Who makes the best gauges?

[Poodle Head Mikey]

Not manifolds - I've got stacks of them. Just good, durable, accurate analog gauges.

[beachtech]

yellow jacket oil filled was my choice, before digital

[I_bend_metal]

yellow jacket oil filled was my choice, before digital

Ditto here....

[Hotwater]

I have had 2 sets of glycerin filled guages and found the leak at the slightest drop or bang. both leaked within a week.

[mechanicalgsxr]

mine only leak because i lost the cap and am using 1/4" poly with a barbed plug in its place

[coolnorth]

for R-22/134A/404A i use the Yellow jacket Brass gauges. They take a heck of a beating.

[tarheel_tech]

1st YJ Brass 1% accurate gauges
2nd YJ 3 1/8" 1% accurate gauges.

[bananas]

Yellow Jacket analog.
No Digital for me.
To many batteries, hard to read in sunlight, to many buttons.
I'll stick with my analog gages, a Fluke 52, and a pocket pt chart.

[hvacrjones]

The best gauges I have used are on my manifold now. Their Refco class 1 bellows gauges. They claim to be able to handle 2.5 times over pressure without effecting accuracy. they also have a nice aluminum housing.

www.refco.com

[y7turbo]

for R-22/134A/404A i use the Yellow jacket Brass gauges. They take a heck of a beating.

I use the same ones 22,134,404 perfect combo.

[beachtech]

I have had 2 sets of glycerin filled guages and found the leak at the slightest drop or bang. both leaked within a week.

sure wouldn't hurt if you took better care of your tools

i have a set of oil filled gauges that are 4yrs old and haven't leaked the first drop

[bustawrench1]

Not manifolds - I've got stacks of them. Just good, durable, accurate analog gauges.

Yellow Jacket Brass and Glass 1% seem really nice............I got mine off the internet.......hvactools or something like that........they cost a little more, but seem to hold up and are nice to work with.

[lirunaway]

I had a pair of "TIFF" oil filled. They were my first good set. Had them over 10 years. I lost them and can't find another set that doesn't have to be recalibrated after each use or carefully handled so the plug doesn't pop out the top. I'll be looking for the Yellow Jacket Oil filled.

[addamsmasher]

I like the Ritchie Digital Refrigeration analyzer but have a few complaints about them:

1.) Weigh about a pound and a half which doesn't seem like much but are quite bulky.

2.) The temperature sensor that they provide. I was hoping for 675 bucks they would have provided a better temperature sensor, and it's not a K type thermocouple, its a screw in type.

Besides that having 23 (more upon upgrade) available refrigerants, they prove quite versatile (provided you flush w/ nitrogen before switching refrigerants) having true saturation temps (instead of having to guess with needle

Most of the time I still use my oil filled gauges (digi's are mostly for Infinity systems only)

[beachtech]

I had a pair of "TIFF" oil filled. They were my first good set. Had them over 10 years. I lost them and can't find another set that doesn't have to be recalibrated after each use or carefully handled so the plug doesn't pop out the top. I'll be looking for the Yellow Jacket Oil filled.

i had a set of those a long time ago. nice set of gauges indeed i cannot believe i forgot about those tif's

[beachtech]

I like the Ritchie Digital Refrigeration analyzer but have a few complaints about them:

1.) Weigh about a pound and a half which doesn't seem like much but are quite bulky.

2.) The temperature sensor that they provide. I was hoping for 675 bucks they would have provided a better temperature sensor, and it's not a K type thermocouple, its a screw in type.

Besides that having 23 (more upon upgrade) available refrigerants, they prove quite versatile (provided you flush w/ nitrogen before switching refrigerants) having true saturation temps (instead of having to guess with needle

Most of the time I still use my oil filled gauges (digi's are mostly for Infinity systems only)

OP was asking about analog gauges, you know, the ones that don't require batteries

and i use my Y/J's on everything. who cares about some infinite junk

[emcoasthvacr]

I like the titan 4 valve a lot -- very easy to read, accurate, and durable.

I like the Imperial 4 valve, but I'll buy nothing but YJ from now on.

[hvaclover]

I like the titan 4 valve a lot -- very easy to read, accurate, and durable.

I like the Imperial 4 valve, but I'll buy nothing but YJ from now on.

Who pulled your chain poser?

[bdivell]

I Have Been Faithful to yj , they have never let me down

[neophytes serendipity]

The best gauges I have used are on my manifold now. Their Refco class 1 bellows gauges. They claim to be able to handle 2.5 times over pressure without effecting accuracy. they also have a nice aluminum housing.

www.refco.com

+1

I doubt there is a better made analog gauge out there... easy to read to boot.

No leaks yet, and Refco claims that their design is leak proof.