Do I have a broken Regulator?

I just got my kegerator put together. I had 2 cornys filled from a couple different places today and hooked them up. I had the center screw turned clockwise all the way (what I would assume to be off). The valves were turned off and when I turned the CO2 on, it immediately jumped to 60PSI as if the center adjustment was wide open or something. Any ideas? The unit I have I got from Bev Factory and the link is below. Any ideas would be great.
Thanks
Adma

http://www.beveragefactory.com/draf...double_gauge_co2_regulator_air_splitter.shtml

the more you screw the more pressure you get. screw in for more pressure...out for less.

So I should back it all the way out (counter clockwise?)

Yes. Counter clockwise will lower the outlet pressure. You had it wide open.

ak6143 said:

So I should back it all the way out (counter clockwise?)

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you don't have to take it all the way out but yeah, back off the pressure by unscrewing the reg.

Damn! That was dumb. Thanks for the insight. So with all that pressure in the keg now, should I relieve it all and re do it you think? Thanks for the help!

Ya I would just to be safe

If it was already carbed at a good level you could vent it just to get the extra pressure off of it. How long was it hit with the high pressure?

maybe 5 min

5 min isn't too long, shouldn't have absorbed enough to over carb in that amount of time. Just vent off the some of the pressure and enjoy.

so i let it set overnight after getting the pressure regulated. I get a good amount of foam yet the beer still seems a little flat. any way to correct this?

Set it at serving pressure for at least a couple weeks. I usually set mine at 12-14psi and wait at least 2 weeks before drinking.

Great. Thanks for all the help and speedy responses. One of the best forums Ive ever used for anything.

You shouldn't need weeks if the brew was already carbed. Just a couple days should do it. Sounds like it could have used that extra pressure instead of being vented off.

brewingmeister said:

the more you screw the more pressure you get....

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In kegs and in life.

Was the beer you put on tap homebrew, or commercial? Asking for carbonation reasons. Kyle

it was commercially filled in my cornys. They had them topped off with co2 as well

Along the regulator, it has 2 gauges, 1 for PSI to the tanks and 1 to tell how full the CO2 tank is. I just got this tank filled on Thurs but the needle on the gauge basically says near empty. How the heck does this regulator even know what size tank its hooked to? Is there a way set it to the size tank that I have so the gauge is accurate? The one I have is http://www.beveragefactory.com/draf...double_gauge_co2_regulator_air_splitter.shtml

There is no way to set what size tank. Those high pressure gauges are pretty useless. I think the highest mine ever said was seven hundred, it usually says about three hundred. They rarely move until the tank is almost totally dry.

That makes me feel better. Thanks