X880 / X849
R1234yf and dual-gas recovery machines
Newer vehicles changed the gas, and the gas changes the machine. The X880 is this range's fully automatic station built for R1234yf; the X849 is the dual-gas fully automatic machine for workshops whose fleet spans two refrigerants.
Request a quotationBrowse the range- X880: R1234yf
- X849: dual-gas
- Fully automatic cycle
- Gas-first selection
Why the gas decides the machine
Refrigerants are not interchangeable fillings. R1234yf systems are built, charged and serviced as their own discipline — different fittings, different handling requirements, and a station configured for the gas. A workshop watching its vehicle parc turn over to R1234yf needs the X880's dedicated configuration; a workshop mid-transition, servicing both the older fleet and the new arrivals, is the X849 dual-gas machine's exact case.
Buying the wrong side of that transition is expensive in both directions: a single-gas station against a mixed fleet strands work, and a dual-gas machine in a settled single-gas fleet is complexity bought for a transition that already ended. The fleet list — what you service now, what your customers are buying — is the document this purchase turns on.
The wider automatic range, placed honestly
The X880 and X849 sit in a fully automatic family that also includes the X850 (the heavy-truck AC station), the X868 (fully automatic with flushing), the X870 (small-can charging) and the X875 (external-tank charging). Judge those models by name and function: treat them as the special-purpose members of the range they are, and ask for each one's specification per model at quote stage. Name the refrigerant your fleet runs on in the first line of the inquiry, so the model you are quoted can be checked against the gas you actually service.
A buyer comparing automatic stations should ask for the candidate model's own sheet with the same directness as for the tabulated X845 and X820.
The automatic stations, by job
The range's fully automatic models, by gas and by special function. Ask for the parameter sheet for your exact model with your inquiry.
| Model | Role as published |
|---|---|
| X880 | Fully automatic recovery machine for R1234yf |
| X849 | Fully automatic dual-gas recovery machine |
| X850 | AC recovery machine for heavy trucks |
| X868 | Fully automatic recovery machine with flushing |
| X870 | Fully automatic recovery machine for small-can charge |
| X875 | Fully automatic recovery machine for external-tank charge |
Checks before an R1234yf or dual-gas quote
- Your gas mix now and in two years, from the vehicles you actually service.
- Whether transition or settled state describes your fleet — X849 against X880.
- Any heavy-truck AC work, which routes to the X850 conversation.
- Flushing needs after compressor failures — the X868's ground.
- The candidate model's own parameter sheet, requested before ordering.
Questions buyers ask about r1234yf recovery machine
Can an R1234yf machine service older-gas vehicles?
Treat gases as separate disciplines: the dual-gas X849 exists precisely for mixed work. A dedicated R1234yf station should be bought for R1234yf work, and cross-gas questions belong in the inquiry with your fleet list attached.
When is dual-gas the wrong buy?
When your transition is over. If the parc you service has settled on one gas, the dedicated machine is simpler to run and to keep disciplined. Dual-gas earns its complexity only while both gases genuinely arrive at your bays.
What should I ask for instead of a parameter table?
Ask for the per-model parameter sheet for your exact model with your inquiry.
Send an inquiry
Ask for the unit matched to your work. Send the model code you are considering and the work it will do each week; ask for that model's specification sheet in return.
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