HVAC/R tools are the workshop and service equipment for installing, evacuating, charging, recovering refrigerant and diagnosing refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump systems. Stock for F-gas installers and service techs.
This category covers vacuum pumps (single- and two-stage), charging scales, micron gauges, manifold gauge sets and service hoses, flaring tools and tube benders, torque wrenches, recovery cylinders and machines, condensate pumps, and diagnostic instruments (leak detectors, thermometers, anemometers). These are the tools a technician uses across the whole job — from cutting and flaring tubing, through leak-tight connections and an OFN nitrogen pressure test, to evacuating down to the required micron level and accurately charging refrigerant, plus recovery on decommissioning.
When choosing, match the vacuum pump's capacity (m³/h / CFM) to the line length and system volume, and decide whether you need two-stage for a deeper vacuum. Check A2L compatibility (R32, R454B) — the pump, leak detector and recovery machine should be rated for flammable refrigerants. For manifolds and scales, look at accuracy class and pressure range (HP/LP) suited to high-pressure refrigerants such as R410A. A torque wrench should cover the torque figures for common flare sizes, and a vacuum gauge must read in microns, not in bar.