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Old 08 June 2012, 08:49 PM
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Old 08 June 2012, 09:31 PM
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Usually as a rule if there is adequate gas in the system the pressure switch will allow the compressor to switch on as it knows its safe and wont damage it. if the level was too low the switch stops the ac system from working.
Old 08 June 2012, 10:35 PM
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As i thought, hmm, the system has just been recharged and is apparently full, judging by this print out there is 500g in there system.

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Old 09 June 2012, 12:17 AM
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The a/c rads are pretty prone to being damaged by stones on the Astra H's, it could be a small leak from that, that has dropped the gas levels and the a/c has stopped working?

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Could be a leak, but i don't think this is the issue as there was 150g of refrigerant in the system at the start before the recharge and now there is 500g of refrigerant in the system, and in turning the A/C on after the recharge it didn't even come on and at that point there would have been good pressure in the system.

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