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Old 01-01-2007, 06:10 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Turn my welder's main gas valve off?

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Originally posted by Jerry Bransford
Hey good idea. I did just that and yep, there's a small leak somewhere. Not big enough to worry about, I'll just make sure the valve is turned off right away each time. Thanks Blaine, your suggestion was one of those "why didn't I think of that myself" eureka moments.
Now take a wrench to the regulator stem nut and loosen it, rotate the regulator slightly and re-tighten it. 99 times out of a 100, it is a small imperfection on the seat and or cone that is leaking and re-tightening will stop it.

I can leave my Miller unattended for weeks at a time and it won't leak down if I make sure the regulator isn't leaking at the stem.
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