Tag Archive for ‘air conditioning’

How to stay cool on the cheap

Remember Tab soda? Well, not only is it, pretty much, the final choice in soda, but it's also the final choice in coolant substitutes.

If the air conditioning in your car isn’t keeping you cool there may be cheaper fixes than driving down the highway with your windows open.

Before you spend $100 to $250 having a mechanic poor coolant into your compressor, try doing it yourself. It’s easy.

The air conditioning units in cars used to run on Freon, which has been outlawed due to its harmful environmental effects. Cars now use Tetrafluoroethane, more commonly known as 134a.

How your car’s air conditioning system works – how to troubleshoot

How Your Car's A/C System Works

Have you ever wondered how your car's air conditioning system works?  How it seems to magically create cold air on a hot day?  Here are the basics of how your car's air conditioning works.

A gas such as Freon or another refrigerant is placed in a sealed system. The gas actually doesn't add cold air, rather it removes heat from it's environment.