Supco BPV31 Bullet Piercing Valve, Silver

This line tap is PERFECT for sealed mini fridge units with R134A refridgerant. It does not leak, has its own pin valve and works with 3 different line sizes.. Perfect for what i needed. I popped my mini fridge when my impatient self decided to defrost it with a knife.. This was a rather large mini fridge that was my wifes before we got married and I felt kinda bad. After looking at direct replacements, I was finding them (fridge) to be about 120-140 new, and 60-80 on craigslist (that were in good condition, not repainted by some college frat LOL). So after a few months of thinking and kicking myself, I searched youtube and found out aboout these and how to charge a sealed system. So, i bought one of these, a car R12 to R134A adapter kit (i beleive it was the GM kit), and a Can of R134A at wallmart (the can was 10 bucks vs 15 at autoparts stores, and the adapter kit was 10 bucks). I already had the Recharge hose for a R134A can. I had to fix the hole first, which i used JB weld.. I did about 4 applicatons before it completely sealed. I tested the seal with some R134A after setting up the steps below and used a squirt bottle of soapy water.. when i had no bubbles, i was satisfied. I installed the adapter according to the youtube video on the Suction side of my compresor, connected up my fittings and opened my can a bit.. Then i turned on the compressor and let it go.. It took a bit to get flow out of my can because i didnt puncture it correctly, but once i did, the compressor's tone changed and the lines started to get cold. My mini Fridge only needed 2.8 Oz of refridgerant so i didnt want to leave it on long. Being my gauge was not correct for my application, i had to wing it a bit. After playing a bit with it and adding some more R134A as needed to get the lines in the cooling compartment colder, i finally got it and now my mini fridge is working fantastic again! So, for say 25-30 dollars worth of parts, I fixed her mini fridge and I gave myself a pat on the back for doing it.. Nothing amazing i know, but still. I like to save money.... Could have saved more had i not broke it in the first place, but lesson learned

Picture shows the freon level of our deep freeze before I recharged the system. Now it is humming along at 2psi and working great, thanks to this simple little device. The service tech told me that if the freon was low, I should dump our 9-year-old deep freeze and buy a new one. Then he probably realized he was talking himself out of a job and said the freon was probably fine but the start relay was broken and wanted $500 to replace it. I paid his service fee and sent him on his way. I found a start relay for the freezer online (about $45), and installed it myself. Basically, you unplug the old part, plug in the new part. While I was at it, I got a couple more parts that typically wear out on this model and installed them, too. All, plug and play. (A bit of unscrewing, but otherwise very doable for this 60-year-old gal. Lots of Youtube videos to help you!) The freezer worked after that but never got below 60 degrees, so it needed freon, too. This piercing valve was easy to use and with a can of 134A freon and a hose gauge, I added about 1.4 ounces and brought the PSI up to about 2. Now it is consistently below zero. So glad I didn't listen to that repairman. And if it leaks again, I'm all set to recharge it. I can do it, you can, too.

Bought this because it was referenced in a diy youtube video. This worked great and I successfully using to to bring new life to a wine fridge.

Updated Nov 9, 2013: This little gizmo worked perfectly on my 7 year old refrigerator when I discovered it was not cooling properly and concluded it was most likely due to a slow loss of refrigerant over time (versus a clogged capillary tube). My only complaint is my R-134a gauge set did not fit the threads on the device's valve port. Fortunately, I happened to have (in my collection of automobile R-134a paraphernalia) a female thread to quick-connect adaptor I was able to screw onto the device to make it workable. For a couple of bucks and a squirt of refrigerant, I saved a bundle avoiding a service call, or worse - a whole new refrigerator. This is an excellent device and so low-cost I'll buy another one just to have on hand. I'd like to suggest to the seller that since the device's connection port is a different size than an R-134a gauge set, they could also offer an adaptor fitting that can be screwed onto the device's connection port to allow attaching an R-134a gauge set.

Prodotto Ok. Tutto bene.

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Used this on my Kenmore Elite fridge to refill after a line sprung a leak due to the bare copper line sitting in the condensate tray. Fast forward close to four years later, fridge sprung another leak and the BPV had nothing to do with it. Get this over the knockoffs, it's a quality part from my perspective and worth the price premium. Should fit most lines in a fridge with the adaptor plates.

Job done excellent

No funciona bien y llego incompleta