I am testing a pipe (copper or sometimes ductile iron) hydrostaticaly to prove that their is no leakage.while i am doing this the gauge never stick to where the testing pressure is. It is supposed stick with in the test period like 4 hour or 2 hour test. this happens so many times. why is it like this? is it because of temperature? This phenomenon is even more as the length of the pipe to be tested become shorter.
Location: Ethiopia( addis ababa)
Altitude: 2500m above sea level.
temperature: moring:7-13
day: 27-29