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dilligaf76	dilligaf76 posted 4 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 49, Visits: 115	Does anyone know where I can get a cheap vacuum pump?
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oekmont	oekmont posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 550, Visits: 27K	EBay or Amazon both have incredibly cheap rotary vane pumps. They work well for basic hobbyist composite work.
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dilligaf76	dilligaf76 posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 49, Visits: 115	Okay, I will have a look thanks...
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Yeh have a look for the vacuum pumps that are used to service air conditioning systems. These will work fine and can be found very cheap.
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dilligaf76	dilligaf76 posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 49, Visits: 115	+x Hanaldo - 5/11/2020 11:05:49 PM Yeh have a look for the vacuum pumps that are used to service air conditioning systems. These will work fine and can be found very cheap. Can you point me in the right direction?
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Steve Broad	Steve Broad posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 408, Visits: 4.1K	+x dilligaf76 - 5/12/2020 6:37:10 AM +x Hanaldo - 5/11/2020 11:05:49 PM Yeh have a look for the vacuum pumps that are used to service air conditioning systems. These will work fine and can be found very cheap. Can you point me in the right direction? For example. Higher stated CFM than the EC offering at a quarter of the price. No idea on longevity or reliability, but for £64......... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4CFM-1-4HP-Single-Stage-Vacuum-Pump-Air-Conditioning-Refrigeration-Vacuum/174266537423?hash=item28931855cf:g:tSUAAOSwjOVeqmov Edited 4 Years Ago by Steve Broad
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dilligaf76	dilligaf76 posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 49, Visits: 115	+x Steve Broad - 5/12/2020 10:48:22 PM +x dilligaf76 - 5/12/2020 6:37:10 AM +x Hanaldo - 5/11/2020 11:05:49 PM Yeh have a look for the vacuum pumps that are used to service air conditioning systems. These will work fine and can be found very cheap. Can you point me in the right direction? For example. Higher stated CFM than the EC offering at a quarter of the price. No idea on longevity or reliability, but for £64......... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4CFM-1-4HP-Single-Stage-Vacuum-Pump-Air-Conditioning-Refrigeration-Vacuum/174266537423?hash=item28931855cf:g:tSUAAOSwjOVeqmov Thankyou for that Steve.
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oekmont	oekmont posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 550, Visits: 27K	+x Steve Broad - 5/12/2020 10:48:22 PM +x dilligaf76 - 5/12/2020 6:37:10 AM +x Hanaldo - 5/11/2020 11:05:49 PM Yeh have a look for the vacuum pumps that are used to service air conditioning systems. These will work fine and can be found very cheap. Can you point me in the right direction? For example. Higher stated CFM than the EC offering at a quarter of the price. No idea on longevity or reliability, but for £64......... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4CFM-1-4HP-Single-Stage-Vacuum-Pump-Air-Conditioning-Refrigeration-Vacuum/174266537423?hash=item28931855cf:g:tSUAAOSwjOVeqmov To be fair, thus is an oil bath system, and the one from ec is a oil cycle construction. Bathed systems will always "smoke" a little oil vapour wich will settle all around the pump. If you do this on a regular basis the investment in a vapourless pump should be worth it. On the other hand, oil bath pumps produce a distinctive sound as long as there is a leak in your bag.
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