Besides soapy water, what products do ya use to detect air leaks?
Leak detection products
- Thread starter Michael
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There are options to buy but I've never needed more than a soap solution. It works very well.
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You can buy a premixed solution at any air conditioning/refrigeration supply. It works extremely well.
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I use a lubricant such as ballistol. Air bubbles are pretty easy to detect (if there is a leak) and it wipes off afterwards. Plus, I don't have to worry about rust.
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CRC Aerosol Leak Detector. Ernest Tested, Recommended and Approved! Sometimes however you just can't beat soapy water!
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CRC makes a leak detector in an aerosol spray can. I ordered it after seeing ernest use it but I've never tried it.. I ordered it on line since I couldn't find it locally and the can was bashed to the point I wouldn't store it in my garage. Got a refund and shot the spray can (always fun on full spray cans). It is water based though.
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Understandable. Note that in stoti's recent posting about an FX leak that both Ernest and Edosan suggested that dunking entire gun in water was not a problem. Not something I would prefer to do myself but apparently they think it is OK.
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If everything's water based then I'll continuing using soapy water. Just need to blow it off good with an air compressor, then wipe it.
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If you have a leak, there’s pretty Good chance of the gun being taken apart and de-pressurized, no?
So clean and dry well, should be just fine.
So clean and dry well, should be just fine.
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Dishwashing detergent like Palmolive, Dawn, etc. Mixed with a little water and add to a spray bottle, even in the Air Force, this is what we used.
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I second the SNOOP!, we use almost exclusively in my plant!, don’t know it’s composition though?
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Michael, I used detecta-leak which is water based but I also tried an alcohol based product that I got at Home Depot. It’s used for finding leaks in gas lines. I’ll get the name of it for you when I get home. As far as dunking my gun...couldn’t do it. I’m sending my gun in, if Ernest wants to do it and I don’t see it, fine. I’m too big a chicken!
Stoti
Stoti
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Nation,
My favorite, being that is on the outside of the gun, is WD-40 on a small chip brush. I wipe it around fittings and joints, and at the end of the day, I'll usually find the leak. Then, you can wipe down the entire outside of the gun with it. It'll protect it from moisture. The WD stands for water displacement......couldn't be bad for it...
Tom Holland
Field Target Tech
My favorite, being that is on the outside of the gun, is WD-40 on a small chip brush. I wipe it around fittings and joints, and at the end of the day, I'll usually find the leak. Then, you can wipe down the entire outside of the gun with it. It'll protect it from moisture. The WD stands for water displacement......couldn't be bad for it...
Tom Holland
Field Target Tech
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Here's the one I was talking about in the response above Michael. Comes with a big swab to apply. Glycol Alcohol is the main ingredient.
Stoti
Stoti
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Here's the one I was talking about in the response above Michael. Comes with a big swab to apply. Glycol Alcohol is the main ingredient.
Stoti
Thanks everybody for your replies.
This might work, unless there are o-rings involved since alcohol would probably dry them out.
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Knowing that this is little pricey, we use with great success, a Hydrogen sniffer. We rent nitrogen cylinders with a content no more than 5% Hydrogen mix. The sniffer is quite adept at finding the most minute leaks without any liquids, oil or water base. The mixture has no explosive properties and is safe to use.
If you wish I can easily get the brand name of the sniffer that we use.
mike
If you wish I can easily get the brand name of the sniffer that we use.
mike
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