Air leak???

[topchef]

Just got my kit out to clean it up from yesterday and discovered that my air bottle is now at 1.5k as opposed to the 3k that I filled it upto before I left the site.
It may seem like a dumb question but is this likely to be a small leak or is it normal as the air cools down that the fill reduces? (or am i just talking crap and its a leak)

-ChEf

 

[J@mes]

Probo fill nipple or gauge leaking. Most do tbh.

-james

 

[Lump]

stick it in a bowl of water to find the leak

 

[topchef]

stick it in a bowl of water to find the leak

it o.k to submerge the reg?
I presume it is, but best to ask as i'm not 100%!
-ChEf

 

[Lump]

yep it will be fine as long as all good and dry before you put it near a marker

 

[topchef]

Okay so found the leak, its coming from the gold screw on the reg, not the gauge screw, the opther one in pic below. Would it be a case of replacing or re-sealing?

-ChEf

 

[spreadz07]

Dont give it to me
Nige

 

[J@mes]

that gold screw is a burst disk (the higher pressure one), its usually not a good idea to play with them, unless you know what you are doing. So i would suggest either living with the leak, or sending off to someone who knows there stuff.

-james

 

[topchef]

Dont give it to me
Nige

don't know if I should laugh at that or not

Hope you are feeling a bit better today though.
Hopefully you will 'get back on the bike' so to speak as soon as possible and get back ballin'.

-ChEf

 

[topchef]

that gold screw is a burst disk (the higher pressure one), its usually not a good idea to play with them, unless you know what you are doing. So i would suggest either living with the leak, or sending off to someone who knows there stuff.

-james

Aahhhhh.....right oh'.

Methinks I will be taking it to my local pro shop for repair

many thanks.

-ChEf