Glossary / General

aircon

10 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Air conditioning (“aircon”) is the system that cools the cabin. If it’s not blowing cold, it may need refrigerant added or it could be leaking.

Technical Definition

“Aircon” (air conditioning) is a refrigerant-based climate system that can be expensive to repair if it leaks or needs service. The speaker later mentions regassing, which is a common maintenance item when the system isn’t holding refrigerant.

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"…And they probably should have air con as well like that. And in the end, you know, the engineers are like, no…"
Not Dave Attenborough Smith and Sniff 27:41

"But we do everything. Aircon, change your tyres, restore your car, build your engine, sell your car."
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"because the air con went wrong, you know, on that day that when, [1483.4s] when the basically Britain caught fire, the air con conked [1490.0s] and the people who sell lead motors here were..."
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