SÜA - Industrial Argon Regulator/Flowmeter Gauges for MIG and TIG Welders

I was nervous when buying this because it was 1/2 price of buying one through Hobart. I was very pleased with the quality when I got it!

After receiving the regulator in record time. I was skeptical about opening the package for fear that the quality would be sub-standard as it was comparably cheap to others on the market.Upon opening the box & getting it out I was very pleasantly surprised.The construction is of a good solid brass which included a clever 3 way adapter to suit different hose connections onto the regulator.The regulator turns smoothly allowing for a nice adjustment of gas pressure.I have not tested the gauge reading on a stand alone pressure gauge so I cannot vouch for the reading on the dial to the actual pressure at the gun.Over all very satisfied with this regulator. I am a occasional welder & hope it lasts for a good while.

For the price this has been an awesome regulator, no fault in operation, easy to use and surprisingly accurate. Can’t recommend enough. I was hesitant because of the price thinking it wasn’t going to work, I’m glad I took the chance on this. Also not that this should matter but it’s a great looking product, nice fit and finish.

Blew mine up in 3sec - MY FAULT! The product is good and seems extremely well built. Packaging is nice but there are no instructions. It had been awhile since I used my Mig and I forgot that DIAL all the way OUT is OFF. The on off screw/ dial is not attached in the box. There are no markings saying on/ off or more or less flow. I screwed mine in all the way to the right, finished install, and then turned on my gas. The line exploded into pieces and the gauges pinned themselves to the right. I DESTROYED IT IN 3sec! Call my welding friend who said "Your an I@#!" Ordered second one and this time screwed in the dial just a few threads, turn on gas, then dialed it in more to the right until I was at 15psi. So it's awesome but don't do what I did.

Installed on argon welder gas tank.Adjusted to correct pressure and worked great.

I was optimistic but that changed when I received the first one. One of the gauges had the needle on the wrongs side of the stopping thread. The plastic gauge cover is compression fitted on so no unscrewing to try to gently move it back into place. That set was sent back so tried again with a second set. The guages looked good but noticed there was a leak somewhere because my new tank was dropping fast. Sprayed it down with soap and water like a tire and noticed a significant leak where the hose nipple joined with the body. I took the nipple off, wrapped it with gas graded Teflon tape and went to screw it back on. When I went to put a little torque on it, the whole fitting broke as it is very soft brass. End of the story I threw this one in the parts drawer and went and got the parts for my original guage.

So I got this regulator because the welding supply store ones are pretty expensive and this was all I was missing to complete my rig so I find that my numbers on the gauges aren’t accurate at all the control for out flow is extremely sensitive almost to the point of being closed or wide open. However it has gotten my by just fine other than wasting company argon. It’s a cheap regulator.

Makes work easier

Guage are a bit smaller than my original set. Woks good and overall happy.

Price for value was very good! Compared to all 3 of my local Welding Supply Stores.Although I already have one for my Lincoln welder, a second for the 100% Argon tank made sense.

I've had this for a couple weeks.First thing is that it didn't come with any kind of instructions. You might wonder (as I did) why instructions are needed for a regulator like this, but if you read the other reviews you'll see that some buyers inserted the dial in too much initially which damaged the unit.I didn't realize that two of the included brass fittings could be separated, so I had to contact the company about why it didn't seem as though the regulator was compatible with my Lincoln electric welder. The seller responded and we sorted it out, but instructions would've been much easier for everyone.I chose this regulator because it has metal gauges instead of plastic ones, but that means it also has the adjustment mechanism with a T-handle. It didn't occur to me at the time, but this T-handle is especially susceptible to getting caught on the hoses or moved when you brush against it. This was never a problem with the dial type of adjustment mechanism. If I was making the choice again, I think I'd go the other route. I may need to find a lock-nut to go on the threads of the t-handle adjustment to make it less volatile/easy to mess up. If the seller is reading this, a lock-nut might be a great addition, just saying..Aside from those issues, this seems to be a decent regulator so far.Secondly,

Great value and quality

Connections are all good but the flow adjustment is very sensitive. Increases flow too fast and tends to change the flow rate as you weld.