Hopefully everyone operates their CO2 cylinder valves either fully closed or fully open, as they are not designed to be used partially open...
Cheers!
LOL, damn, i thought that was a poor man's regulator!
Hopefully everyone operates their CO2 cylinder valves either fully closed or fully open, as they are not designed to be used partially open...
Cheers!
I still hate my scale
Follow up. @bracconiere your idea was good. With the valve on the regulator shut, over three days the pressure dropped by maybe 20 psi (verified by noting pressure on gauge then blipping bottle valve open and closed again to "top off" the reg).There is, that's a good idea. I shut the valve on the outlet of the regulator and blipped the tank open and close again to refill with pressure. I'll see if it drops over the next day or two.
So my leak is after the reg.
With the valve on the outlet of the reg shut, the HP gauge dropped ~20 psi over three days. With that valve open but all my manifold valves shut, the HP gauge drops to zero in 2-3 days.sounds more like it's the reg or tank washer if the kegs are shut off, and it drops pressure? regulators do get old and start leaking. and tank washers should be replaced every few swaps.
or do you mean, turning the kegs back on it dropped 20psi on the LP gauge?
How many oz are your pours?6 pours is a tenth
How many oz are your pours?
With the valve on the outlet of the reg shut, the HP gauge dropped ~20 psi over three days. With that valve open but all my manifold valves shut, the HP gauge drops to zero in 2-3 days.
No. If I shut off the tank, but the reg outlet valve is open and the manifold valves are all shut then the HP gauge drops to zero in a couple days. If I shut off the tank, but the reg outlet valve is closed then the HP gauge only dropped by maybe 20 psi in three days. In other words, my regulator is not leaking, and my manifold or one of the hose joints is leaking.the high pressure gauge can varry 100's of lb's because of like 10f difference in room temp, but if it goes to zero, there's a leak. if what your saying is you shut off the tank, and the shut off on the reg, and the HP gauge drops to 0, you said the reg was new right? so i'd yank the reg off and put a new nylon tank washer in it, and tighten it down good to the tank.
No. If I shut off the tank, but the reg outlet valve is open and the manifold valves are all shut then the HP gauge drops to zero in a couple days. If I shut off the tank, but the reg outlet valve is closed then the HP gauge only dropped by maybe 20 psi in three days. In other words, my regulator is not leaking, and my manifold or one of the hose joints is leaking.
It can't be that much of a leak, the 20 lb tank was in use for at least 2 months already
39 lbs, 7.5 oz. Tare weight of 25.0 lbs if I'm reading that correctly. So I have 14 lbs, 7.5 oz remaining after generous purging, carbing, and dispensing 4 kegs, plus various lid seating after cleaning and pushing some amount of cleaner/sanitizer through lines. And I don't know if it was a true 20 lbs when I picked it up cause I never weighed it full.(be sure to post back when you weigh the tank!)
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