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Interesting project! When I was trying to get my carbonator working, my two main problems were temperature and the dispensing tap. I had to keep it pretty cold to keep the carbonation from coming out right away, and the basic tap I was using for testing was creating too much agitation and...

Thanks for the suggestion! That does all make sense. I actually just put a needle valve after the ball valve to create a secondary lower flow stage and that worked! Probably still not perfect, but I'm happy knowing the system works overall and excited to try the flomatic dispenser I just...

Makes sense. I'm sure it will work great with ice in the bin. I'm curious to hear how much ice you use and how the ice bin is to live with once you have it running for a while. It sounds like you're going with a straightforward commercial setup, so you probably won't have any weird problems...

The manual seems to suggest min 40 psi for the pressure of the syrup (check, though, I just glanced through, and I've read 60psi for syrup as well elsewhere). You also adjust the mix at the faucet, so the pressure should probably just be set to recommended settings for the syrup and adjusted at...

Thanks for the feedback! Submerging in the water only showed me all the bubbles from the lost co2 separating (at least it showed me that the co2 was in the water in the first place). I did some more searching and ran across this bit of info that seems to support blaming the simple faucet...

So I finally got around to throwing the carbonator tank in my mini fridge for a test run in the basement. It's not pretty, but it's functional (packing tape to seal the fridge door around the hoses...). I'm not happy with the level of carbonation it has. I let it sit all night around 90 psi...

Thanks for the info, guys. I'm likely going to do the same as you and just extend the cable off of the carbonator motor - I was hoping it was some sort of standard cable that I could buy additional ends for. I've seen the carbonator/carbonator float shown with a short extension that has a...

Does anyone know what type of connector the float is connected with on the McCann carbonators? It looks sort of like a pc power plug, but a bit smaller. I'm thinking of just getting/making an extension cable rather than modify the wiring on the carbonator in case I want to put it back together...

Another option for a dispensing valve: http://www.sodadispenserdepot.com/valves/flomatic.html The last one on the page is post-mix (100psi - verified with customer support and a flomatic manual), and manual/mechanical - requires no mounting block and no power. It looks to me like you...

Thanks so much for the links and suggestions! I just ordered some fittings from CHI and International Supply. I ran across these pressure reducers on the International supply site that look like they could work between the carbonator and faucet...

Roger - thanks for the links. Reading the descriptions, the plastic one is pre-mix, which usually means 10-30psi from what I've read. I ran across this and thought it might work (chrome plated brass)...

I was originally planning on a system setup similar to what you're suggesting, but found that without cooling the co2 escapes immediately (when I hooked it up to test without any cooling method...). If you do have a plan to chill the water, how will you do it? I like the methods used in this...

Glad you got it working, and thanks for sharing that good info! I should probalby check the filter on the carbonator that I recently bought used as well...

Hi Taz, thanks so much for sharing your setup and info! I'm thinking about doing almost exactly what you did but without the syrup (just carbonated water, single tap). I have the same carbonator tank, and I'm wondering how much good cold soda you get out of it before it gets so warm it doesn't...

Hi roger, My McCann carbonator makes a terrible noise if the input pressure is too low, but is fine when the pressure is up. Hope you figure it out! :mug:

Hi Roger, Awesome setup!! Thanks for sharing so many great details and pictures :). I love carbonated water, and I'm working on a somewhat similar setup with a Mccann Big Mac Carbonator I got on ebay for $135 shipped. I picked up a tank and regulator, and it all tests good when the output...