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How To Make a Vacuum Pump from Old Compressor
This video show my own way of making a usable vacuum pump. This video will show you how to make a vacuum pump out of a old refrigerator compressor. This pump can be used to pull a vacuum on different things and can be used to do things like pump up balls and bicycle tires. Also potential for many other things too.
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in 12 minutes you answered all my questions. Short and to the point. Some guys have posted videos of making a vacuum pump for 30 min to one hour and it is just a waste of time watching their videos.
this was my first vacuum pump. when I started in the HVAC trade in 1979 I worked for a one man shop "Smitty's airconditioning". after about 3 months he helped me [ he did all the soldering] build one of these from a old fridge compressor. I have no idea how well it actually worked but after seeing your video I think Ill build one and see. and a dial -a-charge haven't one of those in years. cool video thanks. great job.
@catthecommentbothunter6890
3 ай бұрын
Same thing here I'm just a first timer and have no money to buy any vacuum pump but someday I'm planning on using a air conditioner compressor
all done on carpet - nice work
You sir just saved me 200 dollars. Thank you
From my knowledge compressor oil reacts with the air, I'd recommend draining the oil from the unit and replacing it with air-compressor oil ;)
Schrader valves... the little valves that you removed to save the rubber seals are Schrader valves. (made in the USA) Good video, I have used a compressor I converted into a vacuum pump out of a freezer, for more years than I like to admit, for vac'n down AC units . Works just about as good as what Snap-on charges way too much for. (adjust the flame on your torch and watch pointing it at the compressor too, friends.) Oh and the larger the freezer or fridge you find usually has a larger compressor and it works a bit better. Sad that almost a half a million views only gets ya a thousand shared opinions. But I noticed most of the comments were just negative so maybe it's a blessing... Oh and also, if you work, walk, and lay on concrete enough, you will find some used carpet to put in your work shop or garage and always keep an eye out for some more to replace the burnt, torn, wet, oily carpet you abuse . Peace
@matthewkleinmann
7 жыл бұрын
The entire assembly is the valve, the thing he pulled out is the valve core.
@cuklabcusade
5 жыл бұрын
Going to try this soon with a compressor from a mini fridge
@Rabbit.760
5 жыл бұрын
Adding a run/start capacitor between a switch and wire assembly added a lot of power
@RandoWisLuL
Жыл бұрын
How did you prevent the unit from overheating?
@taiwanluthiers
11 ай бұрын
I'm actually curious if it's possible to pull a deep vacuum with a compressor... I'm under the impression it can't really do that. It seems compressor is better for recovering refrigerant.
It will hold a vacuum if you shut the valve on the gauge. Also, you need to hook up the ground wire in case of a short it will trip the breaker instead of getting a shock.
This is a very interesting video, however I am much more interested in why anyone would use a large blowtorch to solder copper tubing over carpet.😆😆
@n0username0n
3 жыл бұрын
Been sitting here wondering why not buy a soldering iron for 20-200 and easier job, less fire risk then also a new tool aha
@blatantmisconception
2 жыл бұрын
@@n0username0n Torch is faster and available. The I've always used a propane torch.
@n0username0n
2 жыл бұрын
@@blatantmisconception I get that and for certain jobs sure but shit son, what about stocking up on the correct tools and there expandables? I mean da FAQ?
@_deadcoin
Жыл бұрын
@blatantmisconception your missing out, I don't know too many people that use propane anymore. Use map gas (yellow cylinder) and you could do circles around a guy with a blue propane tank , standing there burning fuel trying to warm up a pipe to solder it. This guy used oxy-acetylene, and he said silver not solder. I believe that is brasing. It takes way more heat.
@_deadcoin
Жыл бұрын
@@n0username0n I'd pay to see someone use a soldering iron to solder copper tubing with hard silver. Silver solder melts @1425 degrees Fahrenheit , your solder iron melts soft lead free solder @ 275 degrees Fahrenheit.
Solder on a open flame will turn to mush really quick if left there too long. You only needed to heat the parts up first then apply the solder with large solder joints. A open flame produces soot, which you don't want mixed with solder. Of course a high wattage solder gun would have worked also if you had one, but it's a bit tricky to use on large parts with little to no experience. Good soldering takes practice... sorta like welding need that experience to get good at it.
I didn't know those compressors also made really good vacuum pumps.... thanks for the video.
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
I'm impressed by the cleanliness of your workshop carpet.
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
8 жыл бұрын
Lol
@markhodgson2348
6 жыл бұрын
He's been busy today cleaning the house
This is a great video. I enjoyed it. Thanks for making it. I have my eye open for a compressor in good shape. That is some really nice carpet to be doing such work, though!
One of the better of these videos.
Great video. Thanks
To sand the stubs of tubing, turn the unit on its side, more than 90-degree turn, so the grit will not go down the tubing into the compressor. Or plug the tubing with rolled up bit of paper towel, to be removed after sanding. Just be careful not to dislodge the temporary plugs while sanding! _For better vacuum, especially for deep vacuum, pump _*_into_*_ vacuum!_ For instance: Run 2 old compressors in series, with the outlet of one into the inlet of the other. If one has larger capacity than the other, you would generally want to put it on the low-pressure side, for maximum pumping rate, but valving varies and some valves require more pressure to open than others. The one with least valve restriction at low pressure should be the one connected to the system being pumped down. Also, a proper vacuum pump can be boosted with a crap pump like a single old compressor, IF the proper pump has a vacuum fitting on the outlet. Another way to go is to pre-evacuate a large cylinder and attach it to your pump outlet after it has pumped what it can out to atmosphere. You also can increase pumping speed --and protect your pump from water damage-- by using a makeshift cryopump; that is, pumping through a U-shaped section of larger tubing you have prepared for the purpose of dunking in ice water with salt poured over the ice. Salt over ice makes the briny solution temperature drop to near zero Fahrenheit, so it can condense some water vapor even in vacuum. Better still, submerge the makeshift cryopump in a container of dry ice and alcohol, or if you can get it, use LN2 (liquid nitrogen). Copper wool (or brass wool or stainless-steel wool) inside your makeshift cryopump will improve the performance by adding a large surface area on which the pumped molecules can slow, contract, and even solidify. Purging the whole system with *very dry CO2* will allow you to turn a crude vacuum into a high vacuum if the cryopump is chilled with LN2, because the CO2 will solidify on contact with such low-temperature surfaces. Other gas molecules being carried along by the CO2 will get buried and trapped in the dry ice formed in the LN2-cooled cryopump. Normal refrigerants will also solidify in a LN2-cooled cryopump. With proper valves installed and operated, you can make a laboratory-grade vacuum in a cheap way. After using the cryopump, be sure to warm it up and pump it out with your regular pump, to dry it thoroughly. As always, higher temperatures of the system being pumped will speed the process of evacuation. Water is particularly sensitive to temperature and will basically not pump at all near 32 F (0 C) unless the vacuum is prolonged and very deep.
@michaelcostello6991
5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting ideas. Would be nice to see a video of this.
@kellybennett9221
Жыл бұрын
did you know that you cant turn a refrigerator on its side and turn it on unless you let it stand up and all of the oil settle back down? that would be a big mistake to turn it on its side
@deanstuder1775
Жыл бұрын
It's difficult to read your meter . And yo know what your settings are. Yes I know we need 500 microns of vacuum for refrigeration work. Please speak to that. Is it adequate or not to get to 600 microns and how long does it take. That's what we need to hear before anything else. If it quickly does 500 micron, then I want to hear all about it Otherwise I've wasted a good bit of time ?
my problem is that the oil in the fridge motor blow out
Thanks got a general idea. 👍 I'll definitely get a work bench first, lol
@Drottninggatan2017
8 жыл бұрын
+JCsaves You can do it on the carpet.
This seems to be more of a recovery pump than a vacuum pump. It could be used as a vacuum pump with some type of check valve/ oil chamber on the outlet side. I definitely like the idea tho because without the chamber your able to use it to recover with you can pull a vacuum.
Thanks. This really helped me build me air compressor. All the other videos had power tools but all you used was simple equipment
Valves are called boltigen service access valves 1/4"...I just ordered 5 from amazon for $10
@thersten
4 жыл бұрын
hey thank you! i was trying to figure that out.
@michaelsmith6071
3 ай бұрын
Boltingen service valves
Thanks for the video. I have the same compressor but not sure where the black and white electric cables should connect?
Thanks man... plenty good for a vacuum press pump I reckon and probably as good as the real thing.
Hello, could you please tell me what is the kind of pressure sensor you are using ? as well, what is the ultimate pressure you could reach with a compressor working as a Vacuum pump ? Thank you in advance
I'd imagine if you clean the pipe better and don't finger it all up you could use 95/5 solder and a map gas torche or even propane, also I wouldn't suggest soldering over carpet lol. I do wonder why solder the piece on the vacuum side? I was thinking of just putting a compression valve on the outlet and also a ball valve on the pull side even though I will have another valve on the gauge.
Was the compressor emptied of oil that it came with?
3rd hose is just a process tube... The guy is just having fun, lighten up people...
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks man.
my knee's are hurting watching him.
Soldering on the carpet with a torch, if I got caught doing that haha, lucky bastard!
@khalidchrinija887
5 жыл бұрын
Pas de paget de cuivre
Very useful and great idea.
Use what you got handy or what’s available. 🤘🏼
How many microns did it pull down to?
Refrigeration compressors are low volume, for faster vacuum use an AC compressor for an old windows AC. drain the oil into a container before soldering, then add it back In. I'd put a suction line filter neutralizer on the suction side to protect the compressor.
I love the comments at the end because you can tell they live in the country. The only way it's going to get tipped over is if somebody leaves in the way of foot traffic, probably after drinking too much Budweiser. Keep the junk out, like dirt or dust, so you guys don't vacuum your houses on a regular basis. Got it.
Beware!!!! While working in the "80's" in western oklahoma some of fellow tradesmen were using old refrigerator compressor to evacuate some refrigeration systems on grocery stores. I had just been out there and I myself had used one of these compressors to evacuate a system. When I got back to Tulsa a few days latter my service manager come to me and says " do you still use a frigidare copressor to evacuate systems (sp) on your truck" I said Yes. He said take off and don't use it anymore. He said one of the servicemen called the office to say that he had one on a system and was evacuating it . He went back into the grocery store and several minutes (maybe a hour) he heard and explosion. when got to the machine room the compressor , made of 3/8 steel had blew its top off and exited the top of the machine room. what the decided happened was the discharge line may (or may not) had gotten bump or kinked and the pressure got high enough to set the oil off in and explosive bang. Just like in a diesel engine that diesel oil and a spark (doesn't need a spark if pressure is high enough) Just giving you a warning I have never used one since. Oil, Air (oxygen), under pressure do not mix Drb
@Guy4UnderDog
4 жыл бұрын
Could've been R290(purified Propane). This is used sometimes around food to avoid contamination.
@johnalextv1253
4 жыл бұрын
Yah it is true if you vacuum nitrogen its explode for sure because its compressor
@VeeFTeeS
3 ай бұрын
@@johnalextv1253nitrogen won't explode. Nitrogen is inert gas.
what to look for when buying used fridge compressor? which brands last longest and pump out more air?
Where do you get those little brass valves?
Great work thanks for the knowledge
Careful now! Don't catch the carpet on fire : )
@Kotaztrafee
3 жыл бұрын
LOL Truth is you have to be good to solder over carpet!
Do this guy play with fire on a carpet floor?... HAHAHAHA BTW Good JOB
@djjoshua007
7 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing lol
@Daa253
7 жыл бұрын
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@akilesyla9817
6 жыл бұрын
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@akilesyla9817
6 жыл бұрын
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@akilesyla9817
6 жыл бұрын
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I love running a torch on a carpet.
Can it get it down below 500 microns though? Preferably 350?
great recycle of the ubiquitous CL "free working rusty fridge" for something slightly more productive than beer chilling!! why use hard solder though? even a perfect vacuum is only a bit under 16 psi, and the pressure influence would tend to make your swaged fit tighter. plain old 50/50 you can get away with a cheapo propane torch rather than needing a more sophisticated air/gas rig. the refrigerator needs hard solder because it's a couple hundred psi differential, and it's trying to make stuff fly away from the "source" (your comp head). i know for you it's an a/c refrigeration tool, but it's a handy puppy for lots of other stuff too (like laying fiberglass, de-airing thick gooey mixtures, or collapsing 55 gallon drums, lol). also that inch and a half of 15% silver costs about 10 times what the same length of 50/50 does. good vid though, nice and to the point, not a lot of wasted time watching you do uninteresting stuff, lol. what oil do you run in it? 24 3/4 inches is pretty damned respectable, btw! think a "flap valve" on the outlet could buy you another inch or 2? hell, a ping pong ball behind a cross pin that gives a little "wiggle room" would probably work (and a ball valve for your "sealing cut-off", lol. no cap and plier juggling then). i know, "make your own damned vid, know it all!!!"... lol. sorry about that, just "fresh eye product and process improvements" ideas.
@lazyh-online4839
4 жыл бұрын
The added benefit of strength is also important, it'll be exposed to more forces than sitting inside a fridge.
What was the pressure? I can''t see the units on the gauge.
@jerryk8965
3 жыл бұрын
That is not pressure it is vacuum, it is mesured in inches of Mercury, (in-hg). His gaugee stopped at 24.6, which is really good, the maximum vacuum possible on earth at sea level is 29.92.
great video!
Enjoyed the video. Still a mystery which tube goes to pull vacuum and which is output (and which sealed off)
@holleyciggy
3 жыл бұрын
Plug it in and stick your finger on the ends of tubes....one will pull one will push.....
Very well explain video, thank you
You cant deny you have a lot of Mexican friends, you know how we be doing same $h1t, we've been welding & playing with firecrackers right in the middle of living room, so what if the carpet gets a little burnt just move Grandpa's chair right over that that $h1t problem fix lol👍 good video
So many complaints! Thanks for posting.
first chinchilla thought of was the carpet, second was pointing the torch at the compressor. There is something wrong with me. Dude, nice build, seriously.
Could you please tell me where do you find these brass fittings to fit those hoses to solder on with
@lazyh-online4839
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much any hardware store will have them.
@n0username0n
3 жыл бұрын
Shrader valve.
It is not a magic. The vacuum pump is essentially a compressor with some gadgets added. It depends on refrigerant, but you can end with very hydroscopic oil, and most refrigeration oils are. Refrigeration oil turn acidic when get moisture, and acid will kill copper winding. I would definitely change your oil to a vacuum pump oil. Also I would add drain on the bottom to replace oil in the future. You can build a very good fluid extractor using free fridge compressor as a source of very strong vacuum. I would use refrigeration filter/dryer to protect compressor/oil from moisture.
@kareemhameed4042
Жыл бұрын
How do you do that?
It also works as air pump
Eh that compressor vacuum that he made is good enough for an old residential refrigerator if you're a tech on a budget IMO. Better "Some" vacuum than "No" vacuum IMO lol ...not a lot of people can afford a $600 vacuum.
Hello does using a large heat sink or fan prevent compressor overheating ?
I have used these on two previous occasions and they work quite well. The biggest problem I have found is the motor can overheat and has a thermal trip inside the windings. This can be annoying when you most need it working. Ordinarily the refrigerant keeps the windings cool but of course this is no longer the case, So far, mine have lasted only a couple of months and then became too unreliable. I did replace the oil too to help cooling and lubrication.
@alexstone691
2 жыл бұрын
There's low chance you will see this, but what did you use it for? Im planning to use it for a desoldering gun and from testing it seems to not mind a vacuum but haven't done extensive testing yet
@creast56
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexstone691 Both times I used for dual purpose. Firstly as a silent compressor and also for vacuum degassing of resins etc. I dismantled the second failed unit and discovered the trip device and signs of overheating. The units were only run for 2 or 3 minutes at a time.
@alexstone691
2 жыл бұрын
@@creast56 Have you changed the oil in them, the original oil evaporates quite quickly and when it goes below a threshold the compressor overheats
@creast56
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexstone691 The first one I must confess I neglected but I did change the oil on the second unit and used my compressor oil for the purpose. It may just be that the units were from quite old refrigerators and were close to ending anyway.
@alexstone691
2 жыл бұрын
@@creast56 first one i managed to get started fine and then after working for a minute started smoking, as they are thrown away you never know what you're gonna get
I think you should put something over the carpet, you know like tarp or even some ceramic tiles over it... you don't want to set that carpet on fire.
i have done mine also but not as thorough as yours..thank a lot for the info
If i use the vacuum port to vacuum smoke that will be bad to the motor considering that the motor working with oil?
How can I tell which line is the vacuum or the high pressure? I have a compressor that isn't cooling. Don't know if it's freon related or some other problem. The compressor sounds like it's running but doesn't get cold.
Where did you get the pipes and fittings from?
@772777777777777
4 жыл бұрын
Applance repair store
Hi , I am gladly following . I have two questions on this vacuum project 1- could the motor stand 3 hrs of contentious ( non stop ) operating without getting killed 2- How do I know the exact amount of oil to fill in the motor thanks NOTE : I have now got an insight of the three pipes coming out of the motor although I can't deal good with the wires . I recently have a new German motor , but I don't know how to attach it to the grid . I just don't know what are the two wires to be attached to the grid. your help is highly appreciated
@lazyh-online4839
4 жыл бұрын
Change the oil out to a good quality mineral oil (dump it out then refill it) and yes you can run it for hours non-stop.
@lazyh-online4839
4 жыл бұрын
Measure how much oil you dump out and refill with similar amount, also overfill and run until it stops spitting oil, there manly be some oil coming out as a mist no matter how much is in there but it shouldn't be spitting out.
@taiwanluthiers
11 ай бұрын
@@lazyh-online4839 Make sure you replace it with mineral oil because a lot of refrigerant oil can react with moisture when pumping air and turn into acid. This will kill the compressor quick. Mineral oil works fine with air. But I heard some refrigerant like R22 uses mineral oil and won't turn into acid, but stuff like R410a uses POE oil that does turn into acid.
Thats neat. Have you used it as a recovery machine?
Remember folks this guy is a Pro? Don't do this at home....He had at least 4 major safety problems the least of which soldering on a carpet good way to burn a home down
@LBpDC
8 жыл бұрын
+Don Roberts Definitely ignorant, but solder isn't going to create a rolling fire you cannot suppress. The guy will just make a molten spot on the carpet more likely than not.
@surendra1990
8 жыл бұрын
That's in case of fire retardant carpet of aviation grade. In most other cases, there will be a fire.
What is the vacuum that it pulled? I saw a number but could not see the unit. I would like to build a vacuum pump just like you showed (and thank you for that), but I'd like to know what kind of vacuum I can get out of it.
@chrispy725
8 жыл бұрын
I used one of these types of vacuum pumps and mine pulled -30 on my gauge
@gortnewton4765
8 жыл бұрын
+chrispy725 -30 psi ! Wow! That's not bad. I've got all the kit to build the vacuum unit now. I got a stainless steel wine cooler, double insulated, to use as a flask. It is about 2 litres which is about 4.2 pints. The flask is just to store a bit of vacuum. All I need to do now is devise a means of automatically switching the pump on and off with a drop in vacuum. Thanks for letting me know about the vacuum obtained. That's very kind of you.
@chrispy725
8 жыл бұрын
+zzdfhgdhd -30 inches of Hg
@Mr_ToR
8 жыл бұрын
+zzdfhgdhd what is the unit? is it mmHg or inHg?
Made one like that about 30 yeas ago and it is just now starting to get weak so time to build another.
very good
When sweating copper tubing, always apply your solder on the side of the tube opposite from your heat. When the solder draws all the way around to the heated side, you will know, you have a solid seal. If you apply solder on the same side as the heat, you will have to work the solder around the tube as you move your heat and will never know if the solder has sealed all points. This is not as critical with small tubing but becomes more critical as the size of the tube you are attempting to sweat increases.
Did anyone ever tell you that you sound like Trey Gowdy by the way that's a compliment😉
What unit is 24.7 ?
that's a nice gauge
mY wife slap me to next tuesday if I did any thing like this on HER carpet ! LOL
@JodBronson
7 жыл бұрын
***** - OMG, LOL... In the end though, it's His Rug, let Him do what he wants. I am NOT going to make one because we have a few and a big 50 Gallon Tank one. Plus we live in the boon, no one really cares about the noise. When I have to do few things in my House, I got a 50 foot hose and I bring it through my Window to do inside Projects / in my room. But I did learn something from this Video, so yea.... It doesn't really matter to me where he filmed this... Rug or NO RUG, it's His Project and NOT OURS !!!
Hi Nice work ! But I wonder what is the 3rd pipe protruding out of the compressor ???
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
8 жыл бұрын
+urdu learner It is what I call the stem. Most of the time this is where a tap valve is put on or a solder in valve is placed. This is done so you can charge the unit while servicing.
@terrybowman604
7 жыл бұрын
I always thought that 3rd pipe was from the factory charge, crimped then sealed.
How did you know which side would be the suction side?
Well done, very cool. Would you have a ballpark figure for cfm?
@lazyh-online4839
4 жыл бұрын
You just need to look at the datasheet for your compressor.
@lJUSTwanaCOMMENT
4 жыл бұрын
@@lazyh-online4839 -- HA, yeah, very true. good point!
What's the Ultimate Vacuum in micron ?
Next video - how to replace f'd up carpet . . .
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
7 жыл бұрын
+jblack8679 lol everyone is worried about my carpet that is like 75 years old. Way more than I am. Funny! Thanks for comment.
@StephenMattison66
5 жыл бұрын
@@blaketuberepairreviews7790 Wow, great looking carpet for 75 yrs old, amazing, Love the pattern! I was worried about it, worried for your safety if your wife ever found out, haha! Great video, TYMV!
@GSXRMVDUCRD
3 жыл бұрын
@@blaketuberepairreviews7790 More reason to avoid damaging it. :-)
@vmitchinson
3 жыл бұрын
Sure don't makem like they used to!
What the valve on the pressure side for?
Does go down to 30 hg vacuum?
I hope your wife doesn’t mind burn holes in the carpet!!😮
Você está usando compressor do Brasil. Muito bom Marinho de Biguaçu Santa Catarina
where can I get some of those little valves? It look like bike valves
MAKE SURE GUYS DO THIS ON THE CARPET OF YOU LIVING ROOM OK IF NOT DON WORK
How much vacuum did it pulled
How many hp of compressor
Tell us more about the valves please. I've seen that kind of valve on a bicycle inner tube... but not anywhere else... and never with a "big" length of copper pipe attached. What kind of valves are these? What are they "really" for?
What do you call the ends you soldered on the compressor & where do you get them. I guess you threaded the ends on to the copper tubes?
@n0username0n
3 жыл бұрын
They are glorified bike tube valves one way in and out
Could you tell me where to buy the valve ?
Hi Blade very good video! Thanks I have a question..... when you wire the power cord to the compressor you did NOT wire the green cable from the power cord.... which we all know is "earth"... sooo if we wire our pumps like this is may be a dangerous from electric shock when we touch the compressor metal body ? Or maybe im wrong!?
@matthewkleinmann
7 жыл бұрын
The grounding this is dubious. If you are using this on carpet like he is, you are not grounded so you could grab onto the hot (black) wire and not be shocked. No where near the scariest thing I have ever seen on youtube.
@n0username0n
3 жыл бұрын
Just attach the earth wire (green) to a cleaned and bare part of the metal body surface just to be safe. If the windings ever short there is a good chance of shock otherwise. Not the end of the world though tbh
If a compressor reaching 300 stedayonly it can pull 700 hygrade or 450 Micronesia .
What size are the Threads in the valves?
can this set up be used for stabilizing wood blanks?
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
9 жыл бұрын
JunkBeGoneNY Not sure what that is.
@zigzag3349
8 жыл бұрын
+JunkBeGoneNY Absolutely.
You said you cleaned the outside of the pipes with emery/sand paper but what about the internal side of pipe? I mean, what you did would be perfect if the extra pipe section had a larger diameter than that of the pipe attached to the pump. Did you ream the inside of pipe? There are special tools for this. Of course you have to be careful of filings getting inside the compressor but you could minimise that risk by taking a couple of precautions such as changing angle so pipe is more horizontal; setting up a vacuum cleaner nozzle very close to the point where you are working. (Yes I know there is oil inside the compressor. That's why you have to be so careful)
Is the filling line just another intake like the inlet? Does it matter which one I seal and which one I use for suction? I scavenged mine from the dump and all three lines where cut so don't know which one is which, but they both seem to suck.
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
8 жыл бұрын
The service port as I call the stem is the one I would close off because the other is the main suction for sure so why not use that one. Not sure if the service port line will behave the same when I comes to the gas moving through.
@MrMonkeybat
8 жыл бұрын
But they have both already been cut so I cant tell which is which.
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
8 жыл бұрын
+MrMonkeybat Hard to say with out seeing it. Some times the position can vary.
@KallePihlajasaari
5 жыл бұрын
As mentioned in another answer there are two low pressure ports. One connection is to the circuit (evaporator outlet) and the other is the factory fill port that is usually pinched and soldered. In all the cases I have seen they both simply connect to the internal space with maybe a baffle or a simple U-bend in the pipe. So both low pressure ports work the same. Often but not always they are slightly larger diameter than the high pressure line. If you are not sure just power the unit up and check which two pipes suck and which one blows.
Will it run long enough to evaluate a car ac system without burning up?
@haydenc2742
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, they can easily run hours with no issues
where did you get the valve? what size or some information how to get the good one. Thanks for the video
I just removed the air compressor from my freezer and wired it up with a Supco 3 n' 1. The air compressor hums quietly (almost silent) but very little air is coming out of the outlet. What's up?
@lazyh-online4839
4 жыл бұрын
Depends on what you mean by very little. These pumps don't move huge amounts so without some kind of measure (how fast to fill up a balloon, what size compressor, etc.) We have no way of knowing if it's actually running as it should or not without that info.
I have allot of electrical solder does that seal things as well as plumbing solder?
@blaketuberepairreviews7790
8 жыл бұрын
Not sure some solder can be softer than other and in turn I could see it not holding the bond as good but as far as the initial sealing probably so. I wouldn't recommend using that in this case though because these lines are under pressure.
@aaahandy
6 жыл бұрын
No you never swap solder. Electronics solder is for electronics and plumbing is for plumbing. In this case silver.
What size are the valves?
nice i have some questions 24,8 are PSI ? if yes , are 24.8psi are much to use as desoldering station for desoldering electronics parts ?
@rokag333
8 жыл бұрын
+jeff pepin its plenty enough but better to have a small empty gas bottle and an electro-valve so you will have qa nice peek suction, it is not the vacuum level but the volume of gas displacement that is important for powerful desoldering unit
@Vo0d0o2009
8 жыл бұрын
thanks
@rajivvinktaremdoo1943
7 жыл бұрын
rokag333
This is very heavy can you make small and light weight 🙏🙏🙏