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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RSMike
with these leak tests, if you pressurise to 20psi or whatever, is it supposed to hold flat?
I can get mine to that pressure and then it'll bleed off at about 1psi every 2 seconds... is that normal?
Ya Im curious about that as well.
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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If you shut off the compressed air source, the pressure will bleed in a matter of seconds. This is normal. You conduct the test while holding the pressure steady and checking for leaks.
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