SELECTION OF VACUUM PUMPS

The choice of a vacuum pump is made in terms of its CFM flow (cubic feet per minute) and depends on the time required to reach the specified level of humidity, the size of the system, the amount of initial moisture contained in the system, and the Of the pipes.

It is essential that the vacuum measurement is obtained using a precision electronic vacuum gauge.

Example of vacuum pump selection capability:

  1.5 cfm: domestic systems;
  3 to 5 cfm: commercial systems;
  10 to 15 cfm: large systems;

In the high vacuum method, a vacuum pump capable of achieving a vacuum of less than 200  Hg (microns) is used in two steps. When we get a reading below 200  Hg, we will have completed the high vacuum procedure.