John Askew

I'VE NOTICED A FEW TOPICS ON AIR-CON PROBLEMS AND THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW ABOUT MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO RUNS A MOBILE AIR-CONDITIONING COMPANY BASED IN ESSEX CALLED AC-CARE. HIS NAME IS BOB BROWN AND HIS MOBILE NUMBER IS 07966-389073. HE HAS JUST DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF MY 98 SCOOBY, MY CONDENSOR KICKED THE BUCKET, WHICH HE REPLACED AND NOW THE AIR-CON DROPS TO 4 DEGREES - LOVELY!

I MAY BE BIASED BECAUSE HE'S THE MISSUS' FATHER BUT HE DOES DO A GOOD AND THOROUGH JOB, I KNOW YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. GIVE HIM A CALL AND MENTION SCOOBYNET AND ME AND HE'LL DO HIS BEST TO HELP YOU. JOHN.

Dougster

My condensor's gone also. Was it an expensive job and does he recommend using second had ones?

John Askew

HELLO MATE SORRY I HAVEN'T GOT BACK TO YOU EARLIER BEEN VERY BUSY. MY CONDENSOR COST ME ABOUT £260 FROM A SUBARU DEALER, ALSO NEEDED THE BOTTOM PIPE RUNNING FROM CONDENSOR TO DRYER WHICH WAS £65. HAVE A LOOK AT YOURS BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES CORRODES UNDERNEATH THE BATTERY PLATE. IT IS NOT REALLY ADVISABLE TO GET SECOND-HAND PARTS BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET ANY GUARANTEE THAT THEY ARE ANY GOOD BECAUSE IF YOU PUT ONE IN, IT COSTS ABOUT £80-£100 TO RE-GAS YOUR SYSTEM FROM THE SUBARU DEALERS. AND ITS NOT UNTIL YOU RE-GAS THAT YOU FIND YOU HAVE ANY LEAKS, IN WHICH CASE YOU HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.

BE CAREFUL ON WHO YOU CHOOSE TO RE-GAS YOUR SYSTEM BECAUSE SOME ENGINEERS JUST GAS IT WHEN IT NEEDS GAS AND OIL BUT GIVE MY FATHER-IN-LAW A RING IF YOU NEED ANYMORE INFO. I DON'T THINK HE WILL MIND.