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Title: cheap air con top up
Post by: kingplym on 30 May 2009, 16:10:51

any one know of  a cheap air con top up in hertfordshire

thanx :y

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: Ziad on 30 May 2009, 16:45:39

Cheap top ups are not recommended kingplym. I think it's worth to have your a/c checked and regassed by a pro  :y

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: iggy21uk on 30 May 2009, 18:14:01

Kwik - Fit [sorry for swearing] do for a reasonable price

As for standard ?

Think they charge about £45.00 but may have gone up?

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: ScottieMV6 on 30 May 2009, 18:18:27

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Kwik - Fit [sorry for swearing] do for a reasonable price

As for standard ?

Think they charge about £45.00 but may have gone up?

You beat me to it Iggy. Local Kwik Fit (I know, I know) are doing recharge for £45 and if they can't recharge it then you don't pay!  :y

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: dbug on 31 May 2009, 15:32:37

Don't use Kwik Fit - they'll only break it up!!! :(

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: djm1964 on 31 May 2009, 15:57:22

KingPly you have pm  :y

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: zirk on 31 May 2009, 16:29:46

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KingPly you have pm  :y

Copy pm pls, mine needs doing this week.  :y :y

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: nick v6 on 31 May 2009, 17:32:55

do it yourself (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-AIR-CON-SYSTEM-REGAS-RE-GAS-REFILL-RECHARGE-AIRCON_W0QQitemZ230295397580QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item359eace4cc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2108%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50) :y

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 31 May 2009, 18:51:58

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do it yourself (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-AIR-CON-SYSTEM-REGAS-RE-GAS-REFILL-RECHARGE-AIRCON_W0QQitemZ230295397580QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item359eace4cc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2108%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50) :y

You kinda need specialist kit....  :-/

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: Turk on 31 May 2009, 21:36:43

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do it yourself (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-AIR-CON-SYSTEM-REGAS-RE-GAS-REFILL-RECHARGE-AIRCON_W0QQitemZ230295397580QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item359eace4cc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2108%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50) :y

Not worth it unless you have the correct kit to remove old gas and re-charge with correct measures of gas and oil.
And certainly not with that absolute pants kit from Halfrauds  >:(
Knowingly venting refrigeration gas to the atmosphere carries a hefty fine...and when I say hefty, I mean £30k rings a bell. 

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: beemerdevil on 02 June 2009, 20:10:41

http://www.coolcaraircon.co.uk/

i used these - very very good - checked it all, checked for leaks, emptied and cleaned, re gassed fully, checked again - freezing and totally efficient. cant remember cost...think about 80 or 90 quid but well worth it. :y :y

dont use cheapie top ups...false economy and half of them dont do it properly.

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: kingplym on 02 June 2009, 22:08:24

all advice taken and noted

thanx :y

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: kingplym on 03 June 2009, 05:18:26

i spoke to someone last night and he said he has a friend who re-gases refrigerators and that he top up his friends before for a tenner?

i suppose this is technically the same process, so it should be  ok, shouldnt it? :-/

any help :y

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: TheBoy on 03 June 2009, 12:34:50

Done properly, which shitfit often don't, you want to be vaccing it for 45-60m, then checking it holds the vac (so no major leaks), then refilling.

Don't even think of diy, it needs special equipment to properly do it.

Title: Re: cheap air con top up
Post by: raywilb on 03 June 2009, 16:16:27

diy jobbies - had two in the past ended up going to a specialist £ 45 ( now has offered to check mine re-gas for £30 ) he,s mobile and remembers me from the past two years.  :)