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Old 2005-11-07, 3:07pm
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What would be an approved leak detection solution to use setting up the regulators/torch? Anything I can find around the house? Or do I need to get something special?

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Old 2005-11-07, 3:30pm
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Default soap it up?

Just did a bit of reading and "soap" was listed, ordinarily I would think this appropiate, but was concerned about using this on the oxygen connection...

hehe call me paranoid... cause i am lol
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Old 2005-11-07, 4:21pm
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What would be an approved leak detection solution to use setting up the regulators/torch? Anything I can find around the house? Or do I need to get something special?

tia
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I think a welding supply or commercial safety supplier would have a oxygen safe leak detection fluid. A few phone calls might locate some.

Dale
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Old 2005-11-07, 5:35pm
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Default Leak Detector

I got my bottle of leak detector fluid at Home Depot. It took them a while to find it, but they had it. I bought it a while ago, but I think it was by the plumbing supplies.

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Old 2005-11-07, 6:57pm
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Default Leak Test Solution

I have used the solution from Home Depot for a couple of years - it works great and lasts a long time.
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Old 2005-11-07, 9:00pm
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I use liquid Ivory soap with water in a cup with a little paint brush. That's what my oxygen guys told me to do. Works great, and it's cheap. If you do use soap, make sure there's no oil in it. a no no for oxygen.

Flame on!

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Old 2005-11-08, 6:44am
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I make my own using bubble blowng solution and water. I mix water and bubble blowing solution 50/50 and put it into a gardening sprayer with a stream nozzle. Just squirt it on the connection.
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