Tuxing 2 Cylinder Unboxing and test

[Mr_Spock]

Hi K, 

Sorry to interrupt your thread. I'm trying to fill my acecare bottle with the same valves and guages you have. Air is leaking out of a hole. Your last picture in the original post, there is a small hole on the bottle guage. It looks like an overflow but my tank is completely empty. Any idea why air is coming out while I'm trying to fill. New to this, can't seem to find info on filling a bottle, i thought it was straight forward! 

Again, sorry

 

[K.Bastien]

No problem I do it all the time.

I’m not sure which hole u mean , could u upload a pic?

 

[K.Bastien]

Hi K, 

Sorry to interrupt your thread. I'm trying to fill my acecare bottle with the same valves and guages you have. Air is leaking out of a hole. Your last picture in the original post, there is a small hole on the bottle guage. It looks like an overflow but my tank is completely empty. Any idea why air is coming out while I'm trying to fill. New to this, can't seem to find info on filling a bottle, i thought it was straight forward! 

Again, sorry

Do u have a photo?

 

[Mr_Spock]

I do not. Take a look at your last photo in your original post here. The bleed valve is on top and the bottle valve on the bottom. There is a small hole above the bottle valve. That is where the air is coming out. 

 

[Mr_Spock]

 

 

[K.Bastien]

OK, I see. I do not know what that hole is for. If there is air coming out, the only thing I can think of is the o-ring might not be seated in the DIN300 valve, or whatever you call it. The o-ring on the part that goes into the bottle valve. I noticed that on mine the o-ring doesn't stay in very well, so maybe yours fell out when you put it in? 

 

[Mr_Spock]

Man o man! O rings! I didn't remember seeing one when I put the two pieces together. Took them apart and sure nuff, no oring. They included a few with the package. No instructions. I added the o ring but where do the others go i wonder? They included some small white ones. 

There is also this peice with what looks like a filter inside, where does it go?

 

[K.Bastien]

Man o man! O rings! I didn't remember seeing one when I put the two pieces together. Took them apart and sure nuff, no oring. They included a few with the package. No instructions. I added the orange but where do the others go i wonder? 

There is also this peice with what looks like a filter inside, where does it go?

Ya those threads between the valves aren’t what seals the air in

The chrome cylinder thing screws into the part that’s inside the bottle, it’s like a straw that goes into the bottle if you will. Most scuba bottles have them. Take the valve out of the bottle and thread it in. Make sure you put some moly or silicone lube on the threads too - not too much though. 
There is also an o ring between the bottle and the valve, but you prob know that. I don’t know if I got extra o rings besides those. My bottles came direct from China, your vendor may have added some to your kit.

 

[Mr_Spock]

Awesome thank you so much, this is a great community! The bottle is holding air! I will have to bleed it tomorrow and add the filter. Stoked.

Sorry again for the hijack.

As an aside, my wife and I drove down to Cabo in 2018 in our truck camper. Best 3 months ever. I could totally see myself down there for a while. Where are you at? 

Stay safe.