#evacuation

Tech Tips:

5 Install Mistakes that Kill Systems
When we install systems, we should have three main goals in mind: maximizing longevity, efficiency, and capacity. We want our units to work as long as possible, use the lowest amount of energy, and move the greatest amount of BTUs possible with a proper mix of sensible and latent heat transfer. Unfortunately, some installation practices […]
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Can Pulling a Vacuum too Fast Freeze Water/Moisture?
First, I want to give credit where credit is due. This post is made possible by the fantastic demonstration video by Neil Comparetto that I embedded below. Before you get bored and stop reading, I want to get the conclusion out in the air. Ice can form in a vacuum, but I still advise pulling a […]
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Testing the Leak Rate on Your Micron Gauge Itself
As a technician gains skill, they will learn that regularly testing your tools is a huge part of success. It isn't long in the field before techs find out that just because a meter or gauge gives a particular reading, it doesn't ALWAYS mean it is correct. Vacuum is one of these areas. Everything in […]
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Testing the Leak Rate on Your Micron Gauge Itself
As a technician gains skill they will learn that regularly testing your tools is a huge part of success. It isn't long in the field before techs find out that just because a meter or gauge gives a particular reading it doesn't ALWAYS mean it is correct. Vacuum is one of these areas. Everything in an […]
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How Long Should I Evacuate a System?
This article was written by Jim Bergmann with MeasureQuick. Anyone who has ever picked up a vacuum pump has asked or been asked this question. To be truthful, it is like asking, “How many licks will it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?” In the words of the wise […]
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Replacing a Piston w/ TXV and Evacuation
We get a lot of questions about both evacuation procedure and TXVs so last week we produced videos on both topics, including: • Before and after testing of piston vs. TXV • Using the Bluvac Measurequick app • Use of core remover tools for evacuation • Flowing nitrogen • creating an external equalizer port and […]
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Videos:

How to Evacuate an AC system, Full Vacuum Procedure
In this first video Bryan goes deep into how to evacuate or “vacuum” an air conditioner in a video collaboration with Paul from The Engineering Mindset channel. We also wrote an article on evacuation for the ACHR NEWS that you can find HERE Article on proper micron gauge placement HERE Can you freeze water in […]
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Testing the Leak Rate on Your Micron Gauge Itself
As a technician gains skill they will learn that regularly testing your tools is a huge part of success. It isn't long in the field before techs find out that just because a meter or gauge gives a particular reading it doesn't ALWAYS mean it is correct. Vacuum is one of these areas. Everything in an […]
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Podcasts:

Evacuation 101 w/ Jim Bergmann (Podcast)
In this episode of the podcast, Jim reviews the basics of evacuation and dehydration. He also covers hoses and vacuum gauge placement. Evacuation may just seem like a method to suck air and water out of a system. However, it is an intricate science that lacks a lot of detail in most trades education programs. […]
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Evacuation, Recovery, and Dehydration Facts Podcast
In this episode, Bryan covers evacuation, recovery, and dehydration. Evacuation refers to putting a vacuum pump on the system and pulling it down. We use a few different measures of vacuum, including inches of mercury (“Hg) or microns (millionths of a meter of mercury). We use such small units to measure a vacuum that effectively […]
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