[Shop-talk] The air saga ENDS!

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

You need help.

I mean that in a good way.  :-)

I appreciate you posting this saga... If/when I ever do this, I'll be 
choosing copper or some other "non-threaded connection" if at all possible 
I think.

I'll be interested to hear if temp. changes affect the leakability.

Mark

On Thu, 2 Jun 2011, eric at megageek.com wrote:

> OK, so I'm patenting my solution for these air lines (however, I'm not
> sure I'm the first person to do it.)
>
> Instead of taking apart all the lines, I decided to go, 'limited tactical
> nuke' on them.
>
> At each connection with a leak, the pipe was cut off, and a union with a
> short nipple was installed.  While this increased the number of joints
> (not what I wanted to do) it affords me the opportunity to remove the bad
> joints and replace thread sealer, tighten pipes, over and over again until
> it is fixed.
>
> So now, I'm down to a system with only tiniest of leaks (that I can't even
> hear.)  Which leaves me toying with the idea to buy a ultrasonic leak
> detector to find and fix them.  (read>excuse to buy a new tool!)
>
> I found one for about $100 locally here in NJ.
>
> My question is now, is there anyone in the NJ area that would have need
> for one of these?  If so, I may buy it and then I'll help you find your
> leaks as well for free.  8>)
>
> Moose
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
> Waldo Emerson
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