Air Conditioning

Have you ever noticed bad smells when you switch on your heaters or air conditioning, especially at the height of summer when you turn on your air conditioning for the first time?

While a bad smell is not exactly desirable, the cause is somewhat more serious, potentially harmful to your health, and a common cause of respiratory tract infections. Your air conditioning vent system is an ideal breeding ground for germs such as Legionella, black mold, and fungi due to the condensation resulting from rapid airflow temperature changes on surfaces. When activating the heating and ventilation system in your vehicle, you are blowing around these nasty things and breathing them in. It probably wouldn't occur to you that a recent sore throat or cough was caused by a recent journey in a car.

Autosolutions AE, AC efficiency test

Photo: AC Efficiency test


We can perform a full air conditioning internal antibacterial system deep clean using an ultrasonic nebuliser and a chemical that sanitises and deodorises the entire heating and air conditioning system, along with the interior of your vehicle. The chemical is atomised via a nebuliser placed on the seat inside your vehicle with all the doors closed. Using the car's blower function on recirculate, the chemical is drawn in and circulated through the vents and around the vehicle to every surface and corner, ensuring a thorough clean. The air then circulates back through the cabin filter, which will catch airborne germs. For the process to be fully successful and to also increase the efficiency of your heating and ventilation system, it is necessary to replace your cabin filter.

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Heating and ventilation systems

Here at Autosolutions AE, we can diagnose, repair, and regas your air conditioning system. Whether it requires a regas after failing the climate efficiency test or a complete system overhaul, we have all the necessary diagnostic equipment and state-of-the-art air conditioning machines to ensure your system is working at full efficiency.

Electric and hybrid vehicle air conditioning

Some manufacturers use air conditioning refrigerant to cool the batteries on electric and hybrid vehicles instead of coolant, which is used in normal petrol or diesel engines. It is imperative that this system runs efficiently to avoid affecting the range and performance or even causing premature failure of the batteries. As part of our electric car repairs, we can perform general diagnosis and repair on these systems that use refrigerant/gas, using state-of-the-art air conditioning machines and the manufacturer's own diagnostic systems.

 

Image of a vehicle with its hood open, showcasing diagnostic equipment and tools, including a warning sign indicating

Photo: Air Conditioning electric vehicle

Car undergoing maintenance with an open hood, featuring a Snap-on work mat, diagnostic equipment, and an air conditioning refrigerant machine.

Photo: Air Conditioning hybrid vehicle

 

What you get:

  • Climate efficiency test, with a print-out of how well the system is operating
  • Receiver dryer replacement and flush, one of the main causes of inefficient AC systems
  • Accumulator replacement with flush (another cause of inefficiency)
  • Pollen filter and belts service
  • Internal disinfection, including for Legionnaire's disease
  • R134a gas charging and replacement (this is primarily used for vehicles made before 2014)
  • R1234yf gas charging and replacement (this is for vehicles from 2014 onwards)
  • CO2 gas charging and replacement for specialist air conditioning systems
  • Replacement of electric vehicle battery refrigerant to manufacturer specifications
  • Fixed orifice tubes, thermal expansion valves and condenser and evaporator replacement
  • Nitrogen pressure test to identify very slow system leaks

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Vehicle electrical scan with original manufacturer equipment with every Air Conditioning Repair

We are fully IMI approved for air conditioning diagnosis, repair and handling.