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« on: June 11, 2007, 19:07:51 pm »
Hey, I can SPELL "acetylene"!

But I can't get the valve on my new bottle of acetylene to open.

Counter-clockwise like a normal valve?

I'd hate to use an extension on the valve wrench and apply too much force in the wrong direction... Flaming

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« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2007, 22:15:15 pm »
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Counter-clockwise like a normal valve?
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« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2007, 09:52:08 am »
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« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2007, 11:14:04 am »
Quote from: Flea on June 12, 2007, 09:52:08 am
lefty tighghty    righty loosy


I think he is asking about the actual valve on top of the bottle, not the regulator connection.
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« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2007, 12:49:51 pm »
oh!
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« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2007, 15:21:11 pm »
Quote from: Flea on June 12, 2007, 09:52:08 am
lefty tighghty    righty loosy

You've got that backwards. Idiot  Explains a lot!
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« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2007, 15:39:14 pm »
oxy =  clock loosens     and some torch applications

gas = clock tightens


not sure what your speaking of   the valve or the fitting?
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« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2007, 12:35:46 pm »
The answer for the Acetylene tank valve is "counterclockwise", just like the Oxygen tank.

The Oxygen and Fuel lines are threaded in reverse of each other so you cannot connect the wrong hose to the wrong bottle's regulator.

I am not sure, but I think that the Fuel lines (in this case acetylene) have "reversed" threads - or so it seemed when I replaced the gas lines recently.


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« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2007, 13:02:16 pm »
ding ding ding ding !
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« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2007, 22:06:38 pm »
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I am not sure, but I think that the Fuel lines (in this case acetylene) have "reversed" threads
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