Hydro pump / Minispares/ eBay

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Hydro pump / Minispares/ eBay

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Look at the price difference? Got one from eBay , works a treat . Nearly 3 times the price from Minispares…. Shirley
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I guess the price difference is helped by the low loss valve fitted to the minispares one - they are about £70 on their own
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Good point Gordon. Was wondering why there was such a mark up . Will have a look at my one tomorrow and report back …. Shirley
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Post by Peter Laidler »

Ah, but does that machine evacuate the system as well? If it only pumps up a failing system, then you might as buy a cheaper 'grease gun' hand held type
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