Vehicle Climate Solutions

Air Conditioning & Climate Control for Cars, Vans, Coaches, Lorries and Agricultural Vehicles

Who We Are and What We Do

Who We Are

Founded in 2006, we are an independent, family Air Conditioning company, dedicated to offering a great service at reasonable prices.

Stuart started his engineering career over 30 years ago completing 16 years as a Royal Naval Engineer.

As a time served engineer you can be completely confident that you are in capable hands.

What We Do

As a Refcom certified Air Conditioning company, we offer air conditioning maintenance, repair, servicing and refrigerant recharge to the automotive industry.

We are a mobile Air Conditioning company and our vehicles carry a fully automatic diagnostic and commissioning unit, allowing us to bring our services to you, at your convenience.

How it Works

Air conditioning systems operate in much the same way as a refrigerator, by a process of heat transfer from one area to another. All air conditioning systems have some common components:

• Compressor

• Condenser

• Receiver, drier, or accumulator

• Expansion valve or orifice tube

• Evaporator

The air conditioning system uses a refrigerant that changes between gaseous and liquid states.

The compressor pumps the high pressure high temperature gaseous state refrigerant into the condenser where it changes state to a high pressure liquid.

This liquid is cycled through a refrigerant line to a filter drier where a desiccant removes any moisture that may be in the system.

Refrigerant then flows through the expansion valve where it changes state to a low pressure liquid.

The low pressure liquid flows through the evaporator where a fan blows air into the inside of the car over the fins of the evaporator thus cooling the air and in the process the refrigerant changes state again into a low pressure gas to return to the compressor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I have my vehicle's Air Conditioning system serviced?

Vehicle Air Conditioning systems lose up to 20% of their refrigerant per year. Manufacturers recommend that your system is serviced every two years.

The Air Conditioning compressor is lubricated by oil in the system and the compressor is cooled by the refrigerant. This oil mixes with and is carried around the system by the refrigerant. If the refrigerant charge is low there may be insufficient oil in the system, which can lead to internal system damage and some costly repairs. It should also be serviced regularly to remove the contaminants that are produced as a by-product of the Air Conditioning process, such as moisture, acids and debris.

Why does my vehicle's Air Conditioning system lose gas over time?

Your vehicle Air Conditioning system loses refrigerant over time because some of the systems seals and component joints leak as a result of the engine movement and the vehicle's body vibrations when it is driven.

Should I run my vehicle's Air Conditioning system during the winter?

Yes. Your air conditioning system acts as a dehumidifier therefore assists in keeping the interior of the vehicle dry reducing the amount of condensation and ice on the inside of wind screen during the colder mornings. Operating the air conditioning all year round helps to keep the system seals lubricated and in good condition, minimising the amount of refrigerant leakage.

Services and Prices

Vehicle Climate Solutions will first check that your vehicle air conditioning system has refrigerant in it by checking its operation and/or by checking the refrigerant pressure. Vehicle Climate Solutions use a modern computer controlled Air Conditioning Servicing Station to fully service the system in your vehicle. The process is as follows;

The quantity of refrigerant required by your vehicle is input into the service station.
The refrigerant is reclaimed and filtered and stored in the service station reclaim bottle.
The vehicles air conditioning system is evacuated (a vacuum pump removes any moisture that maybe in the system) as part of the re-commissioning routine.
Any oil that is removed from the system is replaced with fresh oil.
The service station replaces the exact quantity of refrigerant required into the system.

If there is no refrigerant in the system there may be a large leak that will need further investigation by carrying out a pressure test using Nitrogen.

Car Service: From £55 plus cost of the additional refrigerant.

Most cars contain between 500 and 800 grams of refrigerant. (2019 cost of refrigerant currently £45/Kg)

Car Pressure test: From £40

Should the vehicle require a pressure test due to loss of refrigerant, Nitrogen and a leak dye kit may be required to identify the leak. Further advise will then be given in regards to repairs required.

Prices for Buses, Coaches, Lorries and Agricultural Vehicles: Prices upon request. Please call or email for more information.

Gallery

Automated refrigerant recharge and commissioning unit offering refrigerant removal, evacuation, oil replenishment, refrigerant recharge and information printout