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An o-ring should not leak when tested with a helium mass spectrometer in the range of 10-6 or 10-7 Torr. Acceptable leak rates would be subjective and relate to the materials being processed in the furnace and the hot zone deterioration that can be tolerated with a leaking o-ring or system.