That's right.  Water column pushed down 5 inches on one side and up 5 inches
on the other side = 10 inches.  If it were straight up you'd have to figure
the weight of the water column

On 7/31/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi all.
>
> Here's the pic:
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> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/WaterColumn.html
>
> question:
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> if water goes up LH side of hose app 5" , then double that = the total
> output of a given pressure regulator?
>
> I thought the LH side would go up 11" or so, but it only moved 5-6".
>
> FWIW,  I bled the line near the connection (via vent hole on hose) til
> I smelled LP.
>
> Any answers and/or critiques regarding my test method/tester are welcome!
>
> Neil.
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> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
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> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>