Hi all,
I bought a co2 pressure regulator and I am using a co2 tank to make carbonated drinks.
Info:
- I have 3 or 4 rounds of teflon before screwing the pressure regulator on the tank.
- When I try to carbonate water it works, I have no problems, the bottle instantly becomes full and hard and after a couple of carbonation cycles my water is very carbonated.
- Also please excuse my English, it is not my mother language.
I have the following questions, if anyone can help, please do!
- I have no idea how to use the regulator, no matter how much clock wise or counter clock wise I turn the regulator adjustment screw, the pressure indication in the gauge is the same, about 53.
- When the co2 tank's cylinder valve is fully closed, if I release the pressure from the regulator's release valve, I always hear some gas flowing out, not with great pressure though. Is this normal? Shouldn't I hear nothing at all instead?
- Also, the shut off valve, is not ON/OFF, is not a switch, it has many turns, does it adjust pressure too?
- My main problem however arose when I watched some videos on how to make dry ice with a co2 tank (example here: ). When I tried it, by cutting the bottom of a plastic bottle off, and placing the carbonation cap on the bottle, that the co2 that was coming out was not coming out with high pressure, I could just hear a small hiss and nothing happened, no dry ice of course, it was as if the pressure was too low.
Any ideas on these?
Thanks!
I bought a co2 pressure regulator and I am using a co2 tank to make carbonated drinks.
Info:
- I have 3 or 4 rounds of teflon before screwing the pressure regulator on the tank.
- When I try to carbonate water it works, I have no problems, the bottle instantly becomes full and hard and after a couple of carbonation cycles my water is very carbonated.
- Also please excuse my English, it is not my mother language.
I have the following questions, if anyone can help, please do!
- I have no idea how to use the regulator, no matter how much clock wise or counter clock wise I turn the regulator adjustment screw, the pressure indication in the gauge is the same, about 53.
- When the co2 tank's cylinder valve is fully closed, if I release the pressure from the regulator's release valve, I always hear some gas flowing out, not with great pressure though. Is this normal? Shouldn't I hear nothing at all instead?
- Also, the shut off valve, is not ON/OFF, is not a switch, it has many turns, does it adjust pressure too?
- My main problem however arose when I watched some videos on how to make dry ice with a co2 tank (example here: ). When I tried it, by cutting the bottom of a plastic bottle off, and placing the carbonation cap on the bottle, that the co2 that was coming out was not coming out with high pressure, I could just hear a small hiss and nothing happened, no dry ice of course, it was as if the pressure was too low.
Any ideas on these?
Thanks!