This appears to be a Chinese made knock off of a Buchi. I have never seen one like this, it may be greta, it may break after a week, it is hard to
say. Looks like the listing is in Canada, so if you are there, that may be a reasonable way to go. I am out of working rotovaps, and mostly have
glassware parts left for them, so I cannot help much, but there are other sources for used rotovaps, but if you are in Canada, most would be hard to
use. Another company in the US was advertising a similar Chinese made system for about $1000 a while back, never heard anything good or bad about
it.
If you need a rotovap, this seems like a reasonable option, can't tell what type of seal they use on it, or how well made it is from photos. But a
Buchi would cost over $5000 new, and most used one are about $1000. I would stay away from the Buchi R-200 and go with a simpler R-11 or R-114 model,
as they are much easier to get seals and parts for them. If you are near Wisconsin, you might be able to get a used one from https://www.meadowshplc.com/ for a $1000-1500, they also have the vacuum pumps for them.
If you do buy one, please put a review here for others, as no one has done that for the cheap US one yet. |
