how does it come unscrewed...Scubadad probably has the best answer...expansion and contraction...just something else to think about...
Dang it Mark...NOW you did give me something ELSE to think about!
Dip Tube...
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Posted 13 July 2006 - 03:50 AM
Dang it Mark...NOW you did give me something ELSE to think about!
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Posted 13 July 2006 - 10:36 AM
Well then thank goodness for the dip tubes - would hate to suck a tank gnome into my reg...tank gnomesNow my question is...how the heck do they fall off???
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Posted 14 July 2006 - 06:16 PM
In my experience they're often pushed in, not screwed.
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Posted 14 July 2006 - 07:02 PM
Interesting. When I broke my doubles down for VIP, the dip tubes were screwed in. In fact, the PSI/PCI inspection sheet requires checking them for tightness.
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Posted 14 July 2006 - 08:45 PM
When i got my new steel tanks, the valves and dip tubes were unattached. I attached them, but i also thought of this. I like the loctite idea.
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Posted 14 July 2006 - 09:14 PM
When i got my new steel tanks, the valves and dip tubes were unattached. I attached them, but i also thought of this. I like the loctite idea.
I don't think you want to be breathing it.
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Posted 14 July 2006 - 10:22 PM
There is a red colored equivalent to loctite that is fine for even oxygen service. I have it on all of my valve snorkels for at least the last three years without incident. I don't know the brand. I just recall having this exact discussion with my LDS when they were assembling everything.When i got my new steel tanks, the valves and dip tubes were unattached. I attached them, but i also thought of this. I like the loctite idea.
I don't think you want to be breathing it.
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Posted 15 July 2006 - 07:59 AM
There is a red colored equivalent to loctite that is fine for even oxygen service. I have it on all of my valve snorkels for at least the last three years without incident. I don't know the brand. I just recall having this exact discussion with my LDS when they were assembling everything.When i got my new steel tanks, the valves and dip tubes were unattached. I attached them, but i also thought of this. I like the loctite idea.
I don't think you want to be breathing it.
I would be curious to know the exact manufacturer and product if you can come up with it.
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Posted 15 July 2006 - 09:01 AM
There is a red colored equivalent to loctite that is fine for even oxygen service. I have it on all of my valve snorkels for at least the last three years without incident. I don't know the brand. I just recall having this exact discussion with my LDS when they were assembling everything.When i got my new steel tanks, the valves and dip tubes were unattached. I attached them, but i also thought of this. I like the loctite idea.
I don't think you want to be breathing it.
I would be curious to know the exact manufacturer and product if you can come up with it.
If I go to DEMA this year, I am going to find out. They won't tell me so that I can remain dependent on them for yet another thing.
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Posted 15 July 2006 - 04:15 PM
Thank you DG!!! You are the best...and now I don't feel like a DIP trying to know what a 'dip tube' is.
Now my question is...how the heck do they fall off???
My pony tank dip tube did that once. They can become loose do to various reasons. It was just a matter of removing the tank valve, inspecting and cleaning it, then screwing it back on. Even though it's not a complicated task, I wouldn't do the service myself, take it to a shop.
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Posted 15 July 2006 - 04:45 PM
Dip tubes, sucking in gnomes????? what exactly is this site again 
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Posted 15 July 2006 - 04:58 PM
Edited by Brinybay, 16 July 2006 - 09:45 AM.
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Posted 15 July 2006 - 06:57 PM
Thank you DG!!! You are the best...and now I don't feel like a DIP trying to know what a 'dip tube' is.
Now my question is...how the heck do they fall off???
My pony tank dip tube did that once. They can become loose do to various reasons. It was just a matter of removing the tank valve, inspecting and cleaning it, then screwing it back on. Even though it's not a complicated task, I wouldn't do the service myself, take it to a shop.
It isn't a big deal. The only tools you need are a large crescent wrench and a rubber mallet. Check my directions early in the thread. If you are still uncomfortable with the idea, ask to watch while the shop does it. Better yet, take a PSI course.
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Posted 17 July 2006 - 04:47 PM
A way to get the dip tube to stay in place without the use of chemical glues is to 'upset' the thread on the tube.To do this first screw in the tube free hand and make a mark(felt pen) where the tube meets the valve.After unscrewing the tube locate your mark and count 2 threads higher and make another mark.Now take a centerpunch(90deg) and give the threads a light tap.What you should have is a spot on the thread where there is a 'bump' in the thread.THis will in effect do the same thing as a lock washer.
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