
I changed both condensers and the drier but think I might have done the drier thing wrong ? As it wasn't vacuumed for 6 hours or boiled off ?
You want someone who understands the ac system and will help locate any leaks rather than a garage just looking to refill it. The machines can be manipulated with timings etc to make it appear it's no leak if for instance it's a very small pin hole leak, so you get it gassed, assume all is well and two weeks later it's gone!
The machine vacuums the system and then waits monitoring the negative pressure, the issue with this is that the system is under positive pressure under normal circumstances. the vacuum can actually seal a leak drawing them shut. When the refrigerant is put into the system this then pushes the leak in the opposite direction and can leak again.
You should use an inert gas to test the system under positive pressure, but most garages won't do this!
I don't know about the legalities. If you release it as a garage the fine is potentially huge, like £25k I think. I don't think as an individual you get fined although you're obviously a fool!
Again agree with this, it is against the law for a technician to deliberately release a refrigerant into the atmosphere with a GWP of 150 or higher. The newest refrigerants are a lot lower than this, but in the 996 it will be r134a with a GWP of 1300.
It is also illegal for a technician to put refrigerant into a system with a known leak, so if they are following the letter of the law, they should test with a inert gas first...
The problem we have is that there are a few qualifications available to the motor trade, the basic is one that the supplier of A/C machines provide which teaches the tech's to use the machine and little else.
The upper level explains each component and its functions. the effects on the environment the safe handling of the refrigerants, the laws and protocols that legislate the industry.
I often find once a tech starts to understand each component and how it works they start to change the way they work the machine and the way they do the A/C process. for instance i hear tech's tell me that the medium (PAG) oil works in all systems so thats what they put in every car.
Its compressor dependant and should always be checked. if a tech was to put the wrong oil in a hybrid, the car would go into a safe mode and need taking to a main dealer. Electric vehicles need a non conductive oil in case of the compressor shorting out, making the piecework live!
Fortunately, grills have been fitted to the front of the car protecting the rads and nothing was crushed due to poor jacking and time will tell if the condenser lasts!! Haven't driven for 3 weeks... Hopefully soon?
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