Will this vacuum pump work as a degasser?

[crispyc21]

I found this vacuum pump at my local Harbor Freight store for only $20. I’m wondering if this will work as a vacuum pump to degas my wine. It’s says it’s holds 28hg at 90 psi. I’m wonding if I lower my psi I can get it around 20hg. Obviously I would have to add a pressure guage.

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-vacuum-pump-with-r134a-and-r12-connectors-96677.html

 

[WVMJ]

For 20$ and a few guages its worth the experiment, wear goggles, I would put a catch bottle between your wine and the pump and maybe an inline disk filter right before the pump to keep water vapor from getting inside it?? If you get this to work you might be able to finance your brewing hobby My one big concern is that it seems to go from 0 to 60 in a few minutes, when you degass you got to go slow, so besides a guage some kind of control valve to start slow and then build up. Also with this kind of pump I think they only have to use it for a little while at a time while if you are doing a wine it might take a little longer since you will need to start gentle at the beginning?? Good Luck. WVMJ

 

[DoctorCAD]

I have a device called a Wine Gas Getter, it is exactly what this pump does.

Running a compressor in my house for 25 or 30 minutes got very annoying, but it does work. Takes lots of hose and lots of "adapting".

I ended up with the All in One Wine Pump. Much easier, much quieter and the customer service is the best ever.