TESTO 550s AND 550i MANIFOLD REVIEW
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- This is my honest review of the Testo 550s and the Testo 550i manifolds, to be clear I purchased these manifold myself and nobody paid me for anything in this video.
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00:00 CONTEXT
01:08 UNBOXING
01:35 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
03:15 550s MANIFOLD
03:45 WTF MOMENT
06:08 550i MANIFOLD
10:32 EVACUATION TEST
16:14 CLOSING WORDS - Jak na to + styl
Read the manual they do so much more then you'd expect. It's crazy. I've had them for over a year and recently sat my buns down and figured out so much more.
Thanks for starting the new channel. Look forward to the honest reviews.
Great review! Had my eyes on the 550i and been waiting for a video on them👍
I've been using Testo products for years , mainly because we don't have Fieldpiece readily available here and we're neighbouring Germany ( Testo is a german brand ) .
From what I understand , Testo kinda went the Fluke route , in that they seem to focus a lot on the RnD , they focus mainly on the internals and the accuracy of the sensors , but they kinda cheap out on the externals , the packaging and the accessories just like Fluke does .
Still I like their probes , they seem to be pretty accurate and the 2nd gen have improved Bluetooth range .
My employer provides us with the 557 manifolds , they're pretty good to be fair , but I don't like manifolds anyway so I mainly use the probes .
The one product I would really really wanna have is the vaccum gauge the 552i .
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They seem pretty nice. I like the fact that the digital gauges offer the pressure tests on them. HVAC Overtime.
Very interesting review. Well done!
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Nice video and enjoying.
Thank you for sharing your honest experience with testo.
Good stuff, been waiting on the next review video for MONTHS!!!
Definitely should keep doing tools review!. Good vid as always!!
Great job, looking forward to more reviews
Thanks for doing the review on these two new testo's. I get what you're saying about the vacuum decay. Could be that the Accu tools uses a logarithmic scale for the graph, this may use a linear scale for the graph.
Finally they posted a video let’s GO!
love the review very informative!
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Thanks for the review Chris..
I’ve never used a testo product before. Not fully sold on these products but some cool designs. Looking forward to more videos!
Good stuff
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Nice review Chris 👍🏼
I use the 550s and love it.
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Thank u for the review. I was on the fence to get the 550s. Not gonna get them. I wish I could do the vacuum test like I do with my fieldpiece not needing an extra accessory just for that. I do love that they’re very compact though. Anyways thanks again for the video.
If I didn't know about probes and didn't have the 557 I would get the one with the app. Looks very functional.
Dope! They look 🔥too, definitely buying them!
You could have had tested to neighbors a/c you showed on Facebook.
That's what's up. I'm very impressed with the functionality and capabilities. A lot Different from my analog manifold
I like it with the wireless probes good stuff keep it going.
I just ordered the testo 550 I The same set that you showed in your video will be delivered tomorrow I still have my old testo 5 fifties and they work flawlessly
Would love to try them digital manifold all I've ever used is analog manifolds and meter with temperature probes watch y'all all the time keep up the good work y'all
Digi's are nice, no doubt. BUT, I've never got'n rid of my analogs tho. One area that I've always turned away from the digi's is pump downs. I'll never use a set of digi's to pump a system down. To me, theyre just not responsive enough for that. I also dont put digi's on alot of R-22 systems, or any system thats been converted. I'm just now getting to where i'll use digi's on tune ups. If you're like me, and been doing this your entire adult life and have got'n set into your ways... or maybe the right way to say that is, you've done it one way so long itslike breathing. Then all of a sudden you're now doing it in a COMPLETELY different way. Shoot man, it's taken me 5-6 MONTHS to get to a point where I can deploy the kit and keep it w/in a decent time frame... seriously bro, the first tune up I took the Fieldpiece SMAN480v's on a spring tune, lol i was on that call for well over an hour. Just trying to get the hang of it. I'd do it all wrong, then have to redo the entire thing, reset everything and start over. I think every tech should go in that direction eventually. It'll help a somewhat seasoned tech 3-5 year tech, but there is a massive learning curve. And it's gonna take some time to get your approach down.
👍 Great information, thanks for the info
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very nice unboxing and review
Nice review video!
The case is for when you want to sell it! love my fieldpiece manifold!
Same I love Fieldpiece but even those have problems.... wait for my review on them!
On the 550i, I think before you selected the return and supply air temps the probes were displaying the info in the scroll down items.
I am wondering if you can name probes, too.
Does it not seem like Testo is simulating MQ?
i got the 550i this week will be using it for sure i had probs but hated that the where so easy to miss place or accidentally turn on .let us know when the work on measure quick app
If it’s one thing I like about Testo products is how compact they are.
Me too!!! And man are they small. But they really do serve more than that. I use the Job Link for distance. But I use the testo for IAQ. Testo has the market cornered on IAQ and air flow. Fieldpiece cant compete on that front. In another ten years, if Fieldpiece dont keep their lead w/things like distance w/connectivity and ease of use, theyre gonna get swallowed up by testo.
Just got the 557s 🤘
Great review!
What’s a good set of gauges manifold for someone getting started,? I am new to the industry, but I like to have reliable and durable equipment.
For someone just switching to digital manifolds it's a decent manifold to start out with.
I’m switching to commercial rack systems from residential appliances looking forward to investing in some newer technology. Thanks for the awesome review.
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Looking forward to future tool reviews 😎✌️
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Great video. I’m in the market for Digital manifold and or probes. If you were in the market for them. What would you recommend
You should do a review of the Field peace manifold
Please do
I have the testo 550 but had to replace the temperature clamps twice and had to send to testo to get worked on because the screen would turn on.
I so want these lol
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I'm wondering how responsive/real time the app is to pressure.....
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With measurequick it may be a winner for many. I use the fp job link probes and love em. Hvac overtime
Yeah but at this time I can't get the new manifold to work with measureQuick...
That micron probe seems very nice. I’m using the manifold probes currently and they are great. Have nearly the whole suite of them in my backpack next to my most used tools. The app is annoying, I feel like it slows me down, connecting each item, but the app does have a crap load of functionality and makes anything you do look professional. I have the big micron gauge that has bluetooth added to it and it’s nice, but to have a probe and have that in my bag for quickly checking recovery tanks, pump(s), and whatnot seems convenient. More research is needed on my end but either of those manifolds to me looks like a very, very, solid replacement of my titan and classic yellow jacket gauge sets.
Watch that car review guy reviewing Lamborghini’s, his reviews on those are funny.
Do this bro, because that was my exact problem too. It slowed me down WAY too much. So I took it all home (I got Fieldpiece and Testo at pretty much the same time) so I took them home and worked and worked and worked with them. I FINALLY figured it out enough where I could start building my approach to service with them. If you put them thru the riggers at work while your boss is snarling at ya, youre gonna be turned against them. I wouldn't do that to myself. Also, I never completely retired my analogs. I don't use digi's for pump downs and a few other things. Digi's (in my mind anyways) aren't responsive enough for that.
I have the standard 550 Bluetooth. Like it but hate the wires for the temp clamps. Was hoping this would do everything for all the probes.
I dont understand why the air probes don't work with the manifold..... maybe I'm missing something though...
Can you use the same pressure probes for 410 and r22 or do you have a separate set?
Would anyone help me? I have found testo 557s kit for sale temp clamp probes x2 and vacuum gauge included.. It's not new, said it's 6 months old and working perfectly... Price is pretty good only 250e but it's second hand.. Should I buy it or there is something that i could not check on inspection
I'm using just Testo probes with apps (no manifold) and works seamlessly with MeasureQuick. I would expect these new gauges to get the same functionality.
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That is AWESOME!
Umm...excuse me sir I don’t think the hellhound is CA legal 😂😂
Good review bud I am still a testo probe guy myself have no need of the manifold and try tech Has a app for testo
nice tools sir i like it
Need to upgrade from my old (trusty) analog gauges. Maybe these will be the ones.
Testo is killing it .
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Still on the fence but good information
Was the return and supply problem ever get resolved?? 3:57
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I actually really like the compact size of the 550s vs the SMAN. Maybe one day I'll switch over
....and they finally got all the important values on ONE SCREEN like the SMAN now - that's what I never liked about the Testo - and why I stuck with SMAN's.
Glad to see Testo making good changes.
Testos are the best
@@scrambler350 Yeah, they are. I feel like there are still some bugs to work out. Like rite now for instance, I'm scouring the internet searching for how to change the measuring values=changing C to F and MBAR to PSI etc. It's not as simple as it would be on Job Link. I really do love the new vibe kindof thing with Testo. They just feel so much different from Fielspiece, and I like that. It feels like an all together different/new tool, if that makes any sense. When they do things like catching up to Fieldpiece on connectivity, and simplify a few other minor things, look out Fieldpiece... oh, and come out with a replacement for the 770-3. Then they'll be a force...
@@5822huron besto
Can 550i directly measure the vacuum degree?
The probes would be something I’d get. Not to sure about the gauges. Great review, knowing that most people don’t really ever read the manual!
No way bro, get the manifold. I like the sh!t out of this dude. Got a metric ton of respect for him, but there are TONS of points that he didn't mention. And I'd bet a thousand dollars, he'd say something different if he knew more about them. The problem he was having with the 605i (psychrometer) was because the 605i will automatically connect. but they will only connect to one app or source or whatever... so, if he would've just shut down the app BEFORE turning on the probes, the probes would've automatically connected to the manifold. Its something awesome bro, it really is. Us Americans aren't wired the same way the Germans are I guess, because alot of their stuff just don't make alot of sense to us, myself included... but I can tell ya this, Testo aint nothing like Fieldpiece. Fieldpiece is nice and easy to figure out. But Testo does do some stuff Fieldpiece doesn't do. You should read my comments at the top... Good day sir!!!
@@hvaciqguy2655 So the 550s will connect to the psychrometers then as long as you connect them to the manifold before turning on the app on our cell phones?
My co worker has testo probes and he had to turn the location off in Order to get them to connect at first.
Can i make vaccum without 552! ?And how?
Anyone know if the 552i can handle high pressure?
what kind of knife did you use to open the box? ( 1:12)
Good info ! I just got started in the field and im looking for a good digital manifold. Is field piece a better buy?
In my (chris) opinion yeah the Sman is a better manifold
@@HVACRTOOLS thats what i was thinking too. Would you recommend the 4 gauge or 3??
Testo rocks. The 550I worries me because what do you do when your phone/tablet battery dies? HVAC OVERTIME
U have to use the app on phone to allow update to show those, they are in it
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Over the years I've wanted to like Testo stuff but I just don't like them. Bought a 557 and while it worked fine ended up only using it a few times, finally took it off the truck and its still in the office in the case. Kinda a shame since its basically new. Been happy with the Fieldpiece probes I got last season along with the scale its what I'm stuck with
Te compro tu testo
The slimmer Testo manifold is better to fit tighter spots than the Fieldpiece. Now probes are probes. I have the older 550 Testo guages. They have to be serviced every 2yrs. To have the o rings replaced. Thats a bummer after warranty runs out. HVAC Overtime.
Expensive experiment
Im pretty sure Testo and measureQuick have fully integrated, around july of 2020?
At the time of this video measurequick had not fully integrated with the new manifolds yet, but you could use it with the old stuff
Dam how did you know I was trying to figure out what one to get 🤔 I am sold on the 550I as I already have the air probs
That would be the best in my opinion
Surprised the 550s or i don’t connect with measure quick. I have testo probes and the old 550 and they work great in mQ!
I'm sure they will very soon
Nice video
I agree 100% with your idea about tools/testers being intuitive enough that you shouldn't need to read a manual to figure them out.
If the designers do their job correctly the features and functions should be effortlessly accessible to an average user.
I think it’s a nice product but I don’t have one yet.
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Fancy stuff. One of the guys I work with just got the Testo probe kit. I like the kit more than the fieldpeace kit out of the box. Seems like you get more stuff for the air side.
The app seems weird to me after using the fieldpeace app for so long.
My mind was blown to find out the air probes don't fully work with the 550s manifold......
@@HVACRTOOLS yeah seems weird that they wouldn't. We haven't played with his kit much yet short of messing around in the office. I will say with the probes you can look at everything. I think they may out perform feildpeace once we get used to the app. They would be awesome through measure quick.
Wonder when yellow jacket will revise there popular digital p51 gauges. I have the smans which I love but the yellow jacket gauges built on the Titan manifold just feel better in the hands to me.
I have the 870 yellow jacket manifold, those gauges just came out dude. I dig them I mean I rarely use them but the battery life is good I like the touch screen. They are pretty durable and water rated. I dig the leak test on it, I haven’t tried the vacuum cause I don’t run vacuum through manifolds. I feel like if you’re gonna be setting up and adding sensors to the whole system, going with the smart probes pressure transducers are your best bet. Who now and days is hooking up with gauges just to check system performance unless your old school but even so slap a stubby on it. I literally only use a manifold when I want to throttle charge and look at the site glass most of the time I just use a valve T on the smart probes and a single hose. The future is tablets and smart phones and apps like measure quick , analogs are going bye bye.
@@hvacslayer2929 does the 870 let you connect other yellow jacket bluetooth tools to it like the smans? I really like the yellow jacket display, but I also like how smans can display information from all of the other joblink tools
@@dustinwest2726 the Yellow Jacket 67071 kit says it is compatible with the 870 titan and the yellow jacket app. I only have the manifold so I can’t tell you how it is from real world experience using the other sensors.
😀 you get much respect for the Doug Demuro quote..
Now you just have to find out about Ratty and the corn😉
And the you will be a youtube god
Surprised no one has copied measure quicks easy to use interface and made it their own and made it better and made free PDFs
Now if all the probes were Able to work with the 550s I like that idea some guys maybe like having a manifold and being able to link up to everything else and see stuff on the screen or via phone or tablet. To me I like the option of doing both. I feel like testo is playing catch up with these other than the 550i. I think more and more guys are going smart probe or joblink probes and going away from using a manifold and having to carry it around with hoses. The probes fit in a tool bag a manifold set doesn’t.
Micron gauge. Nothin has been effective and accurate like the bluvac we all seen the videos and the testing the proof is there. I have a micro that I got like 6 years ago still working flawlessly, I have the Bluetooth micro+ and the old pro gauge. Maintenance and calibration these things will last forever. Accutools has good customer service as well so far for me.
I (chris) agree bud it really seems like these new manifolds are to late to the game, the probes are the way to go in my opinion...
I did watch the whole thing in my other account.
I may have missed it but does the display have a back light?
Yes it does and you can set it for different time intervals
@@HVACRTOOLS ok. Cool. Is it that annoying blue color? 🤔
No it's not blue like the fieldpiece manifold
@@HVACRTOOLS 10.4. I guess I'll pick up a couple sets.
Turning it on and seeing how intuitive it is. Lmao
The app is supposed to be your manifold in your hand the gauges are just a at the point readings
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Are the seals replaceable
You have to send the Testo manifold to a factory rep to have them replaced. They have a special tool to remove and set the depth of the oring. Otherwise you run a risk of damaging the manifold.
BE A MAN, GET THE SMAN!
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I have have them for over a year but I was not working so I will try them this year.
That 550i manifold has got to be the silliest thing I've ever seen.
When the testo probes came out I had to have them. I was very disappointed in the range and how fast it connected to the app. Then they come out with the second gen with better range. I try to see if I could send mine in to have them upgrade them. Guess what no one responds to my request. I didn't care for the way the app looked. I have to say after watching the video I am not impressed with these either.