May 2019

MAY 2019 AFTERMARKET 49 www.aftermarketonline.net National Refrigerants: R1234yf Legislation introduced in January 2017 meant all carmakers in Europe had to introduce new technology to reduce the global warming potential (GWP) of the refrigerant used in the air conditioning system. This change means that all new cars must run on technology containing refrigerant with a GWP of less than 150 in order to comply – by comparison, the refrigerant previously used was R-134a which has a GWP of 1,430. National Refrigerants was appointed as Honeywell’s Solstice R1234yf UK authorised re- packer and distributor in January 2013 and has been offering fully legally compliant material to ARI-700-2016 specification ever since. Honeywell Solstice R1234yf product is available from National Refrigerants in 5kg, 10kg, 57kg and 900kg cylinders. www.nationalref.com Sun KoolKare Blizzard PRO The Sun KoolKare Blizzard PRO is a fully automatic recovery and recycling unit with automatic taps. A technician can set up the recycling procedure and leave it to run while they deal with other jobs in the workshop. As a result, revenue can going up despite staff workload hardly increasing.The Blizzard PRO can service HD11 oil (hybrid cars) and also offers the optional KoolKlean purification system, which cleans and sanitises the vehicle, eliminating any bad odours, such as cigarette smoke. www.snapon.co.uk Air con at Hickleys The Bosch ACS 511 and ACS611 are designed to carry out the maintenance of R-134a-based air conditioning systems with a minimum of manual intervention. These units automatically control every phase of maintenance, including oil and coolant recovery, recycling and refilling without needing direct intervention from a technician. However, the manual mode allows the user to control all aspects individually if so desired. The ACS 511 and ACS611 also have an integrated printer to create detailed reports. With a Hickleys service package you can extend the warranty to five years and even spread the payments over five years, so you can have the reassurance that the machine will be purchased, warrantied and maintained for a single monthly payment. www.hickleys.co.uk