We have a fill station at our Aquarium that all the volunteers and staff use to fill their cylinders.
The fill knobs used to be real stiff to turn, so I recently serviced them. Had been about a year and some change since the last. Changing out the HP seat, oring, copper washer, and two teflon washers. I wiped down the threads, made sure they were clean and put it all back together. Used a bit of Tribolube on the oring.
Night and day difference, you could turn them with just your finger tips when filling.
About a month after they became stiff again. Not as bad as before, but it's still more than I'm used to on other fill stations.
The station is set up in a separate room from the compressor and has a fill rate limiter. So with that being said, the volunteers and staff can fling the knobs all the way open and closed with out a care in the world.
I know quite a few really crank the knobs tight open and tight closed.
Was wondering if that has something to do with the fill knobs becoming real stiff.
Any input on maintenance or preventative to keep this from happening so quickly is much appreciated.
We go through about 300-430 fills a month between two fill whips.
The fill knobs used to be real stiff to turn, so I recently serviced them. Had been about a year and some change since the last. Changing out the HP seat, oring, copper washer, and two teflon washers. I wiped down the threads, made sure they were clean and put it all back together. Used a bit of Tribolube on the oring.
Night and day difference, you could turn them with just your finger tips when filling.
About a month after they became stiff again. Not as bad as before, but it's still more than I'm used to on other fill stations.
The station is set up in a separate room from the compressor and has a fill rate limiter. So with that being said, the volunteers and staff can fling the knobs all the way open and closed with out a care in the world.
I know quite a few really crank the knobs tight open and tight closed.
Was wondering if that has something to do with the fill knobs becoming real stiff.
Any input on maintenance or preventative to keep this from happening so quickly is much appreciated.
We go through about 300-430 fills a month between two fill whips.