blodnob valve intructions
i got the blodnob valve on my tank but the guy forgot to send the instructions with it…i cant wait forever for it…
do any of guys know how to put some air in the tank?
i tried but the air just leaks out…
any help will be appreciated.
thanks.
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Petter, you do not have a blodnob valve, you have a brad valve as he is the one that built it, blod did design it and is such a stand up guy he offered to look it over and fix it for you on his time which I personally don’t think he should be responsible for as once again He did not build it.
Walter….
If its blown into the tank.. its in the tank…. the only problem it can create is the problem already experienced and thats a leaky valve. I dare say that when its in the tank if it does make it back to the valve area and happen to stick to some lube or something the valve will be closed and it wont cause a leak, if its still in that area the next time its fired it will be blown free of the gun – which is the perfect solution so its either a neutral entity inside the tank for life or it eventually gets blown free and end up in the state you recommend.
Either is better than a leaky valve.
Was better than the alternative I’ve heard 😯
Peter, What freddy posted from AF will work and I’ve done it myself to Talon and Condor valves after disassembly – but like GTBJ said – just attach it to the gun and use the guns mechanism to do the same thing by dry firing without risk of damage.
With the valve installed and tophat on and no air in the tank they stressed the no air in the tank which doesn’t seem to be a problem for you right now.
Take a piece of cloth and put it over the tophat and a plastic or hard rubber mallet and pop the tophat one time not super hard but give it a good pop and they said the valve should seat.
Then try filling it and if this is wrong somebody will correct it but this is what airforce said would fix the problem hope it helps and I know nothing about these valves so that’s why I called airforce.
first of all, i think they are pertaining to the airforce stock valve, not the blodnob valve…but if they are pretty much the same I will try this out.
thanks
Peter this is what airforce said to do about it.
With the valve installed and tophat on and no air in the tank they stressed the no air in the tank which doesn’t seem to be a problem for you right now.
Take a piece of cloth and put it over the tophat and a plastic or hard rubber mallet and pop the tophat one time not super hard but give it a good pop and they said the valve should seat.
Then try filling it and if this is wrong somebody will correct it but this is what airforce said would fix the problem hope it helps and I know nothing about these valves so that’s why I called airforce.
It’s like havin toothe ache.
“Tooth Ache”
I think we just found a new Title….LOL 😀
I haven’t done much thinking about this but with the “check valve” in the pumps doesn’t that make it a closed system?
I would tend to think as long as the pump seals are in good working order than you should be able to get every thing up to 200 bar which should seat every thing.
also instead of hitting it with a mallet just put it i the frame and dry fire it, you will get a sharper hit with out running the risk of bending the stem.
Walter go n do some bloody work and stop winding every bugger up.
It’s like havin tooth ache.
Mike,
I’ll just about bet is a combination of slight pump back flow and a yet to be seated new valve.
pump back flow? really? where ever did you hear that from?
if Peter is pumping his tank to a fill pressure tell me how that is different from filling to a fill pressure with a tank?
Just Walter being Walter.
Now about the valve. The M-ROD was having the same problem when it first came out. They were being sent out dry. No air at all. People all over were having problems getting enough air them to seal the valve when using hand pumps.
Yes Walter, I know how the valve works. Hell, I’ve hot rodded enough of them. And yes I know the difference between the two types!
The valve more than likely isn’t the weak link here. There can be enough back flow in a hand pump to prevent a low pressure seal. It may very well be a pump issue rather than a valve issue.
Poster, if you can get a bit of air in it. As WOKI believe suggested, tap the valve head on with a soft mallet. (Make sure tis is dead stright on, now a side ways hit) This sudden opening and closing can seat the valve. Low pressure air isn’t always enough. Even high pressure air isn’t always enough for the first filling of a virgin valve.
You have failed to mention whether this is a slow or fast leak. It would help to know in order for us to try and help you out.
If it is what I susspect, I doubt it is from
Sheps end. I’ll just about bet is a combination of slight pump back flow and a yet to be seated new valve.
Mike
Of course I am being stubborn. But since he can not take apart his valve it would be worth a try if he can get to a scuba tank.
If it works he would not have to send his tank back.
Wok, you would want that chunk inside the tank..????… mmmmm ok
Yep. I sure dont want it sitting on the valve seat.
It is actually a common practice and you should not be baffled by it.
now WOK you are being plain stubborn.
it might be common practice to fire a valve in an attempt to dislodge a foreign particle BUT no one in their right mind is going to blow shit into their tanks that will surely come out later to do more damage.
Wok, you would want that chunk inside the tank..????… mmmmm ok
Yep. I sure dont want it sitting on the valve seat.
It is actually a common practice and you should not be baffled by it.
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Blod and Brad (sitting in a tree.. k.i.s.s.i.n.g….) are in a partnership, its an official bona fide licensed product, therefore it is a blodnob valve.