My reply to the my good lady when she says that is 'Well, have you taken a look at some of your friends lately dear'
I used to have the male one but have long since chucked it out. Great things for COSHH training. Everyone gets it.Had this one sent to me today,
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PS. Stand well back if showing the other half!!
To be fair, the other half (Larra Jarsse to her friends!) thought it was quite amusing, but wanted to see the one for men!!
Trouble with that is my garage would look like a giant ball of wool.I have recently started to attach (if possible) a length of bright green/yellow 2mm paracord to stuff that I'm constantly losing
Oh dear, I do this frequently. Not so much buying a new one, I just wait until the old one turns up. I'd lost my very old tape measure some years ago and eventually did have to give in and buy a new one. Within just a few days the old one turned up in the bottom of the box I keep all my new/old kitchen and joinery fixings and screws in - absolutely no recollection of having put it there but so pleased to see an old "friend again after so long! I now never put tools down on scuttle panels or anywhere on a vehicle I'm forking on because I do tend to forget I left it there. I have a wee table beside the car and everything gets put on the table - either it's in my hand, on the table, or maybe, on the floor, but not in the vehicle to disappear when my boys/their wives/etc drive off in it.
Was it check in the intervening years? If not it's probably been loosing a wee bit as time passes - that's normal. they all do it and they do it quicker if you don't regularly use it, even in winter. It'll have just reached the tipping point where the pressure dropped below the point at which the sensor permits the system to work. The big question now will be whether the recharge has put enough additional strain on something to cause it to start failing? You're about to find out. Hope all goes well, it probably will.
I was offered and took an additive by my local man, who is air con qualified. Seals minor leaks. We had a leak on mums car ans the seal was behind the dash. IT worked. Also had extra lubricants. I would always ask fo this now.
I did this with a compression tester. I did end up with a nicer unit than the one I had 'lost'.
I lent a diesel compression tester to another mechanic, some how he fired the engine up with it in and destroyed it, but he was kind enough to give me a nearly new Sykes Pickavant one that was much better.
Panda needed a recharge last year, second time in 10 years of ownership. Then only a year later, performance cool instead of cold. Pump started making occasional knocking noises. I braced myself for the effort of replacing pump, condenser and probably pressure valve, as these are recommended after pump failure, as they catch debris. Local garage happy to evacuate, and refill once I'd done the work.
Fingers crossed for you that's all it needed. The chap who does the aircon at the garage I use told me he replaces the valves every time. I think that's a good idea.
