[TheForge] Ice rink

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

On Nov 18, 2012, at 6:12 AM, Paul Sperbeck wrote:

The parts are available from
http://www.sealseat.com/pdf/AIRCO-CONCOA.pdf
I haven't purchased from them in a while, and I believe that they were 
purchased by the Lincoln welder group. I buy from them through my 
business. If the problem is pressure creep and not leakage you can often 
add 10 years to the regulator by reversing the high pressure seal. See 
the parts diagram:
http://www.sealseat.com/pdf/AIRCO-CONCOA.pdf  (page 40 item 13)


Paul, this tip alone ,is going to save me a lot of time and money.
I've a little pile of creepy regulators i've set aside on a shelf over the years, awaiting  rebuilds.
My pop-up-torch rig seems to be hard on them, slamming off and on so often.
One of the prior gas suppliers was adding a whole lot of extra acetone to the acet for a while,
until we had a loud confrontation over that.
At one point i opened up the diaphragm of a malfunctioning regulator and acetone literally poured out on the vise.
I raced around the shop extinguishing pilot lites and opening doors. Hard on the hoses too. They stonewalled.