Well... For starters ... I grabbed a vacuum pump and on eBay for $68. Hose set with automotive fittings included for $45
this was for a buddy of mine. He's used it every summer now with friends and family and made some side cash doing it as well
If you don't have nitrogen available, any local HVAC shop would do it next to nothing. Every employee has at least one tank of it on their truck/van
also - you ding dong, I'm LOCAL - so he doesn't need $1000 unless he wants me to replace the entire system
