CO2 Pressure Consistency Issues

[daveafrank]

I have a corny carbonating in the fridge right now with the co2 tank in the fridge with it. Been trying to keep it at around 11psi. It required a little tweaking the first few days, but then it leveled off and stayed at 11psi consistently for 36 hours.

Then randomly it jumped up to 15psi today. I quickly bled it and adjusted back down to 11psi. Any idea why that could have happened?

Thanks

 

[OneImpBrewery]

Do you have any temperature changes? Old regulator? Fermentation?
Using an older regulator it took me a few tries to get it dialed in. Taking the poppit(i think thats what its called) off of the keg and then adjusting the psi helped a little. But getting it set just right took a few tries for me.

 

[daveafrank]

No temperature changes, definitely no fermentation, but the regulator is old and a little messed up(there's water in one of the gauges).

So you set the PSI with the popit off?

 

[OneImpBrewery]

That's the best advice I have. I have one valve on a regulator that I had so many issues with that I only use it for quick carbing to get a seal. On a keg. You can always replace the psi gauge part for around 10 bucks maybe less.