Thread: Caravan aircon regas?

It'd be R22 in that old girl Pedro.
The wholesale price has gone through the roof (due to import restrictions) but there are hundreds of kg being recovered daily and stockpiled by fridgies, so if you can find a compliant fridgie you can get refrigerant at mates rates as it hasn't cost them a cent except for the time and use of their recovery machine.
A 'drop in' refrigerant such as DuPont's MO99 would work well too, and R407c could be an option as well, a number of chillers I work on use R407c as a modern alternative to R22. I believe Scary uses it a fair bit too.

You'll need a domestic/commercial air conditioning or refrigeration tech to look at it, our car a/c mates don't have the right gas and probably not the right service fittings. (1/4" SAE, the same as the old R12 car ones)

Rick what would be a good service interval? I have a aircommand ibis and after 3 years ( gets used a lot) is it worthwhile?

Jc

Have a look at the hychill website... I have a feeling bang gas will work. Most of us DIY guys have a few kg of bang gas in our sheds. It's no big deal to unscrew the quick release fittings on your A/C setup, leak test and recharge the A/C. Do you know hte charge weight though ?

seeya
Shaen L.,

Cant think of anything more dangerous Shayne??
I would never use LPG in any aircon.May as well leave the gas turned on whilst touring,would save turning it on and off every day.
Andrew

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Have a look at the hychill website... I have a feeling bang gas will work. Most of us DIY guys have a few kg of bang gas in our sheds. It's no big deal to unscrew the quick release fittings on your A/C setup, leak test and recharge the A/C. Do you know hte charge weight though ?

seeya
Shaen L.,

It won't work, the old unit will be on R22, read my post above.

Originally Posted by justinc

Rick what would be a good service interval? I have a aircommand ibis and after 3 years ( gets used a lot) is it worthwhile?

Jc

JC, keep the filters and evap clean, run some warm water and detergent down the drain before summer and make sure the condenser is clear.

If it's still cooling ok, leave it alone.

anyone with a clever idea on how to access a caravan air con?
skyhook?

so Rick,, you finally killed those bugs,,,
public opinion get the better of you?