Car AC Aircon R1234YF Air Con Conditioning Top up Topup Refill Regas DIY Gas Kit

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If your car is manufactured from January 2017 you will have the latest refrigerant in your car. Some cars from 2014 also have the latest gas. If you look under your bonnet as shown in the picture below, there will be a label identifying which type of gas and how many grams of gas your car requires. With 250 centres that offer car air conditioningrefill or recharge services throughout the UK, you can be sure to find an ATS Euromaster AC recharge servicing centre near you. This solves one problem and creates a few new ones - and lots of money for many, now truly that is called progress in our disfunctional society? R1234yf is as efficient as R134a, with the same cooling capacity. R1234yf uses less fuel, producing 20-30% less CO2 emissions and therefore a significant decrease in carbon footprint when compared to R134a. R1234yf meets the EU MAC Directive requirement to use a refrigerant gas with a GWP of less than 150 in new vehicles. How is the EU MAC Directive relevant to R1234yf?

Most modern cars have air conditioning systems fitted as standard, keeping passengers cool during summer and helping to de-mist in winter by removing excess moisture from the cabin air. R1234yf is safe to use. It has undergone rigorous testing by third parties and car manufacturers, and is verified as safe to use. Electric vehicles use the same types of refrigerant gas as internal combustion engine vehicles with the majority requiring the newer R1234YF type of gas. Inefficient aircon systems which are low on refrigerant gas will cause your engine to work harder and thereby increase fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Therefore, to maintain efficiency it is recommended that you should recharge your air conditioning system every two years. Once the system has been thoroughly cleansed our technicians will inject new oil, dye and refrigerant gas and take a temperature reading again to ensure that the De-Mist has made a difference to the cold air temperature.R1234yf is not a retrofit option for vehicles using R134a. R1234yf has an ASHRAE class A2L which means it’s mildly flammable. It has been extensively tested by third parties and car manufacturers to verify it is safe to use.

It is recommended that you should recharge your air conditioning system every 2 years with gas and lubricant to keep it running efficiently. This is not included as part of a routine car service - so it can often be overlooked. We encourage you to have your air conditioning recharged if your car is over 2 years old. How does charging a car air conditioner work? The gas, called HFO-1234yf (also known as R-1234yf), replaces previous refrigerants, as it produces 98% With a GWP of less than 1, R1234yf meets the low GWP criteria comfortably and has a very low environmental impact. Permanently seals refrigerant Gas leaks both in metal and rubber components of A/C and Refrigeration systemsThere are still numerous vehicles on the market with air-conditioning systems originally designed for refrigerant R12. 2001 marked the official final end of R12 in vehicle air-conditioning systems. Ever since then, R12 systems had to be converted during maintenance or repair work. R134a was and is used as replacement refrigerant besides several "drop-in" refrigerants (refrigerant mixtures). Once all the old refrigerant gas, oil and dye have been removed, the whole system is cleaned with any moisture within withdrawn. All of our services are provided by our fully qualified, trained engineers specialising in air con recharge (regas), servicing, parts fitting, fault diagnosis, and repair of your car, van, and agricultural vehicles throughout the UK. The (maybe) irony is because this stuff is not an ozone depleting gas, any man and his dog were said to be able to work with it - but now you say that it is flammable, so no doubt "any man and his dog" will now come under different regulations and industry training units will be rubbing their hands, known as "win win" for some!

Let Kwik Fit recharge your air con while you wait. We will replace and recharge lubricant and refrigerant levels in line with your manufacturer’s recommendation. If we cannot improve the coolest vent temperature from your car by more than 10% when measured in degrees Celsius - then you pay nothing at all.* The workplace must be well ventilated for working on refrigerant circuits. Breathing in high concentrations of gaseous refrigerant can cause dizziness and even suffocation. Do not work on the refrigerant circuit from an inspection pit. As gaseous refrigerant is heavier than air, it can collect in high concentrations there. I've had a couple of older cars that have definitely needed this and the results have been good but it was anything but a "refresh", definitely more of a "fumigation" job Vehicles using R1234yf are expected to use less fuel and produce 20-30% less CO2 which means a significantly reduced carbon footprint. Air-con recharge or re-gas is the removing the old refrigerant gas from your air conditioning system and replacing it with new refrigerant gas, so that your vehicles air conditioning runs cold and efficient again.Items that are obviously damaged should be returned to base for inspection, report and rectification.