Regulator leak form weep hole

[Wronguy]

Hi,

I am hoping somebody can give me some direction.

I purchased a regulator off ebay and I just hooked it up yesterday with my new 20#. When I increase the pressure over 40psi on the one regulator (its a dual) gas comes out the weep hole and a little form the adjustment screw. I tried plugging the weep hole for a second and the pressure increases on the gauge.

There seems to be no leaks at pressures below 40, but I am concerned it will start too. It is a Cornelius regulator.

I am hoping Chuggs or someone else can chime in with some advice

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[djsethall]

How comfortable are you with tearing into the regulator? If you are ok with it, pop her open and you will find a brass screw inside that has probably become loose. Tighten it down and your problem should be solved. That screw holds in the round diaphram that is there to regulate pressure. I found this out from the pepsi guy when he replaced a regulator for the local eagles club. I followed his instruction and scored a free regulator. ^5 John from pepsi

 

[Wronguy]

Thanks djsethall!

I took apart everything and gave it a clean and put it back together. Everything works flawlessly now. Now back to brewing beer