Method important: Exit-Bag (nitrogen/helium/argon): is my gas leaking out of my gas cylinder (?!)

[Predestinated]

Hey guys, i need your help! I bought an argon cylinder last year. But I fear that the the gas is flowing out of my pressurized cylinder/bottle!

I took 5 photos from my regulator's flowmeter gauge: There are two photos from 15th April (the first picture and the picture at the very bottom) The second picture is from 5th May. The third and fourth picture are from 31th May.

As you can see, the pressure keeps changing. Is this normal?








This is a second picture from 15ft April:
On April 15th, i let the gas flow out of the cylinder, but I made sure the regulator was switched off, so the gas couldn't flow out of the regulator. I did that in order to test how much inert gas (Ar) was in the bottle.

 

[outrider567]

Looks like a leak alright--It appears that the PSI has dropped from 2000 PSI to 1400 PSI(but can't see the numbers well)---The PSI should not change much unless you do a bunch of testing--The tank should always be turned off, tests only take about a minute or so, then turn the tank off--1400 PSI is too low I think(its supposed to stay at 2000 PSI)---PM Greenberg on the Inert Gas Exit Bag Mega Thread what's going on(he replies in 24 hours)

 

[outrider567]

Hey guys, i need your help! I bought an argon cylinder last year. But I fear that the the gas is flowing out of my pressurized cylinder/bottle!

I took 5 photos from my regulator's flowmeter gauge: There are two photos from 15th April (the first picture and the picture at the very bottom) The second picture is from 5th May. The third and fourth picture are from 31th May.

As you can see, the pressure keeps changing. Is this normal?


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This is a second picture from 15ft April:
On April 15th, i let the gas flow out of the cylinder, but I made sure the regulator was switched off, so the gas couldn't flow out of the regulator. I did that in order to test how much inert gas (Ar) was in the bottle.
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Just checked my own Nitrogen cyclinder for the first time in more than a month--Its still at 2000 PSI and its been in my possession since April 9th--Just did my first test with the EEBD hood instead of my Exit Bag, and my new Nitrogen click regulator worked just right(15 LPM)--After just three breaths I took off the hood and my Oxygen dropped from 98 to 54(remember that there is a delayed reaction from the Oximeter, so as soon as you see your Oxygen dropping to 88 or so, stop the test, and then watch your oximeter---

 

[Predestinated]

Looks like a leak alright--It appears that the PSI has dropped from 2000 PSI to 1400 PSI(but can't see the numbers well)---The PSI should not change much unless you do a bunch of testing--The tank should always be turned off, tests only take about a minute or so, then turn the tank off--1400 PSI is too low I think(its supposed to stay at 2000 PSI)---PM Greenberg on the Inert Gas Exit Bag Mega Thread what's going on(he replies in 24 hours)

ok, that doesnt sound good at all, I've put so much effort into this... but thanks for the tip. I will ask Greenberg .

 

[outrider567]

ok, that doesnt sound good at all, I've put so much effort into this... but thanks for the tip. I will ask Greenberg .

Yes, please do--He knows all