I wanted to learn how to attach pictures to this site....so here is a picture of my set-up.

I am located in the San Francisco Bay Area

Oscar, thank you for your in-depth explanation of how the flowmeter works and you are right that I did not understand how it should function. I thought that the BB was measuring pressure in the line (not flow) therefore I thought that it should remain and not drop unless there was a leak.

Sorry but I misspoke when I said dial. I have an Argon Regulator Dual Co2 Flowmeter, and i was referring to the BB that floats in the flowmeter tube . I will post pictures when I learn how to do that. https://www.amazon.com/Regulator-Flowmeter-Manatee-Welder-backpurge/dp/B07TRP9C7D/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1...

Oscar, it sounds like I did not understand how the control valve works. Are you saying that the control valve will only register pressure when there is gas flowing to the torch?

The torch side dial returns to zero a few seconds after the regulator valve is set to the pressure that I want. If I hit the foot pedal it will register pressure for a few seconds, then drop back to zero. I also noticed that when I first open the tank valve, the little BB no longer spikes on the reg...

I currently have the tig connected to a double regulator at the 100% argon tank ( I use the second valve of the double regulator for my mig when doing aluminum) and the mig is connected to a single regulator at the 75%argon/25%co2 tank. I also noticed that when I first open up the tank valve for the...

Hi all. I'm mostly retired and been a carpenter/woodworker/maintenance throughout my career. I recently decided that it was time to learn some welding, so I took a couple welding courses at the local community college and bought my first welder (Alpha Tig 201XD) about a year and a half ago. I just a...

Hello all. I am new to the forum and relatively new to welding. I am retired and recently decided that its time for me to learn some welding. I have taken a couple of welding classes at the local community college and have an Alpha Tig 201XD (for about 1 1/2 yrs) and just bought a Yeswelder Mig 250 ...