EPA has again revised standards for refrigerant used in vehicles. R-12 refrigerant (aka “Freon”) was the go-to coolant for more than 50 years. Then it was discovered that chlorine atoms in escaped ...

Here's something you may not have thought about before: how do you test the efficacy of an air conditioner? Air conditioners are surprisingly complex pieces of technology, as they need to carefully ...

A/C starting to fail? Keep your cool with the help of these products. No matter how good your car, someday it will happen: your air conditioning system will make the dreaded switch from blowing cold ...

While troubleshooting small-capacity refrigeration systems, a technician should not be too quick to attach refrigerant gauges to a system. Small systems normally hold relatively small amounts of ...

• The need to have the old refrigerant reclaimed and the new refrigerant added by a certified A/C-repair shop This month we will provide you with detailed troubleshooting diagnostics using the ...

Imagine being stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a brutally hot summer day when, unexpectedly, your car’s AC stops blowing cold air. Not only is this going to make your drive unbearable until the ...