Do i have a gas leak? & whats why is liquid coming out of my regulator?

[Brewslikeaking]

Hello
New to kegging. A friend gave me a regulator and i bought corny kegs 2nd hand online and changed the o rings.

I went through TWO 5lb co2 kegs with my first keg of homebrew so i knew something was wrong. I then filled a keg with water and connected it to a new co2 tank and turned it on to check for gas leaks on the setup. I spread sanitizer foam on the connections and I didnt see any bubbles. I could not find any leaks.

So i decided to make some seltzer. Left in the water and reattached the gas and turned up the gas pressure too high before i opened the co2 tank itself. About 40psi i think. When i opened the co2 tank Water started coming out of the regulator. The photo attached you can see water coming out of a small home in the regulator. Can anyone explain this to me?
(The photo's orientation is wrong, look at the direction of the water coming out of the little hole by the dial)

My first thought is that im not good at checking for leaks and i did in fact have one somewhere. And my second thought was that i have a fault regulator.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[yourlastchance89]

I don't see a photo so my input is just speculation based on your description. What valve on the keg did you hook the CO2 line to? I've heard some people recommend attaching to the out valve that goes to the bottom of the keg to help force carb. I've heard of water or beer getting into the CO2 lines from that. Also I would suspect if you filled it all the way to the brim of the keg the same thing could possibly occur with the in valve on the keg as well if it is in direct contact with any liquid

 

[Brewslikeaking]

Sorry this is the photo i meant to attah

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[Brewslikeaking]

I don't see a photo so my input is just speculation based on your description. What valve on the keg did you hook the CO2 line to? I've heard some people recommend attaching to the out valve that goes to the bottom of the keg to help force carb. I've heard of water or beer getting into the CO2 lines from that. Also I would suspect if you filled it all the way to the brim of the keg the same thing could possibly occur with the in valve on the keg as well if it is in direct contact with any liquid

Ah i think i may have over filled it with water, and the gas out tube may have been under the waterline. So that would make water come out the regulator right?

 

[Brewslikeaking]

I don't see a photo so my input is just speculation based on your description. What valve on the keg did you hook the CO2 line to? I've heard some people recommend attaching to the out valve that goes to the bottom of the keg to help force carb. I've heard of water or beer getting into the CO2 lines from that. Also I would suspect if you filled it all the way to the brim of the keg the same thing could possibly occur with the in valve on the keg as well if it is in direct contact with any liquid

Ah i think i may have over filled it with water, and the gas out tube may have been under the waterline. So that would make water come out the regulator right? So i shouldnt replace the regulator? Initially i was worried that was the problem and i would have to replace it

 

[day_trippr]

Over-filling to the gas tube was my first thought.
Second thought was the regulator doesn't have a backflow-preventing valve.

You don't need to replace the regulator, but you'll probably want to unscrew the bonnet and dry out the insides...

Cheers!

 

[Brewslikeaking]

I don't see a photo so my input is just speculation based on your description. What valve on the keg did you hook the CO2 line to? I've heard some people recommend attaching to the out valve that goes to the bottom of the keg to help force carb. I've heard of water or beer getting into the CO2 lines from that. Also I would suspect if you filled it all the way to the brim of the keg the same thing could possibly occur with the in valve on the keg as well if it is in direct contact with any liquid

Ah i think i may have over filled it with water, and the gas out tube may have been under the waterline. So that would make water come out the regulator right? So i shouldnt replace the regulator? Initially i was worried that was the problem and i would have to replace it

 

[Brewslikeaking]

Thanks day_trippr

 

[yourlastchance89]

Like was said earlier. You may want to properly take apart and clean your regulator and properly reassemble it so it's airtight and check it for leaks. A small one way check valve installed after your CO2 regulator will prevent any liquid or CO2 blowback entering into your CO2 system if you wanted to avoid that in the future