For the guys that are choosing their equipment suppliers:
I received all the equipment I needed for a twin faucet kegerator and a single gas outlet keg system for the shop, and have set-up everything-just waiting on Corny's. Ordered the Classic reg. from Micromatic-two guage, 'Y', and shut-offs. After assembling everything, I'm looking over all the stuff, and I get a funny feeling, so I look back on Micromatics CO2 page and find that they offer 2 different shut-offs one with a check valve and one without-and this happens to be the one they supply with the Classic series regulators (mine). They don't MENTION that the shut-offs do not have check valves on the regulator page, nor did they make sure I knew at order time.
http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/regulators-cid-614.html
Here is the accessories page where the info about the classic series regulators have only shut-offs, no check valves.
http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/regulators-cid-47.html
Calling them confirmed my suspicion about the lack of check valves, and they just happen to NOT stock an inline check valve- you are supposed to buy the OTHER shut-off for 8.95 ea.-extra. The Customer Service guy gave me a lecture about Sankes having check-valves and only home kegging systems need check valves inline. The guy I ordered from knew it was a home system, but neglected to enlighten me of the regs. lack of check valves. I need 3, having one reg. with a 'Y' and one reg. with a single outlet (even though I plan on only using it for Sanke kegs, I'm adding an inline check valve to it now!). I now am looking for a place that has a brass (or at least metal) 1/4"male NPT upstream, and a female 1/4"NPT downstream, or I guess I will hafta use a coupling to attach the shut-offs, if all I can find are ones with 1/4"male NPT at both ends.
Anybody happen to have seen where to get a standalone check valve with this thread configuration?
I received all the equipment I needed for a twin faucet kegerator and a single gas outlet keg system for the shop, and have set-up everything-just waiting on Corny's. Ordered the Classic reg. from Micromatic-two guage, 'Y', and shut-offs. After assembling everything, I'm looking over all the stuff, and I get a funny feeling, so I look back on Micromatics CO2 page and find that they offer 2 different shut-offs one with a check valve and one without-and this happens to be the one they supply with the Classic series regulators (mine). They don't MENTION that the shut-offs do not have check valves on the regulator page, nor did they make sure I knew at order time.
http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/regulators-cid-614.html
Here is the accessories page where the info about the classic series regulators have only shut-offs, no check valves.
http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/regulators-cid-47.html
Calling them confirmed my suspicion about the lack of check valves, and they just happen to NOT stock an inline check valve- you are supposed to buy the OTHER shut-off for 8.95 ea.-extra. The Customer Service guy gave me a lecture about Sankes having check-valves and only home kegging systems need check valves inline. The guy I ordered from knew it was a home system, but neglected to enlighten me of the regs. lack of check valves. I need 3, having one reg. with a 'Y' and one reg. with a single outlet (even though I plan on only using it for Sanke kegs, I'm adding an inline check valve to it now!). I now am looking for a place that has a brass (or at least metal) 1/4"male NPT upstream, and a female 1/4"NPT downstream, or I guess I will hafta use a coupling to attach the shut-offs, if all I can find are ones with 1/4"male NPT at both ends.
Anybody happen to have seen where to get a standalone check valve with this thread configuration?