Repairing leaky cylinder regulator?
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10-31-16, 10:34 PM
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Repairing leaky cylinder regulator?
I just bought a cylinder regulator
[ATTACH=CONFIG]72674[/ATTACH]
tested at home found it inlet socket is leaking gas
can this be fix?
hard to find this type equipment around.
i bought this gear from the shop which was the last stock.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]72674[/ATTACH]
tested at home found it inlet socket is leaking gas
can this be fix?
hard to find this type equipment around.
i bought this gear from the shop which was the last stock.
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11-01-16, 12:56 AM
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non-flameable gas
the inlet socket - when the gas come in from
i did something leaking testing, after slowly released gas from the tank into it, then turn off. i can see the pressure is slowly drifting down
then i pour some bubble water near the inlet connection, i can see bubbles forming up
i tried tighten, same.
the inlet socket - when the gas come in from
i did something leaking testing, after slowly released gas from the tank into it, then turn off. i can see the pressure is slowly drifting down
then i pour some bubble water near the inlet connection, i can see bubbles forming up
i tried tighten, same.
#4
11-02-16, 03:32 PM
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This looks like a gauge off a welding cylinder.
I'd take it into a business that sells welding gasses and ask them to inspect it for defects. Probably just a bad gasket --- if not the fitting going into the welding cylinder can be unscrewed from the gauge and replaced for a few dollars.
I'd take it into a business that sells welding gasses and ask them to inspect it for defects. Probably just a bad gasket --- if not the fitting going into the welding cylinder can be unscrewed from the gauge and replaced for a few dollars.
#5
11-02-16, 03:43 PM
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Welcome to the forums.
By the pressures....it's an acetylene regulator.
It's very typical for the o ring to be damaged (circled in red) like the others mentioned.
By the pressures....it's an acetylene regulator.
It's very typical for the o ring to be damaged (circled in red) like the others mentioned.
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11-03-16, 01:06 AM
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i believe it's the rubber issue
the prev img is not accurate, i have posted another more alike to what i have purchased (2, they practically same)
there is no placeholder to put on the o ring. i guess i gonna try gum the o ring onto it somehow.
the prev img is not accurate, i have posted another more alike to what i have purchased (2, they practically same)
there is no placeholder to put on the o ring. i guess i gonna try gum the o ring onto it somehow.
#7
11-03-16, 05:19 AM
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Since you are not showing us pictures of your gauges and you have not told us what gas you are using we really can't help. Not all regulators use O rings to mate with the cylinder.
#8
11-03-16, 06:18 AM
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Do not try to "gum" anything together. Tell us what this regulator is for and where exactly it's leaking. What material is this regulator processing?
