Vacuum Pump Oil

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atlantic442
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Vacuum Pump Oil

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Anybody know what kind of oil is used in vacuum pumps. The coupling between the motor and the pump on my table top unit fell apart. So, as long as it apart I thought I should change the oil.

Hans
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http://www.amazon.com/Vacuum-Pump-Oil-Q ... B000X1E59S

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All kinds of google hits for vacuum pump oil.
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atlantic442 wrote:Anybody know what kind of oil is used in vacuum pumps. The coupling between the motor and the pump on my table top unit fell apart. So, as long as it apart I thought I should change the oil.

Hans

Any non detergent oil will work, hydraulic or ATF
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any oil: TRUE, if you are not handling refrigerants. If you are you need to go to a HVAC supply house and get a bottle of pump oil. It is changed often around refrigerant handling equipment because of the effects of small moisture and the Flourine, and Chlorine created acids.
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atlantic442
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Thank you gentlemen, I went to a local HVAC contractor told him what I was doing and he donated a quart to the cause. With the situlation that I return with samples for show and tell.

Hans
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