4 Easy Tips to Save Gas

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[lakeschoolrestorationchann]

Another tip is using a nozzle flow meter (only used them for tig, I would imagine it could work for mig). I had a random issue with gas coverage with my tig welder. No leaks were found anywhere. I knew something wasn’t right. I put a flow meter on the nozzle and was getting 4-5 cfh lower flow than at the he regulator. I ended up using leak detector on the whole tig torch hose and found some pindot leaks in jt. Once I patched them up everything was working much better. Leaks can be a bastard to find and fix sometimes.

Also for a bonus point, I often shut the cylinder off and then check in the morning to see if the gauge moved. That’s a real good indication of leaks 👍🏻.

[johndowe]

you can save more gas doing stick welding ;)

[skipwaelty]

Make sure you open the valve on the bottle all the way. It seals at the full open and full closed position. Not opening it all the way can allow gas to leak by the stem

[paulcharman]

Great tips, also turn the bottle off when it is not in use.

[kylenorton]

For those crappy hose clamp/crimped connections on the rubber hose to the regulator, I’ve found that putting a TINY amount of loctite 515 or any other o-ring sealant works for those pesky leaks you can’t chase away. Of course let it cure for 24 hours before welding so the VOCs in the loctite off-gas and don’t end up in the weld.

[hea]

Tip #5, Always close off your tank valve when not in use for a while and never depend on the machine's solenoid to keep a 100% gas tight seal.

[holdenrice]

A couple days to late for me, the other day I used 550 PSI from my 125 Cu ft bottle in one 30 min session. I didn't realize my flow was set so high, and my regulator frosted over because of how much gas I was pulling through it.

[franksgarage]

The biggest thing i have noticed is the leak at the bottle valve. Every single bottle. I use soapy water, and the nut has to be very tight. Dont assume its tight enough, check and tighten as necessary.

[farmalltomf]

Mike, one of you best videos. Good stuff. Good counsel. Talk about makin' Uncle Bob proud! Rock on!

[greatwhitesfishingadventur]

Great Easy Tips !!
Cheers from Down Under .
Stay Safe !!

[stephengriffith]

What do you use for seeing or hearing gas leak

[steph]

Hello. I have the regulator with floating ball. Do I need to remove the regulator after I'm finished welding for time being?

[doombuggy]

I've been a big ol' dumb-o and left cylinders on, but connected to the welder, and come back after a while of not welding to find an empty cylinder. Even though I would leak test, it must have had some micro leak that bled gas. Just add it to the list of why you should never leave gas on if you're not welding.

[serbrat]

To save gas and money just don't use built-in flow meters of any kind - they inherently leek more pressure while in pause which gives you gas surges.

Double stage pressure regulators for compressed gases, so you don't have to correct it all the time. All those "optimizers/economiser" are effectively the second stages anyway but you cannot regulate them (mostly), and they distort flow meter readings.

Single stage regulators for liquid gases will give constant flow while there is a liquid phase in the cylinder.

And external flow meter for the torch nozzle.

Or you can put solenoid right after the regulator to eliminate gas surges.

[leftymalonewertyu]

Is a Needle scalier good for weld stress re-leaf.

[mickellis]

For us in the metric world do you think you could also quote the flow in Litres per hour as well.

[johngamal]

Great video, on e point you missed
Use double stage regulator to utilize the most gas in the cylinder

[DE-jxih]

Thanks for all the videos 😊. How would you make a welding mask bib?

[stephengriffith]

Can you give me a link to but on amazon or eBay for the gas leak detector please

[stephengriffith]

What is a good ball gauge to but. I need both of them to get started. If I can get them online I can get started with my new tig welder