Richard Dowling
Member
Hi All,
I need help understanding my CO2 Reg,
I thought I knew how valves worked, working for a water company and all, but this needle valve is baffling me.
I been attempting to find a nice flow rate of CO2 recently, and have been making adjustments day by day but I have found that with my needle valve, if I start to open it up you get a small flow, as you turn more and more nothing much seems to happen, however if you then turn back the way you came towards fully off, the regulator then lets out an uncontrolled gush of CO2 which blasts out of your diffuser. I fail to understand how opening the needle valve can do very little until you turn back in the off direction. This has led to me finding it impossible to set the CO2 at a good level.
Is this user error or do I need a new regulator?
I need help understanding my CO2 Reg,
I thought I knew how valves worked, working for a water company and all, but this needle valve is baffling me.
I been attempting to find a nice flow rate of CO2 recently, and have been making adjustments day by day but I have found that with my needle valve, if I start to open it up you get a small flow, as you turn more and more nothing much seems to happen, however if you then turn back the way you came towards fully off, the regulator then lets out an uncontrolled gush of CO2 which blasts out of your diffuser. I fail to understand how opening the needle valve can do very little until you turn back in the off direction. This has led to me finding it impossible to set the CO2 at a good level.
Is this user error or do I need a new regulator?