I bought a Lunapet/eBay CO2 set that came with the regulator below (if the image doesn't appear the link below should get you to it). This CO2 set seems to be popular with people on this forum!
But when used on my small 40l it seems to have vented off all the gas very quickly indeed i.e. within a month, and given the bubble rate, not, I suspect, into the tank.. although there may be another culprit i.e. faulty connection, I am not aware of yet.
Anyway, I noticed the threading, circled below, wasn't supertightened ... Should it be absolutely unmovable? I made it ~90% tight but there is still thread showing similar to this photo. Is that correct?... (I got/modified the below photo from another forum-thread. The photo doesn't show mine).
One question would be: does this photo show the optimum position of the outlet relative to the rest of the regulator. In the photo the outlet points at the camera, but on mine, when tight, it tends to point downwards. I am a bit loathe to keep tightening it to bring it round again. Or shouldn't I be?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nielsamd/2433993128/
But when used on my small 40l it seems to have vented off all the gas very quickly indeed i.e. within a month, and given the bubble rate, not, I suspect, into the tank.. although there may be another culprit i.e. faulty connection, I am not aware of yet.
Anyway, I noticed the threading, circled below, wasn't supertightened ... Should it be absolutely unmovable? I made it ~90% tight but there is still thread showing similar to this photo. Is that correct?... (I got/modified the below photo from another forum-thread. The photo doesn't show mine).
One question would be: does this photo show the optimum position of the outlet relative to the rest of the regulator. In the photo the outlet points at the camera, but on mine, when tight, it tends to point downwards. I am a bit loathe to keep tightening it to bring it round again. Or shouldn't I be?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nielsamd/2433993128/