Taprite Regulator makes noise - only one side

[htims05]

So for the most part I've only been able to have 1 keg hooked up at a time to my 2-tap system.

I noticed today that my taprite regulator - one to control two kegs independently makes a "humming" sound when pouring from the outermost (dial position)...like gas is passing though as it should.

The other side doesn't do this at all....same pressures - about the same amount of beer in each keg.

Is this normal?

 

[day_trippr]

All of my regulators have spring-loaded ball check valves built into their shut-offs, and at least three of the six definitely hum when passing a decent flow of gas. It's most noticeable on my keezer with nearly full kegs - both CO2 regs will hum pretty loudly, and the reg I share between one of my fridges and purging kegs hums like crazy.

So, yeah, I'd call it somewhat normal, and definitely of no concern...

Cheers!

 

[htims05]

Cool - just seems odd that one gauge does and the other doesn't.

 

[day_trippr]

I've always chalked that up to machining tolerance of the check valve bore vs the various ball geometry tolerances hitting some musical sweet spot Half my regs of the same make/model are pretty much mute...

Cheers!

 

[VirginiaHops1]

Yeah I get that hum sometimes on one of mine. Regulator has worked fine so I haven't concerned myself much with it