an apparatus and method is provided for automatically venting a fluid from at least a portion of a pressurized system . an interconnection between two devices in the system contains an automatic bleed valve configured to automatically seal a vent hole when the two devices are coupled together and to automatically unseal the vent hole before the two devices are separated . in an embodiment , an adapter includes a ring that both screws a connector onto a device and seals a vent hole . a pin is pushed into the vent hole as the connector is screwed to the device . to remove the adapter from the device , the ring is turned to both unseal the vent hole and to unscrew the connector from the device . turning the ring releases the pin before the connector is unscrewed .