Car Aircon Services

Car Aircon Services - Brampton

The air conditioning system enures top air conditioning comfort during your car journeys - 12 months a year! The temperature inside your vehicle is pleasantly constant. This means you can concentrate for longer and arrive at your destination safely.Here at CarAircon Services we have years of experience supplying and servicing both commercial and vehicle air conditioning systems.

We provide a mobile service so we can visit you to perform your service.Please take a look at our products and services pages for more information.If you would like to talk about your requirements please contact us using one of the methods on our contact page CarAirConServices.com are proud sponsors of Mark Willis at Willismotorsport. Please click on the image below for more details.In contrast to what some vehicle manufacturers say, vehicle air conditioning systems must be serviced regularly. Every year, up to 10% of the refrigerant is lost from the system naturally through hoses and connection elements. This means that the cooling capacity is noticeably reduced after only three years. In addition, the refrigerant that circulates through the air conditioning system serves as a carrier medium for oil that is also in the system.

The air conditioning compressor requires this oil as a lubricant. If there is not enough refrigerant in the system the compressor may no longer be sufficiently lubricated. This can lead to compressor failure. The necessary repairs can quickly run up a bill of £700+.This can be avoided if the air conditioning system is checked once a year. In addition, the refrigerant absorbs humidity from the outside via the hoses. Part of this humidity can be trapped by the dryer in the air conditioning system. The saturation point, however, has been reached after 2 years of operation. If the dryer is not replaced regularly, the high water volume in the system will lead to corrosion. Increased wear and mechanical damage to system components are bound to follow. The expansion valve could also ice up. This can lead to considerable problems even up to complete failure of the air conditioning system. High repair costs can be avoided by replacing the dryer regularly.Since the air flow through the interior filter is reduced the more it is used, regular replacement is necessary and prescribed by the vehicle manufacturers.

A blocked interior filter can destroy the fan motor.Fogged windows are often caused by a soiled filter.Unpleasant smells can also originate from the interior filter.The interior filter is usually made of micro-fleece material that filters dust, dirt and pollen out of the air. In the case of an active carbon interior filter, gaseous pollutants (hydrocarbon compounds, ozone) are also filtered out. When you consider that up to 300 cubic metres of outside air flow though the filter per hour, you can imagine that the 'saturation point' has been reached after approx 1 year or 15,000km and that the filter needs replacing. If this doesn't happen, air throughput will be reduced. This puts more strain on the interior fan motor and can destroy it in exteme cases due to overheating.

A further result of a soiled filter is that the windows fog up due to humid air inside the vehicle. In time, the dirst particles trapped by the filter react with the air humidity. When the filter is too old, this can also lead to unpleasant smells developing.The filter/dryer removes humidity and dirt particles from the air conditioning system to protect it from damage and guarantee optimum cooling performance.Part of the humidity from the air conditioning system can be trapped by the filter/dryer, which can also be known as an accumulator depending on the system. The saturation point as been reached after approx. 2 yrs of operation. If the dryer is not replaced regularly, the high water volume in the system will lead to corrosion. Increased wear and mechanical damage to system components are bound to follow.

The expansion valve could also ice up. This can lead to considerable problems up to complete failure of the air conditioning system.The refrigerant is discharged.The dryer is replaced (every 2 years).The system is evacuated with a high vacuum pump to remove moisture.Visual inspection of all components, monitoring of connection and drive elements as well as wiring and operating elements.The system is recharged with the correct amount of refrigerant specified by the manufacturer.The interior filter is checked/replaced (annually or every 15,000km)A functional and leak test is carried out on the whole system.The results of the individual test steps are documented. Fogging on the windows is nothing more that humidity in the air condensing on them - specific use of the air conditioning system can help here.In the cold, wet season, the air is generally damp, and we bring more humidity into the vehicle again and again on our clothes, wet shoes, and jackets. This effect is increased even more by human breath. And have a good look at your foot mat! There is often a 'lake' here, favouring even more window fogging. The air conditioning system dries the air in the vehicle interior, clearing the windows quickly. They clear even quicker if the circulation mode is selected first.This can be done in next to no time:Switch the air conditioning on.Direct the air flow only onto the windscreen.Press the recirculation button (in some vehicles this is not possible in combination with point 3 - continue with point 4)Set ventilation and heating to maximum

To warm and dry the air and clear the fogged windows as quickly as possible, the air conditioning system should be switched on before you begin your journey and the air flow directed at the windscreen. To prevent even more damp air entering the passenger compartment, recirculation mode should be chosen temporarily. We recommend setting fan speed to the highest level and the heating to maximum. Recirculation mode must be switched off again after a short time.In most cases the medium level is sufficient once the fogging has been cleared from the windows.The air conditioning system can then be switched off.