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Keep in mind that Fieldpiece doesn't make automotive HVAC equipment whatsoever. They cater specifically to the residential housing and commercial building sectors.
@@gregsmith332 so what make them non automotive. Because they market to were the money 💰 is ?🤔 The pressure is different? Dose automotive not have superheat & Subcooling?🤔 automotive have some magic voodoo 🤭 Automotive you don’t need temperature clamps to take drop across components to find restrictions? Because it doesn’t have the name SnapOn, MAC, MACO ? 🤣 Automotive does not need good temperature sensors? Automotive does not need good rugged reliable equipment? So the analog old gauges that say R12 , R22, r134, r410 in the ring of the gauges makes it automotive? But it says R22 in the gauge so that means it’s not for automotive 🤣🤣🤣.
@@coldfinger459sub0 They don't make automotive fittings nor do they have automotive all-in-one machines whatsoever, and the only thing I see on their website are AC units you typically see on the side or the back of a house.
As far as Mac is concerned their AC equipment is basically rebranded MasterCool. As a DIY guy, is Mastercool good enough or should I go with Fieldpiece? Also, should I change the R134a connectors to threaded 1/4 inch?
Either the pump is brand new out of the box and it has not broken in yet. Or the limit of the capacity of what kind of micron gauge using and it’s accuracy or it seals Or the pump you have might not be rated below that level Or your oil is old . I never trust cheap micron gauges
Four port is definitely not recommended to pull a vacuum through. The SM380 is a better unit and you pull the vacuum through with the Trublue 3/4" hose and Bluvac Pro vacuum gauge. If you want to stand around all day, get the four port and waste time and money and time. Go watch any of the Accutools and videos by Jim Bergmann and MeasureQuick, not to mention the dozens of other RUclipsrs who put up the videos of pulling below 250 microns in less than 5-8 minutes.
Go watch Jim Bergman’s video that he did with AK who works for NAVAC when they’re pumping down his big hundred ton chiller. They definitely did not use a quarter inch fitting on a three port manifold. 4 port saves you from switching hoses from vacuum pump when finished. You all ready have you tank set up. You just open the valve. I bought Jim Bergman’s first Red Fish DVOM directly from Jim Bergman when he still owed Tru Tech Tools before he ever made his vacuum Videos. When I am pulling vacuum on one of my 20 ton to 60 ton VFR SYSTEM with 1000’ to nearly 3000’ of copper with diameters up to 1 5/8” I’m not sitting around day pulling through a single 1/4” orifice . Yes I use my 3/4” tru Blu silicone hose attached to my 3/4” vacuum port on my NAVAC 3 micron rated vacuum pump attached to the 3/8” port on the fieldpiece manifold. For guys in automotive would have pump, gauges, scale, 30 lb. Refrigerant tank, permanently attached to each other on a pushcart. What is faster then never un-attaching your vacuum hose from your vacuum pump. It never gets moved..
@@coldfinger459sub0 LOL.. You are worried about switching hoses on the smallest vacuum line possible? I have watched all of Jim's video and he even says not to ever pull a vacuum through the four-port manifold because it is too slow and not efficient. You sure as hell wouldn't be using an SM480 to pull a vacuum on a 20-60 ton unit on a tiny small pump and 1/4" orifice and hose. I don't work in the automotive industry, but thanks for trying. 3000' feet of copper line huh? I would love to see that, and a vacuum being pulled this century. The 3/4" Trublu hose on any pump from 3-10CFM on a 10 ton or less system can be done in a matter of a minute and wasting time pulling through the manifold. The four-port manifold is a waste of money unless that is your only method available to you. Switching hoses takes all of about a minute so nothing lost there. Enjoy your slow vacuum times! I will use the tools as they were designed. Can you please upload a video of you pulling a vacuum of a 60-ton CFR system with a copper line of 1000'-3000' with 1/4" orifice built-in to the SM480V and you can Wow the entire world on RUclips? That would be IMPRESSIVE!! I pull vacuum with the exact pump in this video, the Trublu 3/4" hose using the 1/2" line port. 8CFM pump can rip down a 25' line in 2-5 minutes, then valve off and run a decay test. Anyone worth their salt in the field would never use an 8CFM pump on 3/8th to 1/4" line. I love 90$ of Fieldpiece products and own nearly everyone available but that four-port isn't worth the money just to have a 1/4" vacuum line. Waste of money because it will never get used. Glad you are so close with Jim Bergmann, why don't you ask what he thinks about it? Oh wait, he states it on his RUclips videos. Stop wasting time, but you must be paid by the hour, so what do you care if it takes three days to pump down?
@@Balticblue93 apparently you don’t know automotive all those guys are only going to pour through a set of manifolds less than one percent will ever do a direct hose to a vacuum pump. apparently you’ve never watched Jim Bergman with AK pulling 100 ton chiller with the 12 CFM with a three-quarter inch port . Apparently, you don’t know the difference between ideal dry conditions, and and real world out in the field system that saturated with refrigerant and moisture. Apparently you don’t know VRF systems go up to 3000’ feet in copper ACR Apparently you don’t work in the real world .
@@coldfinger459sub0 LMAO.... You certainly do make me laugh. You can tell by your used of English that you are not very well educated. But you are correct, I do not know what the automotive technicians do to pull a vacuum. I know and will admit when I do not know about a specific subject. Great and fantastic that automotive techs use the four-port system because it works for them. Jim hasn't discussed that in his videos nor do we care because all my business is in the residential AC and heat pump and dual-fuel market. You are correct, I have never seen Jim pull a vacuum with a 12 CFM manifold. Please link me to this video because I cannot seem to find it by searching on RUclips. That would be very educational and exciting to see. I know plenty about ideal dry conditions and work in the real world but in the residential side of things and I own my business with several technicians working for me. No, I have never see a VRF system with 3000' feet of copper liquid line being put under a vacuum by Jim. You got me there. I would love to see that. Honestly, I really would. Now you are just being a dick about working in the real world. My business is very successful, we do quite a few installs per week and use Fieldpiece 8 CFM vacuum systems with the Trublu hoses and Bluvac Pro gauge. We absolutely do not run the four port units as I buy my guys the SM380V's with the full wireless kits, so they have the digital gauge or the app on their ipads. So give me a break. I would love to see all Jim pull a vacuum through the four-port manifold on a 100-ton chiller. Please post that video up. If anything, you can SCHOOL me on your vast knowledge.
@@Balticblue93 chiller was direct hoses without a manifold. But if you do use a manifold pressure versus the wrong way for commercial or residential, but not for automotive . The VRF’s are my specialty. That’s what I sell and install. So if you’re not the one personally designing the piping for the VRF system, you’re not the one personally selling them you’re not the one doing the load calculations you’re not the one who can talk about it And Jim would never use a manifold to pull vacuum to try to do a vacuum decay test through a manifold That’s where the automotive knowledge comes in and knowing what they will, and will not automotive guys are slow to learn some are a little stubborn And automotive systems are only tiny one and 1 1/2 ton systems very small
@coldfinger459sub0 just ordered this one since it weighs 24lbs. I currently run a Tez8 but that sucker is heavy. I haven't had any issues with it but want something a bit lighter
@@LuisC202 when I was young, the TEZ8 was fine, but mine had a vacuum issue problem and then, after getting it fixed, it had a vacuum problem again, so I stopped using it became a doorstop. End it was noisy as hell and vibrated a lot. Some customers didn’t like that.
@@LuisC202 I forgot to tell you I have a discount code for True Tech Tools if you don’t already have one from somebody else for 8% off LECHAIR all one word all capital letters
@coldfinger459sub0 I used a code I found and ordered it last night i was tihnking i made a mistake thinking it was too much pump for auto work. Heck you are using it just fine. Now I need to order the 3/4 blue silic9ne hose. It looks i will only need one . Thanks for the code will use it in future buys.
Yes, I own a TEZ8 . Had multiple problems even after repair had problems again that’s why you never see it in my videos.. it’s now literally a doorstop.
Yes, I own a TEZ8 . Had multiple problems even after repair had problems again that’s why you never see it in my videos.. it’s now literally a doorstop.
8% off on True Tech Tools website discount code LECHAIR
All capital letters all one word put in the coupon code box receive 8% discount at checkout free shipping on all orders over $50
Keep in mind that Fieldpiece doesn't make automotive HVAC equipment whatsoever. They cater specifically to the residential housing and commercial building sectors.
@@gregsmith332 so what make them non automotive. Because they market to were the money 💰 is ?🤔
The pressure is different?
Dose automotive not have superheat & Subcooling?🤔 automotive have some magic voodoo 🤭
Automotive you don’t need temperature clamps to take drop across components to find restrictions?
Because it doesn’t have the name SnapOn, MAC, MACO ? 🤣
Automotive does not need good temperature sensors?
Automotive does not need good rugged reliable equipment?
So the analog old gauges that say R12 , R22, r134, r410 in the ring of the gauges makes it automotive?
But it says R22 in the gauge so that means it’s not for automotive 🤣🤣🤣.
@@coldfinger459sub0 They don't make automotive fittings nor do they have automotive all-in-one machines whatsoever, and the only thing I see on their website are AC units you typically see on the side or the back of a house.
As far as Mac is concerned their AC equipment is basically rebranded MasterCool. As a DIY guy, is Mastercool good enough or should I go with Fieldpiece? Also, should I change the R134a connectors to threaded 1/4 inch?
@gregsmith332 you’re just doing your own personal car just go with the master cool
My new pump will only pull down to 30 microns hooked right to the micron gauge is my pump defective?
Either the pump is brand new out of the box and it has not broken in yet.
Or the limit of the capacity of what kind of micron gauge using and it’s accuracy or it seals
Or the pump you have might not be rated below that level
Or your oil is old .
I never trust cheap micron gauges
Four port is definitely not recommended to pull a vacuum through. The SM380 is a better unit and you pull the vacuum through with the Trublue 3/4" hose and Bluvac Pro vacuum gauge. If you want to stand around all day, get the four port and waste time and money and time. Go watch any of the Accutools and videos by Jim Bergmann and MeasureQuick, not to mention the dozens of other RUclipsrs who put up the videos of pulling below 250 microns in less than 5-8 minutes.
Go watch Jim Bergman’s video that he did with AK who works for NAVAC when they’re pumping down his big hundred ton chiller. They definitely did not use a quarter inch fitting on a three port manifold.
4 port saves you from switching hoses from vacuum pump when finished. You all ready have you tank set up. You just open the valve. I bought Jim Bergman’s first Red Fish DVOM directly from Jim Bergman when he still owed Tru Tech Tools before he ever made his vacuum Videos.
When I am pulling vacuum on one of my 20 ton to 60 ton VFR SYSTEM with 1000’ to nearly 3000’ of copper with diameters up to 1 5/8” I’m not sitting around day pulling through a single 1/4” orifice .
Yes I use my 3/4” tru Blu silicone hose attached to my 3/4” vacuum port on my NAVAC 3 micron rated vacuum pump attached to the 3/8” port on the fieldpiece manifold.
For guys in automotive would have pump, gauges, scale, 30 lb. Refrigerant tank, permanently attached to each other on a pushcart.
What is faster then never un-attaching your vacuum hose from your vacuum pump. It never gets moved..
@@coldfinger459sub0 LOL.. You are worried about switching hoses on the smallest vacuum line possible? I have watched all of Jim's video and he even says not to ever pull a vacuum through the four-port manifold because it is too slow and not efficient. You sure as hell wouldn't be using an SM480 to pull a vacuum on a 20-60 ton unit on a tiny small pump and 1/4" orifice and hose. I don't work in the automotive industry, but thanks for trying. 3000' feet of copper line huh? I would love to see that, and a vacuum being pulled this century. The 3/4" Trublu hose on any pump from 3-10CFM on a 10 ton or less system can be done in a matter of a minute and wasting time pulling through the manifold. The four-port manifold is a waste of money unless that is your only method available to you. Switching hoses takes all of about a minute so nothing lost there. Enjoy your slow vacuum times! I will use the tools as they were designed. Can you please upload a video of you pulling a vacuum of a 60-ton CFR system with a copper line of 1000'-3000' with 1/4" orifice built-in to the SM480V and you can Wow the entire world on RUclips? That would be IMPRESSIVE!!
I pull vacuum with the exact pump in this video, the Trublu 3/4" hose using the 1/2" line port. 8CFM pump can rip down a 25' line in 2-5 minutes, then valve off and run a decay test. Anyone worth their salt in the field would never use an 8CFM pump on 3/8th to 1/4" line. I love 90$ of Fieldpiece products and own nearly everyone available but that four-port isn't worth the money just to have a 1/4" vacuum line. Waste of money because it will never get used.
Glad you are so close with Jim Bergmann, why don't you ask what he thinks about it? Oh wait, he states it on his RUclips videos. Stop wasting time, but you must be paid by the hour, so what do you care if it takes three days to pump down?
@@Balticblue93 apparently you don’t know automotive all those guys are only going to pour through a set of manifolds less than one percent will ever do a direct hose to a vacuum pump.
apparently you’ve never watched Jim Bergman with AK pulling 100 ton chiller with the 12 CFM with a three-quarter inch port .
Apparently, you don’t know the difference between ideal dry conditions, and and real world out in the field system that saturated with refrigerant and moisture.
Apparently you don’t know VRF systems go up to 3000’ feet in copper ACR
Apparently you don’t work in the real world .
@@coldfinger459sub0 LMAO.... You certainly do make me laugh. You can tell by your used of English that you are not very well educated. But you are correct, I do not know what the automotive technicians do to pull a vacuum. I know and will admit when I do not know about a specific subject. Great and fantastic that automotive techs use the four-port system because it works for them. Jim hasn't discussed that in his videos nor do we care because all my business is in the residential AC and heat pump and dual-fuel market.
You are correct, I have never seen Jim pull a vacuum with a 12 CFM manifold. Please link me to this video because I cannot seem to find it by searching on RUclips. That would be very educational and exciting to see.
I know plenty about ideal dry conditions and work in the real world but in the residential side of things and I own my business with several technicians working for me.
No, I have never see a VRF system with 3000' feet of copper liquid line being put under a vacuum by Jim. You got me there. I would love to see that. Honestly, I really would.
Now you are just being a dick about working in the real world. My business is very successful, we do quite a few installs per week and use Fieldpiece 8 CFM vacuum systems with the Trublu hoses and Bluvac Pro gauge. We absolutely do not run the four port units as I buy my guys the SM380V's with the full wireless kits, so they have the digital gauge or the app on their ipads. So give me a break. I would love to see all Jim pull a vacuum through the four-port manifold on a 100-ton chiller. Please post that video up. If anything, you can SCHOOL me on your vast knowledge.
@@Balticblue93 chiller was direct hoses without a manifold.
But if you do use a manifold pressure versus the wrong way for commercial or residential, but not for automotive . The VRF’s are my specialty. That’s what I sell and install.
So if you’re not the one personally designing the piping for the VRF system, you’re not the one personally selling them you’re not the one doing the load calculations you’re not the one who can talk about it
And Jim would never use a manifold to pull vacuum to try to do a vacuum decay test through a manifold
That’s where the automotive knowledge comes in and knowing what they will, and will not automotive guys are slow to learn some are a little stubborn
And automotive systems are only tiny one and 1 1/2 ton systems very small
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So you are saying a 10 cfm pump can be used on a small car ac system? Isn't that overkill?
It’s overkill but it’s lighter and easier to pick up and move around. Yes, the smaller ones are heavier.
@coldfinger459sub0 just ordered this one since it weighs 24lbs. I currently run a Tez8 but that sucker is heavy. I haven't had any issues with it but want something a bit lighter
@@LuisC202 when I was young, the TEZ8 was fine, but mine had a vacuum issue problem and then, after getting it fixed, it had a vacuum problem again, so I stopped using it became a doorstop.
End it was noisy as hell and vibrated a lot.
Some customers didn’t like that.
@@LuisC202 I forgot to tell you I have a discount code for True Tech Tools if you don’t already have one from somebody else for 8% off
LECHAIR all one word all capital letters
@coldfinger459sub0 I used a code I found and ordered it last night i was tihnking i made a mistake thinking it was too much pump for auto work. Heck you are using it just fine. Now I need to order the 3/4 blue silic9ne hose. It looks i will only need one . Thanks for the code will use it in future buys.
TEZ8 better pump. Yeah 8 cfm but they sell any part for that thing with vids and tech service, also good for A2L, says so in manual
but this one has nice port setup
Yes, I own a TEZ8 . Had multiple problems even after repair had problems again that’s why you never see it in my videos.. it’s now literally a doorstop.
Yes, I own a TEZ8 . Had multiple problems even after repair had problems again that’s why you never see it in my videos.. it’s now literally a doorstop.
@@coldfinger459sub0 that's wild. I've had mine for years, maybe you got a lemon