Max number of kegs hooked to 5# co2

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chuckbrewdr

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Hello

Is there an upper limit to the number of kegs I can hook to my 5# cylinder? Not looking for the total number of kegs I can dispense. I want to know how many I can hook up at once.

I have 4 cornies which works out well usually but right now I'm squeezing in two 8L oxebars too. I have my primary set to 35psi running into a duotight manifold. Max pressure i can get on one of my secondaries is 18psi. Duotight regulator max psi is 100 so its not that. I cant understand why I can't get my secondary to 35.

My thinking is that i can hook an infinite number of kegs, just that ill burn through CO2 really fast.
Thoughts?

TYIA
 
there is no limit. they will all carb to the same amount. you are only gonna pull one tap at a time anyway.
 
I have my primary set to 35psi running into a duotight manifold. Max pressure i can get on one of my secondaries is 18psi. Duotight regulator max psi is 100 so its not that. I cant understand why I can't get my secondary to 35.

Are you saying regardless of the input pressure, your secondary regulator output won't go above 18 psi?

Secondary regulators require input pressure to be above the output pressure setting by some amount. Taprite, for example, specifies that differential to be 5 psi, so for a 35 psi output, the primary regulator would have to supply 35 psi, minimum. I don't know what the comparable spec might be for your Duotight regulators...

Cheers!
 

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