I need a new vacuum gauge.

[270wsm]

I recommend BluVac. Very accurate and they have awesome customer service if you should have any issues.

[rhumbard]

FINE I ORDERED A THE DARN eVac II NOW SHUT UP!

[mason]

FINE I ORDERED A THE DARN eVac II NOW SHUT UP!

Love me some late Friday night post's : )!

Hope you like your "eVac" ; )

[jtrammel]

FINE I ORDERED A THE DARN eVac II NOW SHUT UP!

What made you choose the YJ branded bluvac?

[mason]

What made you choose the YJ branded bluvac?

Cheaper would be my guess, I found it cheaper than the BluVac when it was bundled with the coupling but I went ahead and ordered the bluvac off TTT.

[rhumbard]

YJ was the best deal

[ChaseAir]

thermal engineering
old school but i have had the same gauge for 18 years and i would take it over any digital.
http://thermalengineeringcompany.com...ta%20Sheet.pdf

This is the best micron gauge ever, we have two of them. I must be hard on micron gauges, my blue vac lasted a month, CPS the same, all broke......thermal engineering is bulletproof. Never inaccurate.


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[zw17]

Analog > Digital

Thermal Engineering makes the best vacuum gauge known to man.

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[wptski]

A video from TTT about the Thermal vacuum gauge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4_OJwDvBnM

[socotech]

You cannot beat the customer service with BluVac.

[Chuck]

This is the best micron gauge ever, we have two of them. I must be hard on micron gauges, my blue vac lasted a month, CPS the same, all broke......thermal engineering is bulletproof. Never inaccurate.


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We had 4 or 5 thermals at the last shop I worked at. Put them on the same vacuum and they all read wildly different. And 2 or 3 of them had recently been sent in for calibration. <worthless>

Analog thermal has very poor resolution and very slow response time. And they hardly work at all in cold weather.

One reason a lot of guys like them is because they always seem to show the vacuum level holding steady. The small leaks and offgassing never show up on them.

[jtrammel]

We had 4 or 5 thermals at the last shop I worked at. Put them on the same vacuum and they all read wildly different. And 2 or 3 of them had recently been sent in for calibration. <worthless>

Analog thermal has very poor resolution and very slow response time. And they hardly work at all in cold weather.

One reason a lot of guys like them is because they always seem to show the vacuum level holding steady. The small leaks and offgassing never show up on them.

X2, my bluvac almost made me pull my hair out the first couple times I used it. I had to buy a whole new vac setup.

[Mike19]

One reason a lot of guys like them is because they always seem to show the vacuum level holding steady. The small leaks and offgassing never show up on them.

We had one in vocational school. I loved it for that reason. I could always pull a perfect vacuum with it.

In its defense, it was very old and had a very rough life being used in a school environment.

[greg58]

Thermal was always the standard " back in the day" I know guys who still use them. I've almost purchased one twice. First time I had to go with the YJR 69070 due to funds. Then needing to upgrade again the bluvac was the new guy. After reading the reviews of people on here and other sites, who's opinions I respect and trust, I went with the bluevac. When the guy who designs it has the stones to show up and consistently support any and all issues he gets my vote. And yes, it'll make you wanna rip out your hair and throw out everything you've used to vac a system. At least now Iknow what I'm chasing.

[joeyd]

...When the guy who designs it has the stones to show up and consistently support any and all issues he gets my vote...

Thanks, Greg.

Social networking is a double-edged sword. Sometimes I feel like I'm airing my dirty laundry in public, but it's worth it. Getting up-to-the-minute feedback helps greatly to continue improving my products.

[rhumbard]

DAAAAAAAAAMN SON! Need some ICEcold for that burn!

Thanks, Greg.

Social networking is a double-edged sword. Sometimes I feel like I'm airing my dirty laundry in public, but it's worth it. Getting up-to-the-minute feedback helps greatly to continue improving my products.

[rhumbard]

I received my new vacuum gauge Monday but sadly have not gotten to play with my new toy. I have 4 systems that need opened for repair but they are medium priority and people at the stores won't stop breaking ****.

[ChaseAir]

We had 4 or 5 thermals at the last shop I worked at. Put them on the same vacuum and they all read wildly different. And 2 or 3 of them had recently been sent in for calibration. <worthless>

Analog thermal has very poor resolution and very slow response time. And they hardly work at all in cold weather.

One reason a lot of guys like them is because they always seem to show the vacuum level holding steady. The small leaks and offgassing never show up on them.

Hold up thar cowboy. We have two thermals and they always show when you have offgassing...ie....residual moisture in the oil that requires a 24 hour vacuum. The microns raise up to 2000-3000 under this condition, which my thermal has never failed. I am seriously abusive of tools, and I know the install crew has hit theirs with liquid refrigerant before and they still work perfect. Need to wait 10 minutes before determining vac is good.


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[itsiceman]

Not the case with my TE.
It would read a false and steady low reading while watching oil degassing through the compressor sight glass. The BV I have picks it up. I cant find my TE. I think I gave it away otherwise I'd show you.
That and the other reasons already brought up I stopped using it.

[GenesisRefrig]

thermal engineering
old school but i have had the same gauge for 18 years and i would take it over any digital.
http://thermalengineeringcompany.com...ta%20Sheet.pdf

Agreed on Thermal unit. Mine is 19 years old and still spot on accurate.