CO2 Regulator and Connections

[mcgster]

Not yet, its the top spot on my list while i'm over here. I fly home for a week in April and i'm hoping to bring my dry suit and regs back with me so i can rent some tanks and get a charter together. I don't know many people over here to dive with so if you know of any dive groups PM me i'd be interested. Trying to convince my dive buddies to fork over the 1000 bucks for a flight hasn't been successful as of yet.

[Cheesehead]

So I had my kegerator die on me a while ago and just tried to re-connect the CO2 to a new keg. As soon as I turn it on there is a ton of C02 coming out of the back and the side (extension that goes to the keg). I had this happen a year or two ago and had to replace this all together. Any options to fix this or do I need to bite the bullet and buy a new one? If buying a new one is the option suggestions as to where to get it? Think I bought it locally (Moncton) last time and no doubt paid way too much.

[chalmers]

Be sure you have the Teflon gasket installed in the nut that screws onto your tank, it may have come off when you removed the regulator.

If there is has leaking out of the back, it may be the over-pressure relief working. Try opening the tank up for a few seconds without the regulator on (do this outside) to let some extra pressure out.

With the red shutoff valve closed, there should only be an initial pressurization of the regulator, and then it stop within a second. If you've followed the above two steps and it still leaks, maybe you could take it to where you get the tanks filled and ask them for assistance? (They'd also carry the gaskets if you don't have an extra one)

[jeffsmith]

Be sure you have the Teflon gasket installed in the nut that screws onto your tank, it may have come off when you removed the regulator.

It's also worthwhile to replace this gasket each time you fill your tank. It's a crush gasket, so after an amount of time won't provide the same seal is it did when new. That's one reason I really like the Taprite regulators—they don't require a gasket.