Return-Path: Received: from GS151.SP.CS.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa12330; 10 Jun 96 16:16:51 EDT Received: from localhost by gs151.sp.cs.cmu.edu id aa07146; 10 Jun 96 16:16 EDT To: bovik@cs.cmu.edu cc: dredish@cs.cmu.edu, Joseph.Kownacki@cs.cmu.edu Subject: AC recharge for cars Reply-To: dredish@cs.cmu.edu Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 16:15:57 -0400 Message-ID: <7144.834437757@gs151.sp.cs.cmu.edu> From: David Redish I posted asking about the possibilities of a "quick A/C recharge for my car" because the A/C didn't work and I was driving a long distance very soon (a few days). Since non of the options seemed possible, we decided to suffer and not try to get the A/C fixed before our trip. The day before we left, the A/C magically started working and has been working ever since. Therefore I never tried any of these possibilities ------- Forwarded Messages Return-Path: Received: from VACATION.VENARI.CS.CMU.EDU by G.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa09741; 20 May 96 22:21:14 EDT Date: Mon, 20 May 96 22:16:58 EDT From: Mark.Maimone@VACATION.VENARI.CS.CMU.EDU To: dredish@cs.cmu.edu Subject: a/c charge Hi, I've always gone to Bruno's on Mellon St in East Liberty, but I assume you've tried them and learned of the typical 6-7 day delay. I'm becoming more and more happy with M&G Auto in Squirrel Hill, located geographically near the corner of Murray and Forward. That is, I've been happy each time there, and have been going there more often. I don't know if they can do the a/c recharge, but if they can you're likely to get it done within a day or two for a good price. I can cite previous recommendations by Julio Rosenblatt and Juan Leon as well (for general work, not a/c-specific). Mark M. ------- Message 2 Return-Path: Received: from RUN.AMULET.CS.CMU.EDU by G.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa16073; 21 May 96 7:57:10 EDT To: dredish@cs.cmu.edu Subject: Re: car a/c recharge From: John Pane In-Reply-To: <4nr1i8$cm3@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> Date: Tue, 21 May 96 7:56:38 EDT Sender: pane+@run.amulet.cs.cmu.edu In article <4nr1i8$cm3@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> you write: >Does anyone know of places that will just do a A/C recharge >(perhaps analogous to the quick-oil-change places that >have sprouted up over the past 10 years)? I've had this done at the Goodyear service center on Penn Circle in East Liberty, a few years ago. As I recall, the A/C service was about $50-70, but if they find a detectable leak I think they might not be allowed to recharge the coolant until the leak is fixed. John - -- John Pane Computer Science Department 412/268-1449 Carnegie Mellon University pane+@cmu.edu http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pane/ ------- Message 3 Return-Path: Received: from GLINT.SENSOR.RI.CMU.EDU by G.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa17399; 21 May 96 9:38:52 EDT Received: from localhost.cs.cmu.edu by glint.sensor.ri.cmu.edu id aa06089; 21 May 96 9:38 EDT Sender: mws@glint.sensor.ri.cmu.edu Message-ID: <31A1C746.41C6@cmu.edu> Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 09:38:14 -0400 From: Mel Siegel Organization: imcl ri scs cmu X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b4 (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David Redish Subject: Re: car a/c recharge References: <4nr1i8$cm3@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It used to be possible to buy kits and do it yourself ... cheap enough that if you used the transfer plumbing only once you came out ahead of taking it to a shop. However I suspect that you may no longer be able to buy these, as Freon-12 became a controlled substance in (I think) December 1994. I have transfer plumbing and a stash of Freon-12 that I will lend you if you can assure me you will replace my Freon, i.e., a shop promises sell it to you to give back to me. -- Mel ------- Message 4 Return-Path: Received: from CS.CMU.EDU by G.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa17566; 21 May 96 9:49:49 EDT Received: from PO10.ANDREW.CMU.EDU by CS.CMU.EDU id aa15651; 21 May 96 9:49:08 EDT Received: (from postman@localhost) by po10.andrew.cmu.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA00554 for David.Redish@cs.cmu.edu; Tue, 21 May 1996 09:43:47 -0400 Received: via switchmail; Tue, 21 May 1996 09:43:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sage.cc.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Tue, 21 May 1996 09:42:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sage.cc.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Tue, 21 May 1996 09:42:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Messages.8.5.N.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.sage.cc.cmu.edu.sun4m.412 via MS.5.6.sage.cc.cmu.edu.sun4_41; Tue, 21 May 1996 09:42:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 09:42:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Deborah Nina Cherry To: David.Redish@cs.cmu.edu (David Redish) Subject: Re: car a/c recharge In-Reply-To: <4nr1i8$cm3@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> References: <4nr1i8$cm3@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> Before any shop can recharge you, they must test your system to verify it has no leaks, and if it does, repair them and test again before they can refill you. This is a state or federal law now, to help prevent the CFC's from getting out and "heating the planet." That said, I've now had my system tested and filled the last 2 summers (I bought my used car in the winter 2 years ago and didn't know it had A/C problems until the weather warmed up). The first time it was just empty, the second it had 2 leaks that they fixed, and I now find that my A/C doesn't cool again this summer, so I'm headed back... I use Constantin Garage in the SEI parking lot for all my service, and I'm generally happy, but wondering about this yearly need for A/C work (it works fine all summer, but I guess it has a real slow leak that isn't showing up on the pressure test). I called yetserday for an appointment and they offered me this Thursday, but I was going to be out of town, so got one next week. 621-8497 I believe Jiffy Lube (and places like it) do A/C work, although I have no personal experience with them. Debbie ------- Message 6 Return-Path: Received: from H4.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU by G.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa18842; 21 May 96 11:40:11 EDT From: Fredric Solomon Reply-To: fsolomon@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu Subject: Re: car a/c recharge To: David Redish Date: Tue, 21 May 96 11:39:43 EDT Sender: fsolomon+@h4.ius.cs.cmu.edu I can't give you any recommendations for AC repair. But, you should be aware that Freon is not made anymore. The only Freon available is recycled, or stockpiled. It is very expensive. The government legislated that Freon would be replace by an non-cfc substitute, to protect the ozone layer. Good luck Fred ------- Message 7 Return-Path: Received: by G.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa28286; 22 May 96 7:48:53 EDT Received: from EDRC.CMU.EDU by G.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa28204; 22 May 96 7:32:12 EDT Received: from FRC2.FRC.RI.CMU.EDU by EDRC.CMU.EDU id aa04442; 22 May 96 7:31:51 EDT Received: from dreams.frc.ri.cmu.edu by FRC2.FRC.RI.CMU.EDU (4.1/5.17) id AA08953; Wed, 22 May 96 07:31:41 EDT Date: Wed, 22 May 96 07:31:41 EDT Message-Id: <9605221131.AA08953@FRC2.FRC.RI.CMU.EDU> Received: by dreams.frc.ri.cmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.0) id AA06056; Wed, 22 May 96 07:31:41 EDT From: Scott K Boehmke To: dredish@cs.cmu.edu (David Redish) In-Reply-To: dredish@cs.cmu.edu's message of 21 May 1996 00:08:40 GMT Subject: Re: car a/c recharge Reply-To: skb@cmu.edu (Scott K Boehmke) References: <4nr1i8$cm3@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> Technically, repair shops aren't allowed to just recharge your car with that nasty old freon any more... They are SUPPOSED to find and fix a leak before allowing you to drive off with another dose of the nasty old freon in there again. With the idea being that you won't just keep going in each year and burning up more ozone by the end of the summer when it all leaks out. Any shop that just fills your AC is by definition not the "reputable" shop that you're looking for. Scott ------- End of Forwarded Messages