Choose Between Two Options £28.95 for a car air-con recharge service (40% off) £32.95 for a car air-con recharge service and an anti-bacterial treatment (43% off)
Car air-con systems can be refreshed with this one-hour recharge and optional anti-bacterial cleaning treatment Technicians will perform a pressure test to detect leaks in the air-con system; if none are detected, the service will go ahead and the air-con system will be recharged, meaning that drivers can stay cool when out on the road Expires 2 Aug 2017. Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 addtional as gift. Booking required by phone, please find contact details online via http://www.atseuromaster.co.uk/centres/centre-locator?type=air_con. Present printed Groupon voucher on arrival. 24-hour cancellation policy. Voucher cannot be used with online bookings on the ATS Euromaster website. Excludes electric and hybrid vehicles. Not valid for system repairs. Air Con Services not available at every ATS Euromaster Centre. Valid for various locations Mon-Sat. Applies to vehicles with R134A refrigerant gas only. Vehicles with R1234YF refrigerant gas are excluded. For details of the refrigerant gas used in your vehicle refer to your vehicle manufacturer handbook. Groupon is the seller of voucher, but ATS Euromaster are responsible for fulfilling all services included in the offer. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Full terms and conditions for both offers can be found at http://www.atseuromaster.co.uk/special-offers/groupon-terms-conditions. Verified using our merchant’s website on 8 May 2016.
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Yeomanroach
19 Jun 174#7
I got this for £24 3 weeks ago from ATS. All the gas leaked out within 3 days and the guy said I didn't have a leak because the machine would stop if there was.
They dont care if theres a leak. Its irresponsible really as they know that the refrigerant is harmful to the environment.
GoNz017
19 Jun 173#10
It will be the same as most small local garages who offer the service who have an all in one machine, drains, measures what comes out after separating oil and gas, dries the system then holds a vacuum (or not if it's got a hole in it) before recharging according to the specs. (normally on a label under the bonnet but they have a guide)
Money will be better spent at a local independant garage, if it isn't already £30 they will probably do it for that if you explain you would rather put the money into a local business rather than national cowboys, yeah it will be a quid more but you are keeping a local company going and chance is they will be honest with you should it be faulty.
The last place I went to took £20 off me for his time as it had a bit more gas than needed as I chucked a 1l tin in the year before.
Easy money as they hook it up and leave it to do it's thing for 30 minutes.
blanka
19 Jun 173#4
No idea if this is a good deal.... don't really care. Sweating my insides out on the train today and anything resembling air con is massive heat from me.....
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Britneyfan
19 Jun 17#1
Just what I was looking for.... Thanks
Hocky
19 Jun 172#2
wouldn't trust them they never do a leak test
davemhaynes to Hocky
19 Jun 171#5
Can you prove that? I used them last time this deal was on, got my aircon done by ATS :smiley: Eastleigh in March. They said they did a nitrogen leak test and my aircon is still cold in June. If they didn't do a nitrogen leak test for you, you could argue they're not doing the service correctly. Heat from me for the price.
knocik to Hocky
20 Jun 17#43
Well, they don't have to. If your car needs recharge then there is a leak. I have a car for the last 9 years (13yr old now) and never needed to topup.
caliber2001 to Hocky
20 Jun 17#48
The leak test they do is performed by the machine during vacuum test - if pressure is changing it shows the leak, but... it can also be same refrigerant left which is expanding. No value of that test tbh.
victormeldrew3
19 Jun 17#3
Hope they put dye in to test for future leaks and compressor oil !
blanka
19 Jun 173#4
No idea if this is a good deal.... don't really care. Sweating my insides out on the train today and anything resembling air con is massive heat from me.....
lucas
19 Jun 171#6
They broke mine last year, honestly couldn't recommend
Yeomanroach
19 Jun 174#7
I got this for £24 3 weeks ago from ATS. All the gas leaked out within 3 days and the guy said I didn't have a leak because the machine would stop if there was.
They dont care if theres a leak. Its irresponsible really as they know that the refrigerant is harmful to the environment.
Yeomanroach
19 Jun 171#8
I got this for £24 3 weeks ago from ATS. All the gas leaked out within 3 days and the guy said I didn't have a leak because the machine would stop if there was.
They dont care if theres a leak. Its irresponsible really as they know that the refrigerant is harmful to the environment.
mackem1966
19 Jun 17#9
Hot just booked our car in ....or should this be cold :stuck_out_tongue:
GoNz017
19 Jun 173#10
It will be the same as most small local garages who offer the service who have an all in one machine, drains, measures what comes out after separating oil and gas, dries the system then holds a vacuum (or not if it's got a hole in it) before recharging according to the specs. (normally on a label under the bonnet but they have a guide)
Money will be better spent at a local independant garage, if it isn't already £30 they will probably do it for that if you explain you would rather put the money into a local business rather than national cowboys, yeah it will be a quid more but you are keeping a local company going and chance is they will be honest with you should it be faulty.
The last place I went to took £20 off me for his time as it had a bit more gas than needed as I chucked a 1l tin in the year before.
Easy money as they hook it up and leave it to do it's thing for 30 minutes.
adidas666
19 Jun 171#11
be warned if you have a 2014 or newer car and top up you wont be able to as ATS dont use correct connectors and gas....
you_gotta_be_kidding to adidas666
20 Jun 17#46
They did my 2015 Mercedes A class in April, no problems, only got done as it was starting to smell like damp, they drained, cleaned and refilled. Now it's cold and no nasty smells.
andersonchenghy
19 Jun 17#12
Been reading the comments.. so should i still go ahead with this ?
MonkeysUncle to andersonchenghy
19 Jun 17#14
It depends on what alternatives you have. Where I Iive independent garages want £70. So about £30 is a no brainer.
They shouldn't damage it, they will just put the machine on and let it do it's thing. They might try and flog you tyres or say your tracking is out, but ignore their lies.
I had mine done last summer, and it's still ok. It will need done again next year I think as it's taking a good 5mins to cool air down. Compared to nearly instant cold air when it was nicely topped up.
luvsadealdealdeal to andersonchenghy
19 Jun 17#19
did my 4WD a/c with them a couple of years ago and perfectly good result
antf83
19 Jun 17#13
I booked this before it came on the site. Took my car two years ago for the same thing. No problems for me.
paulkerr
19 Jun 17#15
wonder if kwik-fit will offer this too... closer to me
littel.helper
19 Jun 17#16
last time this was posted i purchased and went to my local ATS garage to be told my car have different type of gas (**1234 type) which they unable to topup. so if you not sure, take your car within 14 days of purchase of deal, so if any issue you can get refund.in the end i had to go to main dealer which is quite expensive.
andersonchenghy
19 Jun 17#17
thanks, i might give my local garage a call and see how much they are gonna charge for, they say they do it for £40 - 45, should i go ahead with the local one or the ats one
Hocky
19 Jun 17#18
yes I can prove as it only lasted a day so got refund from them
masai
19 Jun 171#20
I read somewhere that some newer cars need a different type of gas which was really explensive. Not sure if anyone else knows more or maybe Im imagining it!
Mark3270
19 Jun 171#21
Had mine done under this offer last year.
Local ATS claimed there was no leaks etc, yet rather suspiciously I lost all the refrigerant within a week of them topping it up.
Personally I reckon their machine blew a seal or something, bloody crooks
GoNz017 to Mark3270
19 Jun 17#33
It's tests by pulling a vacuum, it would have done the same on any machine as they all test by draining and holding a vacuum for a predetermined amount of time, you had a dry cracked o-ring somewhere, the vacuum was the start of the end as it pulled instead of pushing so you can't really blame them, if it isn't broken and you have it checked then thats is the gamble i'm afraid, you can get a leak stop with dye or have them find the leak but the next time they pull a vacuum it may do another one. You get to find out for £28.95, less than the minimum labour charge at most garages, it may need a recharge as it has a pressure switch to disable the system if the gas level is low or it could be more serious.
lAmGod
19 Jun 171#22
I don't know if it's true or not but I was if you use your air con all year round then it will last much much longer, anything upto 5 years. If it's unused it will evaporate out. Seems legit to me, I use my air con all year round anyway and I've never actually had one run out.
cmncomp to lAmGod
19 Jun 17#23
true. circulates oil and keeps seals coated. gas escapes through dry seals.
lucas to lAmGod
19 Jun 17#24
I've read that they're sealed units so there's no way to evaporate out? Also using it all year would be expensive as it burns through fuel
bobthewibble
19 Jun 17#25
Had this deal last month, our local ATS was superb, very professional, unfortunately I had a pinhole leak but because they put the UV dye in I've located that, will get it fixed and have bought another of these offers to get it filled. It includes a proper nitrogen pressure test if you want it, but you might need to ask as otherwise they'll just hook it up to the machine and just run it off the less accurate vacuum test done as part of it anyway. Just to buy the refrigerant alone for our car would have been £90 so this is a bargain.
talogon
19 Jun 17#26
Had mine done a month ago my air con is now ice cold.
bobthewibble
19 Jun 17#27
If you don't use the aircon every couple of weeks then the oil in the system doesn't circulate and some of the o-rings can get dry and so leak. So the recommendation is that you at least do that. You only need to run it for a few minutes, and in winter the best way to remember is to turn it on to defrost the windscreen. They are, in theory 'sealed units' as is any pressurised gas system but one with dozens of connections and it's thought they tend to lose about 5-10% of the gas a year. It'll keep working for years with that loss but you'll get less efficient cooling until there's just not enough pressure for the compressor to even run.
bobthewibble
19 Jun 172#28
Please note you can save even more on this buying through Quidco which has 7% off for existing customers and £5 off for new customers, so you could get it for £23.95.
Also try the Groupon Local Deals offer code DOUBLE to save 10%
My air con as stopped working now, light comes on but I don't think the compressor comes on, it's a 10 year old Zafira , it was barely working a few weeks ago.
Will this potentially get it working again
bobthewibble to matlock67
19 Jun 17#31
Yes, it's one reason the compressor won't work, it will stop if the pressure is too low. If the system has slowly been getting warmer then you probably have a leak somewhere. If it's suddenly stopped then you might have a BIG leak or your compressor may have gone or some other bigger problem. You can hear the compressor start on most cars, and see the RPM dip to compensate when the AC clutch kicks in.
This is worth trying. Make sure they do the pressure test first which the terms of this offer include, and if that checks out then you probably don't have a big leak and you can see if it all starts up again once the system is back to pressure. For the price it's definitely worth a go if cool air is important to you. If it fails the pressure test then you have bigger issues, but you may be able to get the money back from Groupon as you haven't actually had the offer - you get 14 days from memory.
Dominatez to matlock67
19 Jun 17#37
Sounds like the motor that drives your internal fan is gone. Have it checked out.
sherbolton
19 Jun 17#32
Had mine filled with ats. Must have a leak as it was all gone when I came to use it again a few months later. Wouldn't use them again.
eset12345
19 Jun 17#34
went to have mine done. because my aircon had slowly been getting not so cool and then stopped a couple of months back.
took about 45 minutes but they didn't charge because once it was recharged my air con clutch wouldn't kick in,
GoNz017 to eset12345
19 Jun 17#35
Wonder why they didn't plug it into the diagnostics to see what the problem was rather than letting you go for nothing!
Diagnostics would have cost them nothing?
MonkeysUncle
19 Jun 17#36
Up to yourself pal, it's only a machine which drains the system, dries then refills the system in a nutshell. Even the Ats monkeys can't mess that up........
Each time you get it refilled there is a risk of an old seal giving up and leaking. As people say if you use your air con lots like it says in your handbook there's less risk of this happening. In fact quite a few recommend it on permantly as it's hardy any extra mpg to run it. From memory I think it's equivalent to roughly 4 miles per full tank.
For me personally Id go Ats as the garages where I live are right rip off merchants anyway.
Dominatez
19 Jun 17#38
I use my aircon every day and have for the past 8 years and it is still blowing cold air. I have never switched it off and it's been fine. I have a Renault scenic.
dannyjones106
20 Jun 17#39
My air-conditioning hasn't run out after almost 7 years. That said, this vw Bora does seem to be pretty indestructible.
Riyaal
20 Jun 17#40
Had my Aircon service at honda today. £63 Inc vat fixed price which includes the anti bacterial sanitizer. I trust them and they also carry out a full inspection along with a foc vacuum and wash. This is the second time I've had it done - the last was in 2010 so it's lasted a fair while.
MonkeysUncle to Riyaal
21 Jun 17#57
Jesus your local Honda dealer must be better than mine. I bought my Honda car 3 year ago, Honda approved used car. They said it had a full Honda service which was complete tosh. It's a good job they are bulletproof. As mine had a 5year old dateatnled oil filter on, and I reckon the rear spark plugs had been changed maybe once in 7year.
Beware. ATS will charge you even if your car doesn't need recharging.
you_gotta_be_kidding to daskapital
20 Jun 17#47
No they do not.... Last year I tried to get my wifes sportage done, it was an accident repaired car and the condenser was damaged and replaced so needed completely filling up. They said it was leaking and they could not complete it. I was happy to lose my money because they had spent an hour on it but the guy suggested I take my groupon voucher away with me and re-book it for a different car.
dishmachine888
20 Jun 17#45
Gonna steer clear after some of the comments. Just rang a local tyre centre and they do it for £35 so I imagine there's plenty of small businesses that are around this price.
caliber2001
20 Jun 17#49
Anyone can recommend any GOOD ac specialist in Milton Keynes area? My problem is a bit more complicated. PM please
bobthewibble
20 Jun 17#50
Actually, that's not true, as I've said, if you ASK them to then they will hook up a positive pressure test to the low pressure valve and run that first with nitrogen - which if you've lost all cooling then it's definitely worth doing. If that doesn't fail then they'll hook up the full AC kit to the high and low pressure valves and that'll do a vacuum test as part of it too, which is probably enough if you've not had a suspected leak and just feel like the system could do with being topped up to cool better.
angie14
20 Jun 17#51
I have a 12yr old Astra from new... Always use the air con spring/summer and it still works touch wood! I've never had a recharge.. Should I just leave well alone?? Only done 55,000 miles
mushypeas25 to angie14
21 Jun 171#54
If the air con is still pushing out cold air, there's no need to charge it - so I would stay clear until that changes.
potnoodle
21 Jun 17#52
just wondering, whats the purpose of having antibacterial cleanser in since all they doing is draining the gas and pumping it back in, the gas doesnt get in contact with the cold air thats blown in? ... the damp smell is more to do with your cabin filter that needs changing
bobthewibble to potnoodle
21 Jun 17#55
There's various bits of an aircon system that can harbour bacteria and sometimes it gets smelly. I figured it was worth it for the little extra as it was a car we didn't know but it's very optional. It's serious stuff though, had to give it proper time to clear out with the windows down after picking the car up, it certainly felt like it'd kill unwanted bugs hiding in the system.
Meluk9
21 Jun 17#53
Will this make my 4 year old Clios air con colder? It works fine and throws out cold air within a few seconds but on really hot days it has to be on max plus recirc to get the car nice and cool.
Is this just the limited power of a small cars aircon because I find the same thing in new small rental cars abroad.
bobthewibble
21 Jun 17#56
You'd probably get a few degrees extra cooling out of it as almost any system slowly loses pressure over time but it won't make a huge difference. Kwik fit might be a good bet for you if they do an offer sometime as they have a guarantee that if it doesn't cool better after an air con recharge you can get your money back.
MonkeysUncle
22 Jun 17#58
I think most people aren't getting the point here. If you need a recharge something is leaking as it's fully sealed. When did you last recharge your fridge. ???
Most folks recharge every few year as it costs a fortune to change seals etc. Most of the time.
If it works it works. If it's cold after 5mins it works. If it works after 10mins it works, if you get it recharged at a very reasonable £30 and it doesn't work your car is knackered. If you get it charged and it's cool fast but deteriorates your car has a small gas leak somewhere.
It's not hard guys.
Riyaal
23 Jun 17#59
sadly as with most dealerships they are franchises and as we've experienced standards do differ. My closest dealership's Stratstone in Bradford but I always use Hepworth in Huddersfield as I found them more helpful
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£28.95 for a car air-con recharge service (40% off)
£32.95 for a car air-con recharge service and an anti-bacterial treatment (43% off)
Car air-con systems can be refreshed with this one-hour recharge and optional anti-bacterial cleaning treatment
Technicians will perform a pressure test to detect leaks in the air-con system; if none are detected, the service will go ahead and the air-con system will be recharged, meaning that drivers can stay cool when out on the road
Expires 2 Aug 2017. Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 addtional as gift. Booking required by phone, please find contact details online via http://www.atseuromaster.co.uk/centres/centre-locator?type=air_con. Present printed Groupon voucher on arrival. 24-hour cancellation policy. Voucher cannot be used with online bookings on the ATS Euromaster website. Excludes electric and hybrid vehicles. Not valid for system repairs. Air Con Services not available at every ATS Euromaster Centre. Valid for various locations Mon-Sat. Applies to vehicles with R134A refrigerant gas only. Vehicles with R1234YF refrigerant gas are excluded. For details of the refrigerant gas used in your vehicle refer to your vehicle manufacturer handbook. Groupon is the seller of voucher, but ATS Euromaster are responsible for fulfilling all services included in the offer. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Full terms and conditions for both offers can be found at http://www.atseuromaster.co.uk/special-offers/groupon-terms-conditions. Verified using our merchant’s website on 8 May 2016.
Top comments
They dont care if theres a leak. Its irresponsible really as they know that the refrigerant is harmful to the environment.
Money will be better spent at a local independant garage, if it isn't already £30 they will probably do it for that if you explain you would rather put the money into a local business rather than national cowboys, yeah it will be a quid more but you are keeping a local company going and chance is they will be honest with you should it be faulty.
The last place I went to took £20 off me for his time as it had a bit more gas than needed as I chucked a 1l tin in the year before.
Easy money as they hook it up and leave it to do it's thing for 30 minutes.
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They dont care if theres a leak. Its irresponsible really as they know that the refrigerant is harmful to the environment.
They dont care if theres a leak. Its irresponsible really as they know that the refrigerant is harmful to the environment.
Money will be better spent at a local independant garage, if it isn't already £30 they will probably do it for that if you explain you would rather put the money into a local business rather than national cowboys, yeah it will be a quid more but you are keeping a local company going and chance is they will be honest with you should it be faulty.
The last place I went to took £20 off me for his time as it had a bit more gas than needed as I chucked a 1l tin in the year before.
Easy money as they hook it up and leave it to do it's thing for 30 minutes.
They shouldn't damage it, they will just put the machine on and let it do it's thing. They might try and flog you tyres or say your tracking is out, but ignore their lies.
I had mine done last summer, and it's still ok. It will need done again next year I think as it's taking a good 5mins to cool air down. Compared to nearly instant cold air when it was nicely topped up.
Local ATS claimed there was no leaks etc, yet rather suspiciously I lost all the refrigerant within a week of them topping it up.
Personally I reckon their machine blew a seal or something, bloody crooks
You get to find out for £28.95, less than the minimum labour charge at most garages, it may need a recharge as it has a pressure switch to disable the system if the gas level is low or it could be more serious.
Also try the Groupon Local Deals offer code DOUBLE to save 10%
Will this potentially get it working again
This is worth trying. Make sure they do the pressure test first which the terms of this offer include, and if that checks out then you probably don't have a big leak and you can see if it all starts up again once the system is back to pressure. For the price it's definitely worth a go if cool air is important to you. If it fails the pressure test then you have bigger issues, but you may be able to get the money back from Groupon as you haven't actually had the offer - you get 14 days from memory.
took about 45 minutes but they didn't charge because once it was recharged my air con clutch wouldn't kick in,
Diagnostics would have cost them nothing?
Each time you get it refilled there is a risk of an old seal giving up and leaking. As people say if you use your air con lots like it says in your handbook there's less risk of this happening. In fact quite a few recommend it on permantly as it's hardy any extra mpg to run it. From memory I think it's equivalent to roughly 4 miles per full tank.
For me personally Id go Ats as the garages where I live are right rip off merchants anyway.
https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/colin-s-mot-service-centre-4-14
Is this just the limited power of a small cars aircon because I find the same thing in new small rental cars abroad.
Most folks recharge every few year as it costs a fortune to change seals etc. Most of the time.
If it works it works. If it's cold after 5mins it works. If it works after 10mins it works, if you get it recharged at a very reasonable £30 and it doesn't work your car is knackered. If you get it charged and it's cool fast but deteriorates your car has a small gas leak somewhere.
It's not hard guys.