250th fridge compressor swap finally taught me the lesson I kept ignoring

Honestly, I hit 250 compressor replacements last Tuesday and it got me thinking. Everyone swears by vacuuming the lines for 30 minutes minimum, but I've been doing 15 for the last two years after a rush job in Austin. All 250 units have held fine, no callbacks, and I even tracked it on a spreadsheet. That number made me question why we all blindly follow the textbook when real results say otherwise. Has anyone else shortened their vacuum time and seen no difference?

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jessica8417h ago

Tbh, I used to think the 30 minute vacuum rule was gospel until a buddy showed me his 10 minute pulls holding fine for years. Your spreadsheet is the kind of proof that makes you rethink everything.