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meegaveesix

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Aircon regassed
« on: 16 June 2007, 12:17:26 »
Took the Elite down to Kwik Fit today to get the air con regassed.  Not the first place I would have thought to get it done, but a bloody good deal.

Full regas for £44.95 and if the recharge doesn't drop the coldest temperature by at least 10% then there's no charge.

Rang round locally and prices ranged from £84 from Vauxhall on their "Summer deal"...cheapest I could get was £71 and that wasn't until Monday.  I can't praise Kwik Fit enough, friendly, fast and fitted me in at a moments notice, and I've got a fridge for a car now  :)
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Re: Aircon regassed
« Reply #1 on: 16 June 2007, 12:55:43 »
thats a good deal, wish i had gone to kwik fit now, went to a local place here in northampton and it cost me £65 plus vat.  :(
never mind i know next time.  :y
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« Reply #2 on: 16 June 2007, 13:08:48 »
I advised my neighbour not to go to Kwik Fit to have his aircon sorted.....he used a mobile guy i recomended instead.

Trouble is with Kwik Fit , altho a decent price, they dont test for leaks, they dont 'vac' out the system first, they dont add dye with the oil (not even sure they add oil!).

I rang and asked what they did for the £45.......

I hope it hasnt got a leak and stays working for you  :y
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« Reply #3 on: 16 June 2007, 13:44:11 »
10% - at least 28 degrees drop :o 8-)
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Re: Aircon regassed
« Reply #4 on: 16 June 2007, 14:08:42 »
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10% - at least 28 degrees drop :o 8-)
Eh? yours runing at 280 degrees? Thats what I call global warming...
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Re: Aircon regassed
« Reply #5 on: 16 June 2007, 14:18:35 »
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I advised my neighbour not to go to Kwik Fit to have his aircon sorted.....he used a mobile guy i recomended instead.

Trouble is with Kwik Fit , altho a decent price, they dont test for leaks, they dont 'vac' out the system first, they dont add dye with the oil (not even sure they add oil!).

I rang and asked what they did for the £45.......

I hope it hasnt got a leak and stays working for you  :y

They vac'd it for 20 minutes before regassing.  I knew it didn't have any leaks, had it checked this morning by my mates garage.  That's why I went budget...I knew all it needed was a regas.  Oh, and they did add oil....they added 950grams of gas and 25 cubic cm of oil.
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« Reply #6 on: 16 June 2007, 15:59:14 »
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10% - at least 28 degrees drop :o 8-)
Eh? yours runing at 280 degrees? Thats what I call global warming...

Lets say it can get 20 centigrade 10% lower temperature is -9 centigrade.
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Re: Aircon regassed
« Reply #7 on: 16 June 2007, 16:00:42 »
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10% - at least 28 degrees drop :o 8-)
Eh? yours runing at 280 degrees? Thats what I call global warming...

Lets say it can get 20 centigrade 10% lower temperature is -9 centigrade.
Eh?

My maths makes it 18C...
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« Reply #8 on: 16 June 2007, 16:09:54 »
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10% - at least 28 degrees drop :o 8-)
Eh? yours runing at 280 degrees? Thats what I call global warming...

Lets say it can get 20 centigrade 10% lower temperature is -9 centigrade.
Eh?

My maths makes it 18C...


20C is 293 absolute so 10% off is 264 absolute which is -9C.

You can't start anywhere but at absolute 0 otherwise it is not correct.

They should have said 2 degrees or something like that rather than leave themselves open to anyone who remembers their O level or A level physics, as I got a good grade at A level.

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Re: Aircon regassed
« Reply #9 on: 16 June 2007, 16:41:16 »
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10% - at least 28 degrees drop :o 8-)
Eh? yours runing at 280 degrees? Thats what I call global warming...

Lets say it can get 20 centigrade 10% lower temperature is -9 centigrade.
Eh?

My maths makes it 18C...


20C is 293 absolute so 10% off is 264 absolute which is -9C.

You can't start anywhere but at absolute 0 otherwise it is not correct.

They should have said 2 degrees or something like that rather than leave themselves open to anyone who remembers their O level or A level physics, as I got a good grade at A level.

Only engineers work in K, and you cannot call TwitFit engineers. I think they would easily get away with it in court.
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« Reply #10 on: 16 June 2007, 19:03:46 »
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10% - at least 28 degrees drop :o 8-)
Eh? yours runing at 280 degrees? Thats what I call global warming...

Lets say it can get 20 centigrade 10% lower temperature is -9 centigrade.
Eh?

My maths makes it 18C...


20C is 293 absolute so 10% off is 264 absolute which is -9C.

You can't start anywhere but at absolute 0 otherwise it is not correct.

They should have said 2 degrees or something like that rather than leave themselves open to anyone who remembers their O level or A level physics, as I got a good grade at A level.

Only engineers work in K, and you cannot call TwitFit engineers. I think they would easily get away with it in court.

And what is wrong with K bring in percentages and you HAVE too - I can't understand  Farenheight though
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Re: Aircon regassed
« Reply #11 on: 16 June 2007, 20:32:08 »
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 I can't understand  Farenheight though

You would if you had a temp of 103 deg F  ;D  :y
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« Reply #12 on: 16 June 2007, 20:38:04 »
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I advised my neighbour not to go to Kwik Fit to have his aircon sorted.....he used a mobile guy i recomended instead.

Trouble is with Kwik Fit , altho a decent price, they dont test for leaks, they dont 'vac' out the system first, they dont add dye with the oil (not even sure they add oil!).

I rang and asked what they did for the £45.......

I hope it hasnt got a leak and stays working for you  :y

They vac'd it for 20 minutes before regassing.  I knew it didn't have any leaks, had it checked this morning by my mates garage.  That's why I went budget...I knew all it needed was a regas.  Oh, and they did add oil....they added 950grams of gas and 25 cubic cm of oil.

Im am suprised, my local kwikfit, said they gassed it, i asked about the the other stuff, they said nope only gass added......but from the sounds of it your kwit fit did a proper job....tho it would have been nice if they had added dye.....in the case of future leaks  :y
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Re: Aircon regassed
« Reply #13 on: 16 June 2007, 20:56:50 »
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 I can't understand  Farenheight though

You would if you had a temp of 103 deg F  ;D  :y
I had 105 once, apparently at 107 you are dead  :o
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Re: Aircon regassed
« Reply #14 on: 17 June 2007, 00:09:04 »
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i asked about the the other stuff, they said nope only gass added

They hook it up to an automated machine that does everything, which is why they didn't have a clue..

OK if you're sure it only needs a re-gas but hopeless if you've got another problem as where an air con specialist will be able to fault find, Thick Fit will shrug their shoulders and give you a refund. Or in my case, send you packing with no refund and let you extract it from them by snotty letters.

Which Kwik Fit branch was that at, out of interest, meegaveesix?

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