Spooter

[Larry2]

Has anyone ever used one of these?

http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/07/6f/e4/2f_2.JPG

It's for sale on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/SPOOTER-II-AC-REFRIGERANT-RECOVERY-PUMP-ICOR-R-12-R-134_W0QQitemZ120009805206QQihZ002QQcategoryZ109488QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


I'm thinking my arms would get tired long before I had results.

[Cary]

Can't see where you plug it in ,guess it has its applications but you certianly would have spectacular biceps after a big reclaim.

[thebigcheese]

Maybe Ok For Small Domestic

[Tiger 05]

Or a flat tyre

[mick2me]

$51 + $10 PP, 9 bidding!:eek:

You can sell anything on Ebay

[Larry2]

Frosty on eBay sells this unit for $129 and seems to sell a lot of them.

Their directions say it is recommended for recovery from systems smaller than 3 lbs of refrigerant. It can do more than that but you have to open it and oil the pump. I had to laugh reading the data sheet concerning automatic shut off from the tank switch. I picture one of those cartoons... you know, the one where the mouse hits you on the head with a mallet once the tank is full.

Vapor recovery spec is .04 kg/ .09 lb per minute. It's actually ARI and EPA certified. Lots of folks bidding, so either it works okay or plenty of people think it works.

I'm actually contemplating one of these. I could recover a lot of the refrigerant passively by placing the recovery cylinder in an ice chest filled with ice and rock salt. That would get me down to 30 PSIG remaining in the system. After that, start pumping. I could show the Mrs. how it works :D .

I recovered R12 from my auto years ago with that salted ice method. R12 has a more suitable temp/pressure behavior though. Ice and salt get you to 15 F or so and if you're patient the gas returns to the cylinder. After six hours wait, I had recaimed my R12 and opened the system. I replaced the 0-tube and compressor and returned my R12 back to the system after a good evacuation. I gave the car to my nephew and it's still cooling nicely.

[The MG Pony]

ya, I used that method on a fiew things, nice insulated drink bag (the squishy type) and a small cylinder 20 Oz, and it gets a good chunk of the gass out.

[mpmp53]

For what I do I highly recommend the Spooter. It saves me alot of money instead of buying a $3-5 thousand dollar machine. I service auto body shops and do recovery and charges and sometimes I have to do 2-3 recoveries in a row and it does work your arms and does keep them in shape. It is cheap, affordable and easy to use. The one I bought has lasted me a long time and I bought it used, so I guess it depends on what you need it for to be a benefit to you.
M.P.