Hi
My Aircon is not working so i called one of those mobile gassing guys and he gassed it up but the compressor would not click in .

he said he cant get involved with the compressor issues and left me £75 down :-(

I have checked the fuses and the relay but nothing wrong there , i also checked the current to the compressor and nothing ..

so I guess my question is what else can I check / do to get the current to the compressor ?

any help would be appreciated ...


thanks

 

Could be pressure switch. It's in the system somewhere and senses low pressure and cuts the pump out to avoid damage. A bit of simple fault finding is all it takes, i think he ripped you off to be honest. You paid him to fix your air con and he hasn't done so!

 

That's what i said mate , but his answer was "you paid me to gas it up and i did"... wont be using him again ...

 

should of told him to take it back out then as its broken

 

Did mobile man have a chunky looking machine (proper kit) or a bottle of gas and some gauges?



IME its most unlikely (but not impossible) to be a mechanical faulty and should just require a gas service like this;

• Check for pressure and refrigerant in system.
• Recover and measure amounts of gas & oil remaining.
• Purge air from system.
• Deep vacuum system for a minimum of 30 minutes.
• Vacuum hold to check for minor leaks.
• Replace oil correct for the system.
• Charge with new refrigerant (correct amount for the system).
• Add UV dye to system so any future leaks can be detected and label car with information sticker.
• Run system and check pressures and performance.
• Print out of service information.

More...

 

how can i test the Low presure switch ?

 

anyone ?

 

iv got the same problem... my aircon only works if i have it on full blast which is not very clever but im having mine serviced next week as iv only just bought it, so il most likely ask the garage to look at it for me

 

£75 for a regas, there is no need to pay over £35