Another quick query...
I'm using a Sealey REG MZ regulator (industrial) but was struggling to get the hose to stay on...kept blowing off. Also was being a pain to get the tightening spot on...seemed to leak and leak every time I connected to bottle so was having to play around to get it sorted.
So Sealey reckoned it may have an internal fault so sent me a new one...but again took bit of fiddling with the spanners to get it leak free then had the hose blow off twice yesterday...however re-checked everything today and all seemed to behave.
I have the pea shooter from weldequip which upon frequent checks keeps showing 10LPM which is my reg open max (confirmed as 10LPM max in manual)...so it appears nothing is leaking???
Yet my BOC 2 kg Argoshield light bottle just refilled yesterday ran empty!!!!And I only played around with a bit of scrap metal...there is no way I even welded for 5 mins...yet the bottle is supposed to do about 50 minutes????
So...
1. Should the regulator always be this tricky???
2. Should the bottle (I know its small but apparently equals 6 disposables) run out so quickly??? There was no sign of leaking...no hissing...no condensation build up on bottle...10LPM every time at nozzle???
I hope I'm not coming across as a bit thick here but I have followed everything to the word regards setting the regulator and industrial gas bottle up so I am out of ideas as I dont want to start fiddling outside of what the set up instructions state???
I'm using a Sealey REG MZ regulator (industrial) but was struggling to get the hose to stay on...kept blowing off. Also was being a pain to get the tightening spot on...seemed to leak and leak every time I connected to bottle so was having to play around to get it sorted.
So Sealey reckoned it may have an internal fault so sent me a new one...but again took bit of fiddling with the spanners to get it leak free then had the hose blow off twice yesterday...however re-checked everything today and all seemed to behave.
I have the pea shooter from weldequip which upon frequent checks keeps showing 10LPM which is my reg open max (confirmed as 10LPM max in manual)...so it appears nothing is leaking???
Yet my BOC 2 kg Argoshield light bottle just refilled yesterday ran empty!!!!And I only played around with a bit of scrap metal...there is no way I even welded for 5 mins...yet the bottle is supposed to do about 50 minutes????
So...
1. Should the regulator always be this tricky???
2. Should the bottle (I know its small but apparently equals 6 disposables) run out so quickly??? There was no sign of leaking...no hissing...no condensation build up on bottle...10LPM every time at nozzle???
I hope I'm not coming across as a bit thick here but I have followed everything to the word regards setting the regulator and industrial gas bottle up so I am out of ideas as I dont want to start fiddling outside of what the set up instructions state???