Need Help/Advice. re: Tank valve leaks.
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Well, back to square one....got to just over 3K Lbs and it started leaking again. Arrrrg!!!
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Sounds like the gauge now. Those o-rings see no pressure to leak from when the valve is closed. If you wound up putting a BSP gauge into a NPT fitting that will likely leak at the higher pressures. Mix up a squirt bottle with a couple drops of dish detergent in it to spray on the gauge fitting. It will bubble if leaking.
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No, it’s the valve still. Holding pressure for ever as long as it’s closed. When open to “feed” tank, it leaks from valve. I think I just need the right O ring. Will call AoA soon.
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Gotcha, I thought you meant when the Omega up to 3K.
Yeah, def that o-ring or the seal under the retaining nut. Did you remove the slotted silver piece that's inside the brass retaining nut to see if the seal in it is OK?
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So the leak started again as I was filling the tank, valve was open (as it will be during filling) and was holding without a leak until after 3K.
Yes, removed slotted nut, seals are all in place and look intact.
Yes, removed slotted nut, seals are all in place and look intact.
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Well, AoA sent me the correct O-Ring, installed it, and filled my tank all the way to 300 Bar. No leaks!
What is interesting is that they could not tell me the size of the O Ring. I asked, he said: don’t know, I just know those are it in that bin (paraphrased)
What is interesting is that they could not tell me the size of the O Ring. I asked, he said: don’t know, I just know those are it in that bin (paraphrased)
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