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Item 65818
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Welding Shutdown Instructions
1. After work is complete,
first close the Oxygen Torch Valve clockwise,
then close the Acetylene Torch Valve clockwise.
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Shutdown Step 1: Close Torch Valves
2. Fully close both cylinder valves, turning clockwise.
Acetylene
Cylinder
Oxygen
Cylinder
Shutdown Step 2: Close Cylinder Valves
3. Open the Acetylene Torch Valve counterclockwise
to allow all the pressure to bleed out.
Note:
If the tank gauge still has pressure,
the Acetylene Regulator needs to be opened.
Acetylene (gAS)
Torch Valve
Bleed pressure on
both gauges to 0
Shutdown Step 3: Open Acetylene Valve
4. Open the Oxygen Torch Valve counterclockwise
to allow all the pressure to bleed out.
Note:
If the tank gauge still has pressure,
the Oxygen Regulator needs to be opened.
Oxygen (OXy)
Torch Valve
Bleed pressure on
both gauges to 0
Shutdown Step 4: Open Oxygen Valve
5. After releasing pressure, turn the Acetylene
Pressure Adjusting Screw counterclockwise
and remove it from its Regulator.
Then, turn the Oxygen Pressure Adjusting Screw
counterclockwise and remove it from its Regulator.
IMpORTANT!
Failure to release all pressure on
the Regulators may permanently damage them.
Acetylene
Regulator
Oxygen
Regulator
Shutdown Step 5: Close Regulators
(Turn counterclockwise and remove.)
6. Lastly, close the Acetylene Torch Valve clockwise,
and close the Oxygen Torch Valve clockwise.
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Shutdown Step 6: Close Torch Valves
