DIN question

[Larry]

Recently converted to DIN. Quickly noticed a bad seal between male/female DIN connection and found the male part (attached to my first stage rotates freely by hand (counter clockwise to loosen and clockwise to tighten which solved the problem). My solution was to tighten by hand. Is this normal? Was my solution adequate, or should I return to my LDS where it was installed/retrofitted from a conventional yoke setup? Thanks

 

[roakey]

Depending on your reg, this is a common problem if you loosen the reg incorrectly. If you're having problems turning the handwheel to remove the reg from the valve, there's a high temptation to "help" by trying to turn the reg body along with the wheel.

Don't do it! Or what you described will happen.

If it's currently loose, depending again on reg type there's typically a hex socket in the middle of the male DIN connector on the reg. Snug (don't over tighten) the DIN connection using the appropriate hex wrench.

Roak