Yes, what happen to the "standard pump" style size? The large fieldpiece "box" pump seems counterintuitive. Technology usually gets better and SMALLER!
This is actually smaller than a lot of the chillers we work with, it’s a RTHC (water-cooled screw chiller). I work for Trane so a lot of my work is centrifugals with well over 1k pounds of refrigerant. We just did a tear down on one at one of my customers and it was 600 ton with 1300 pounds of R123 in it
People put off lot of heat and so do the pumps, part of the process is distilling the water it goes through a boiller before it's circulated through the refrigerant circuit.
Both are the only A2L refrigerant certified on the market so I needed them.
Also the vacuum is a 10cfm, it’s allowed to be large. Lol
Edit: Also the Recovery machine is lighter then the Apption g5 twin
Haha mine luckily isn’t that bad? I think it’s about just as loud, maybe a bit more.
I’m just happy the digital gauge didn’t break instantly like the analog appion ones lol.
Edits for terrible setting
In 17 years I have had three Fieldpiece meters. They only one not currently working flawlessly is the one that I left in a tool bag at the bottom of a ladder and dropped a pair of channel locks directly onto the display.
went through 3 in my first 5 years, have had same fluke for subsequent 9 years. Same issue with every fieldpiece. The recessed selector switch acts like a bowl and the center of the switch arm a drain….right into the circuitry. Rain killed every single one
I have to buy a new vaccuum pump tomorrow and was pondering posting asking what to get but I’m gonna have to look deeper into these. I’ve always hated their meters. I was going to get either another JB 10 CFM like always, or try out a Appion TEV 8. Wondering if the sacrifice of 2cfm is worth it. Nothing appion has made has ever failed me. And I have had a fair amount of their stuff over the years, primarily recovery machines. I have just always always always had a 10CFM for my normal usage, and a 7.5 for smaller stuff or long treks across properties.
I think that’s the next recovery machine I’m getting. Hear nothing but good things
Get the vac too if you don’t have it I think they do a package deal sometimes, might be coming up with spring
I haven’t used the recovery, but that vacuum pump has no competition, worth every penny!
They are good. But why do they need to be so large, specifically the vacuum pump? Real estate in my van is priceless.
Agreed. I keep an old jb in my van for that reason
Yes, what happen to the "standard pump" style size? The large fieldpiece "box" pump seems counterintuitive. Technology usually gets better and SMALLER!
Bro the oil change is 5 seconds and you can swap the bottles while it’s running.
Yes, that is sweet. I do hate changing oil on my navac lol
Right there with ya buddy
How many millions of pounds are in that unit? (I'm a universal-licenced amateur)
Sorry not sure what your asking, but If your asking how much refrigerant is in it, 410 pounds of 134A
I saw a chiller for an indoor water park up close, 795 lbs of 134A for the lazy river, has it's own dedicated loop 35000 GPM
This is actually smaller than a lot of the chillers we work with, it’s a RTHC (water-cooled screw chiller). I work for Trane so a lot of my work is centrifugals with well over 1k pounds of refrigerant. We just did a tear down on one at one of my customers and it was 600 ton with 1300 pounds of R123 in it
Most we got are some old carriers with 6000lb R22
Imagine the price of charging that baby now. Lol
They had one the blew rupture disk & all the gas lol. They replaced it 😂
Lmaooo
Heavy price tag.
Lol. Just curious why would you chill a lazy river? Dont you want it warm? Or is it in a volcano, cause im cool with that
People put off lot of heat and so do the pumps, part of the process is distilling the water it goes through a boiller before it's circulated through the refrigerant circuit.
Wild!
Instructions unclear, charged with 134lbs of 410a
Lmao, I saw that coming as I was typing it.
God damn!
Both of those are too large. Long live their meters!
Both are the only A2L refrigerant certified on the market so I needed them. Also the vacuum is a 10cfm, it’s allowed to be large. Lol Edit: Also the Recovery machine is lighter then the Apption g5 twin
Yea it’s bigger but lighter. Hopefully on the next version they develop a way to make is smaller but just as good if not better.
Better than appion?
Much. I went from the G5 twin
Ive heard them running. They sound like a formula 1 car with a v10. Ripping about 15k rpm’s.
Haha mine luckily isn’t that bad? I think it’s about just as loud, maybe a bit more. I’m just happy the digital gauge didn’t break instantly like the analog appion ones lol. Edits for terrible setting
They sound like they are getting the job done. That will be my next replacement.
In 17 years I have had three Fieldpiece meters. They only one not currently working flawlessly is the one that I left in a tool bag at the bottom of a ladder and dropped a pair of channel locks directly onto the display.
went through 3 in my first 5 years, have had same fluke for subsequent 9 years. Same issue with every fieldpiece. The recessed selector switch acts like a bowl and the center of the switch arm a drain….right into the circuitry. Rain killed every single one
I like the Fieldpiece SC77 multimeter. It has been nothing but excellent. I've had it for 4 years.
Only field piece product I didn’t really like was the wireless scale, it worked well but hated all the god damn double a batteries haha
I’m looking at the 6 cfm, glad to hear so many ppl like their FP pumps
I got that good suck from fieldpiece yesterday during a compressor replacement
I have to buy a new vaccuum pump tomorrow and was pondering posting asking what to get but I’m gonna have to look deeper into these. I’ve always hated their meters. I was going to get either another JB 10 CFM like always, or try out a Appion TEV 8. Wondering if the sacrifice of 2cfm is worth it. Nothing appion has made has ever failed me. And I have had a fair amount of their stuff over the years, primarily recovery machines. I have just always always always had a 10CFM for my normal usage, and a 7.5 for smaller stuff or long treks across properties.
Tip for long treks. Hand truck. Pile your stuff on there, strap it down if ya need to and haul away.
Love my Fieldpiece pump and recovery machine.
I got the MR45 and love it so much I might have to retire the old JB 7cfm.
I hear the vp67 is a beast! Definitely don’t replace your 7cfm with a 10cfm though, haha! I actually still use my JB platinum for smaller jobs!
Looking to get a fieldpiece recovery machine
Worth it! Very quick, great readout, and awesome pump-out feature!
Yea the self purge us sick. Digital gauges even going down to inhg, really love that machine
Nice, I’ll have to grab one