Hello guys,
I am tirelessly working away on getting my plans together for my kegerator, and I had a few questions on the gas side of things.
Right now my setup is as such: I have a CO2 tank with a primary regulator connected. Then I have a CO2 line run from the regulator to my secondary chain on the chest freezer. My question is with this gas line connection. I am using push connect fittings from McMaster, such as part number 51025K178. However, I've never used, much less seen a push connect fitting in real life. How secure is it's hold on the gas line? If I bump into it, is it going to fall out? I imagine I'll probably have like 80-100psi running through it from the primary reg.
Also, I might have a ball valve between the primary reg and the push connect fitting, just so I can shut off CO2 to the line to the secondary regs. Let's say I want to replace the line or take it off for some reason, the line is still going to be pressurized to 100 psi even though the tank is shut off. Can I pull the line out of the PC fitting safely under this pressure? Ideally, I'd prefer to have a line vent valve of some sort, but I can't find anything in McMaster. I'm probably not looking in the right place.
Any help would be appreciated!
I am tirelessly working away on getting my plans together for my kegerator, and I had a few questions on the gas side of things.
Right now my setup is as such: I have a CO2 tank with a primary regulator connected. Then I have a CO2 line run from the regulator to my secondary chain on the chest freezer. My question is with this gas line connection. I am using push connect fittings from McMaster, such as part number 51025K178. However, I've never used, much less seen a push connect fitting in real life. How secure is it's hold on the gas line? If I bump into it, is it going to fall out? I imagine I'll probably have like 80-100psi running through it from the primary reg.
Also, I might have a ball valve between the primary reg and the push connect fitting, just so I can shut off CO2 to the line to the secondary regs. Let's say I want to replace the line or take it off for some reason, the line is still going to be pressurized to 100 psi even though the tank is shut off. Can I pull the line out of the PC fitting safely under this pressure? Ideally, I'd prefer to have a line vent valve of some sort, but I can't find anything in McMaster. I'm probably not looking in the right place.
Any help would be appreciated!