Keg pressure on regulator gauge?

[Kaleco]

So I've been kegging for over a year and I always thought that I was able to close my tank, close off the hose to the keg, release the pressure from the regulator, open the hose from the keg and I would get a readout of the pressure currently in the keg.

Unfortunately, this isn't the case anymore. My regulator gauge stays at zero. Am I misunderstanding its inner workings or has something changed? The regulator gauge works normally when I turn on the tank and use the screw. I am just trying to figure out how much pressure is in my keg currently.

 

[day_trippr]

Do you have any check-valves in the path between regulator and keg? If you do - and they're working properly - they won't allow gas flow back towards the regulator and low pressure gauge. That's their job...

Cheers!

 

[Kaleco]

Would the check valve be part of the regulator or ball lock connector? Otherwise, I haven't added anything.

 

[david_42]

It would be at the regulator. It might be part of the regulator itself or an add-on in the outlet.

 

[day_trippr]

Typically a bare regulator won't come with check valves. If your regulator has a shut-off valve attached to the output, those often have a built-in check valve. With close inspection in good light, you can often see the ball on the output side of the shut off valve.

Otherwise, good manifolds will have shut-off valves with built-in checks...

Cheers!

 

[Bobby_M]

You can take the ball valve apart and remove the check portion. On mine, it's a rubber insert that flows one way and seals the other.