how to connect a commercial sanke regulator to a corney regulator? ?????

[HOPSareKEY]

Hello,
I ordered all my parts for a sanke draft system and a corney system. I want to connect the two regulators so I can run it off of one tank at different pressures with each regulator. My plan was to use a coupler between the two, but when the parts arrived, the sanke is left hand thread and the corney is right hand thread.

Is there a special adapter for this? Please help!!!!

Thank you

 

[Photopilot]

What you want is a secondary regulator.
http://www.beveragefactory.com/draf...T1661ST_one_product_secondary_regulator.shtml

Or

http://www.beveragefactory.com/draf...T1661ST_one_product_secondary_regulator.shtml

The crazy part is it is even more expensive than a single dual guage regulator.


http://www.beveragefactory.com/draf...mercial_double_gauge_beer_co2_regulator.shtml

So you have a primary regulator to bring the gas down to the highest pressure level you want then add as many secondary regulator to get the different pressures you want. About 3 years ago someone on here ended up with a bunch of them and I got a 4 unit secondary regulator for $75. I keep my primary at 35 psi I use for force carbing and carbing water, then step down to other PSIs for different beers.

As far as getting the sanke kegs to play nice, you should buy a sanke tap coversion kit to make it compatible. You swap out the tail pieces to make it 1/4" thread compatible. That way you can swap out sanke or corny kegs as needed. Here is an example of a kit.

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_40_282_562_450&products_id=12617

 

[JuanMoore]

Is there a special adapter for this? Please help!!!!

Thank you

You should just need a pipe nipple with right hand thread on one side and left hand thread on the other. Lots of homebrew supply stores sell them, or you can find them from plumbing supply stores as well. Something like this-
http://www.homebrewing.org/Hex-Nipple-LHT-to-RHT_p_3203.html

 

[HOPSareKEY]

Ok thanks for the tips. Im trying to avoid getting any more regulators. I want to try to make what I have work. If I cant find the lht to rht nipple, what about using 2 threaded barbs, one on each regulator, and connecting them with high strength hose?

 

[JuanMoore]

Ok thanks for the tips. Im trying to avoid getting any more regulators. I want to try to make what I have work. If I cant find the lht to rht nipple, what about using 2 threaded barbs, one on each regulator, and connecting them with high strength hose?

There's no need to buy another regulator. The only real difference between a primary and secondary is that some secondary regulators aren't able to handle tank pressure. I'm not sure I'd trust barbs and hose clamps with tank pressure, but if you have some high pressure hose you can try it. Another safer option would be to connect one regulator to the tank, set it to the higher of the two pressures you want to use, and split the outgoing line with one going to the keg and the other to the second regulator.