'99 Xantia air con
Moderator: RichardW
'99 Xantia air con
Looks like the hot weather is really causing the faults to appear with a/c systems, including mine and I wonder if one of you clued-up electrical/electronic/a/c wizards can help me. It goes like this, a/c to auto between 22 & 18, start up, slight dwell, a/c starts, magic. Doesn't cool down fast enough so push fan slide switch from auto to stop and then to full blast, fan runs up to full blast and then cuts out; 2/3 min. delay fan starts on full blast. However, it was very hot today with 36 showing as outside temp. Temperature slider to the blue zone on auto, no prob. Fan slide switch to full blast, cuts out, 2/3 min. delay, fan starts but cuts out, 2/3 min delay, fan starts and cuts out. To my untutored mind this indicates a thermal overload tripping but advice and/or help gratefully received. The system was regassed this year.
Could be overcharged, contaminated by moisture, had air get in the system or the receiver dryer may need replacing.
The temperature of the condensor may give you some clue as high pressure usually = high temp but again more than one of the above problems will display that symptom but there's not much you can do if you're not a trained refrigeration mechanic and don't have the equipment to test and repair. You'd be only guessing and there's little you could do to rectify it.
Take it back to where it was regassed. Surely they have some kind of warranty on their work?
Alan S
The temperature of the condensor may give you some clue as high pressure usually = high temp but again more than one of the above problems will display that symptom but there's not much you can do if you're not a trained refrigeration mechanic and don't have the equipment to test and repair. You'd be only guessing and there's little you could do to rectify it.
Take it back to where it was regassed. Surely they have some kind of warranty on their work?
Alan S