Strange Restrictor

[amphoterik]

On my pressure pot, everything feeds through a single restrictor. It works like a normal one, except that there is a small hole in it that lets a constant stream of air out. Why is it there, and is there anyway to make it stop?

[blind pig]

[amphoterik]

I can't take off the restrictor and put in a t-piece because the restrictor is like 1.60 inches in diameter. Even if I could find a fitting in that size (probably metric), I would have a heck of a time converting it down to 1/4"

[mangozac]

That pressure pot looks like it came off the Ark! Was the guy you bought it off's name Noah?

It looks like a regulator to me, so turning the knob will adjust the pressure it will fill to [OK, just re-read your post and you know that but are just calling it a different name]. And if it's letting out a stream of air then it does indeed sound broken. IIRC some of the fittings on my pot were metric and thus a pain to adapt to, but like I've mentioned before specialist air equipment shops (NOT gas or plumbing) should be on the ball with it.

Bec's suggestion is a good idea: unscrew the knob all the way and it should eventually come out (there will be a spring and stuff in there so be careful). Take a look to see if it's all ok - judging from the state of the rest of the pot perhaps the spring has rusted away?

[amphoterik]

The spring was fine. Filling the cap with silly putty solved my problem, but once I got that capped, I found air leaks all over in the rusted joints (which I can't get apart). I think i'm going to take this one on the chin and go buy a new pot. This thing is costing me too much time and money at this point.

[blind pig]

[amphoterik]

I suppose thats a good idea. I have some mold a gasket. I will give that a shot

[mangozac]

Man looking at the state of that thing I would just give up on it and get a new one. They really aren't that expensive. Don't turf it though - use it as a vacuum chamber one day