Getting Your Car Ready for Warmer Weather with an Air Con Regas
There’s always that first properly warm day of the year where everything suddenly feels a little lighter. The big coats get left at home, the mornings feel brighter and you start convincing yourself that summer is finally on its way!
It’s also usually the exact moment you switch on the car air con for the first time in months, only to realise it’s blowing out warm air instead…
It’s one of those things so many of us forget about until we actually need it. Your car’s air conditioning quietly works away in the background all year round, so when it suddenly stops doing its job properly, it always seems to happen at the worst possible time.
The good news is that it’s usually a very simple fix and getting it sorted before the hotter weather arrives makes life so much easier than waiting until the middle of a heatwave when everyone else is trying to book appointments too. AKA, right now!
You don’t really realise how much you rely on air con until it’s not working properly. Obviously keeping the car cool is the main thing, but it also helps clear foggy windows quicker, keeps the air inside feeling fresher and just makes longer journeys far more comfortable altogether.
And if you regularly do school runs, commute in traffic or spend hours on motorway journeys during summer, having properly working air con genuinely makes such a difference.
Over time, the refrigerant gas inside the system naturally reduces, even if you’re not using the air con very often. That’s why most cars need an air con regas every couple of years to keep everything working efficiently.
It sounds far more technical than it actually is. During a regas, the old refrigerant is removed, the system is checked over and then topped up with fresh gas so everything works properly again. It’s usually quite a quick appointment too, which makes it an easy one to tick off the list before summer arrives properly.
If you’ve noticed the air taking longer to cool down, the vents smelling slightly musty or the car simply not feeling as cold as it used to, those are usually signs it’s time to get it checked.
Spring is honestly the ideal time to do it as well. Once temperatures rise properly, garages get much busier with air con appointments, so sorting it earlier means one less thing to think about when summer plans start filling the diary.
Whether it’s long drives during the school holidays, weekend road trips or just sitting in traffic on a warm afternoon, properly working air con makes being in the car so much more pleasant.
If you’re looking to book yours in, Visit the Dexel Tyre & Auto Centre website to find out more about arranging an air con regas for your vehicle.
One thing that’s also worth knowing is that using your air con occasionally through winter actually helps keep the system working better long term. Even running it for ten minutes every week or so can help keep everything lubricated and working efficiently!
You definitely don’t need a huge checklist to get your car ready for warmer weather, but this is one of those smaller jobs that makes a surprisingly noticeable difference once it’s done — especially when the warmer days finally arrive.
Take care in this heatwave! x