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[sheddo]

hi, just a quick one, cracking open a cylinder before turning it on, please explain ,cheers jd

 

[the snooper]

just fit your regulator turn on the gas and adjust the flow rate

job done

 

[GrahamGKD]

hi, just a quick one, cracking open a cylinder before turning it on, please explain ,cheers jd

Some people turn on the cylinder momentarily before connecting it up - it is called snifting? The idea is to blow out any debris hanging around in the cylinder outlet. Is that what you mean? Graham

 

[sheddo]

oh no!

nice one thanks, ok done that and cracked both oxy and ace , so got the pressure on at the regs turned the torch on and only the ace wanted to play, so undid the torch tried manualy to blow to see if i could spot the blockage but nothing doing , so screwed it back together and still no joj on the oxy, can I remove the torch and blow the oxy through the bagging to see if the regs doing it's job or what?

 

[JEZGUZ]

I had a similar problem when I fitted new hoses to my set up, disconnect your oxy hose and refit it the other way round, I think you will find it will work then.
Jez

 

[sheddo]

hi jez ok wouldn't that then turn the flash arrester the wrong way round for gas flow?

 

[wyn]

The flash back should be a seperate unit, connected in line. The bags may have one way valves in them.
Is the oxy flashback a resetable type ?

 

[JEZGUZ]

Not if you leave the arrester attached to the gauges, disconnect the pipe from the arrester and then swap it around.
Jez

 

[sheddo]

jezo you are the star that other stars stare at, cheers mate did the trick first go, you and me are mates arn't we

 

[JEZGUZ]

No problem, I'm sure someone else would have come up with the answer as well. Thats the good thing about this forum, there is always someone with the solution to a problem, I've picked up a fair bit of info about all sorts of things.
Jez