Caldina ST215w Air-con

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Caldina ST215w Air-con

Postby Warren » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:34 am

With this crappy humid weather lately it's no good just having the windows down and sunroof open. Just get blasted with hot air!

Not sure about anyone elses Caldina but I don't think my air-con unit is working properly. I set it to as cold as it can go and put the a/c on and all I get is warm air. I leave for a bit incase it needs a bit of time but to no avail.
In the winter if I want some heat I don't even have to get the temperature that high for it to warm the inside of the car, about 18-20 degrees will do it.

What's wrong with my air-con? :(

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Postby FXGTV » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:44 am

May just need to be re-gassed and cleaned out.
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Postby Warren » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:02 pm

Cool. Was just talking to a guy at work who suggeted the same thing.
Do you know of any places that could do this?

EDIT: Just noticed you live in Aussie, so you may not know of anyone in Auckland :P
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Postby Heylin » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:09 pm

I would reccomend Cool Car in Auckland, I used them down here in Hamilton, great company and really know their stuff.

They will check for leaks and then regas your system youre looking at about

$160 for the regas, oil and dye for future trouble shooting.

Would also reccomend spending an extra $50-$60 and getting a new drier. Moisture in the system is not good.

You should get your aircon serviced every 2 years.

Using it regularly help move the gas (and oil) around the system which keeps the orgins lubricated and stops them from drying out (which causes leaks).
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