co2 psi keeps climbing with regulator at lowest setting
I recently bought a kegging setup with brand new regulator, tank, and lines. When I hook up to my keg, I have the regulator set on its lowest setting and the pressure just keeps climbing way past where I want it. I'm looking to hold in the 12psi area and it goes to at least 20-30. Is my regulator bad?
It's inside. I had everything pre chilled before I transferred to the keg. even with the keg disconnected, both air valves closed and the pressure adjustment knob backed as far off as it will go, it creeps slowly past 20psi
It may be due to temperature affecting the gauge. I'd take it out of the fridge and see what happens. If you're not running out of CO2, then the readout has to be the problem, right?
thats kinda what I thought. I'm a mechanic/welder so between air and gas regulators I have plenty of experience with this kinda stuff. I've just never really seen one stick like that, so that when the pressure is backed all the way off it still will let it go up to 30psi. maybe the spring/diaphragm is messed up. I'm just going to take it back to beverage factory and exchange it for a different model.
The tank was just filled. The high side gauge reads about 750ish. I think the diaphragm was just stuck. I tapped it with a rubber mallet lightly and it works correctly but I still dont feel confident with the quality of the product at this point.
I had a regulator do the same. It was a brandy new watts secondary.
I took it apart and put it back together. All is fine now.
I think the poppet was not moving freely enough to move the diaphram freely.
If your keg is carbed to high levels, your regulator is non-relieving, and you don't have a check-valve, the pressure can back up from the CO2 eczaping the beer and pressurize the regulator.
co2 psi keeps climbing with regulator at lowest setting
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