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When Ritchie Engineering Co., Inc. began over fifty years ago, it delivered only one product line, top-of-the-line YELLOW JACKET charging hoses. Today, YELLOW JACKET is the leading line of hoses and our product lines have expanded to include not just quality HVAC/R products, but also unparalleled automotive A/C tools.

When Jack Ritchie invented the YELLOW JACKET charging hose, he had one goal…to set the standard by which all other hoses will be measured. That same standard holds true at YELLOW JACKET today. Whether its hoses, gauges, or test and charging manifolds, YELLOW JACKET consistently provides the tools leading refrigeration professionals rely on over every other brand.

And Ritchie Engineerning is expanding its YELLOW JACKET product offerings to meet the needs of the HVAC/R and automobile A/C industries. RST, a leading recovery systems manufacturer, and Corrosion Consultants, a UV lights and dyes manufacturer, joined the YELLOW JACKET team, and the company is continuing to expand its lines, including new electronic products.

With so many offerings that match their developing needs, it's no wonder that YELLOW JACKET is the first choice of leading HVAC/R and automotive A/C professionals. The advantages of YELLOW JACKET are remarkable.

Refrigerant Recovery - Yellow Jacket's RecoverX, RecoverXL, and RecoverXLT machines build on the success and performance of the original Yellow Jacket RecoverX machine, of which 50,000 were sold. The top of the line RecoverXLT features fully automatic operation for all refrigerants.

Use the R100 series for high speed recovery and transfer and other large commercial jobs.

SuperEvac Systems - Each Yellow Jacket SuperEvac pump features an exclusive built-in vacuum indicator gauge to monitor the evacuation process and is tested to insure that it meets or exceeds our quality specifications as well as those of the you, the customer.

For peace of mind, Yellow jacket vacuum gauges show you that air and moisture have been removed from the system. Choose from entry level mechanical gauges, economy digital gauges and deluxe LED vacuum gauges. The 69080 digital gauge is our top seller.

Vacuum & Charging Hose - Ritchie Engineering/Yellow Jacket Plus II hoses' nylon permeation barrier meets UL requirements.

Your choices are extensive. Yellow Jacket offers hoses in many different color combinations and in standard as well as custom lengths! Hose with patented FlexFlow valves, compact ball valve ends, and SealRight™ low loss anti-blow back fittings. Stainless steel assemblies, heavy-duty hoses, ammonia charging hoses, fuel oil assembly hoses, pressure control hoses, cylinder valve hoses, automotive manifold hoses, as well as PTFE hoses and assemblies.

Charging Systems - The new Brute II manifolds from Yellow Jacket have been trimmed down for lighter weight, but have the same performance as the original model. The two and four valve TITAN manifolds have the first forged aluminum alloy body in the industry. Yellow Jacket TITAN manifolds are extremely rugged and have an exclusive 100 mesh filter in-line on all flare fittings that helps keep out particulate material and extend the life of the seats.

The field proven Series 41 manifolds are now available with larger, easier to read gauges and also with Class 1 brass gauges.

Yellow Jacket's patented Digital Refrigeration System Analyzer profiles 23 common refrigerants and provides almost immediate knowledge of system behavior and faults. The analyzer features an integrated temperature probe for automatic superheat and subcooling readings and an auto zero key to eliminate manual recalibration.

Gauges - Yellow Jacket offers Class 1 and Class B gauges, liquid filled gauges, 4 1/2" stainless contractor gauges, mechanical vacuum gauges, and ammonia gauges. HVACR-Tools.com carries all of them. If you don't see what you need, please call us and ask!

Charging Scales & Electronic Instruments - Put these rugged scales to work with any refrigerant in any system and eliminate the time and cost of charging cylinders. The time-saving process also eliminates refrigerant transfer from tank to cylinder to system.

Ritchie also offers digital manometers, psychrometers, tachometers, sound level meters, and anemometers. Again, if you don't see what you need listed, simply give us a call!

Leak Detection - The heated sensor tip of the YELLOW JACKET® AccuProbe™ Leak Detector positively identifies the leak source for all refrigerants. Frequency of flashes in the tip and audible beeping increases the closer you get to the leak source. You zero-in and the exclusive Smart Alarm™ LED shows how big or small the leak on a scale of 1 to 9. Maximum value helps you determine if the leak needs immediate repair.

Yellow Jacket's Hand-held precision combustible gas detector detects all hydrocarbon and other combustible gases including propane, methane, butane, industrial solvents, and more.

Also check out Yellow Jacket's line of fluorescent leak scanners and A/C dye injectors.

System Tools - Flaring, swaging and cutting tools; tube and pipe cutters, mini saws, reamers, deburring tools, fin combs/straighteners, tube benders, wrenches, hex keys and all of the stuff that doesn't fit in any other category.