itstricky11
Member
Evening all,
I just got my brand new D-D CO2 set home, eager to replace the lacking TetraTec Optimat on my Rio 125.
I have followed the included instructions, and when I got to the point of testing its gas-tightness, I found that it leaks quite a lot where the regulator meets the solenoid. The instructions say to open the master regulator until the manometer shows a pressure of 5 bar, but I noticed it hissing before I reached 2 bar. Bubble-checking revealed that it is on the regulator side of the solenoid spanner-bit (the right word escapes me) so I'm guessing the solenoid and nut are one unit. The manual states that anything which leaks needs to be loosened, re-PTFE taped and refitted and tested again, however as the regulator and solenoid came as one unit, should I do this? I have all the right spanners to do so, I just thought I better check first. I have taken the reg back off the cylinder until I'm happy its tight.
Or would it be better to give AquaEssentials (the venerable vendor) a call in the morning for their advice?
TIA,
Rich
I just got my brand new D-D CO2 set home, eager to replace the lacking TetraTec Optimat on my Rio 125.
I have followed the included instructions, and when I got to the point of testing its gas-tightness, I found that it leaks quite a lot where the regulator meets the solenoid. The instructions say to open the master regulator until the manometer shows a pressure of 5 bar, but I noticed it hissing before I reached 2 bar. Bubble-checking revealed that it is on the regulator side of the solenoid spanner-bit (the right word escapes me) so I'm guessing the solenoid and nut are one unit. The manual states that anything which leaks needs to be loosened, re-PTFE taped and refitted and tested again, however as the regulator and solenoid came as one unit, should I do this? I have all the right spanners to do so, I just thought I better check first. I have taken the reg back off the cylinder until I'm happy its tight.
Or would it be better to give AquaEssentials (the venerable vendor) a call in the morning for their advice?
TIA,
Rich