ChaosB
Berserker
I am in the market for a new dual gauge CO2 regulator. I previously owned the CO2PO regulator from Northern Brewer but after a year, have broken it, more on that later if you're interested.
I've been looking at this Harris regulator from Austin Homebrew as well as different Taprite offerings.
https://www.austinhomebrew.com/Harris-CO2-Regulator_p_9903.html
I noticed they don't have a pressure relief valve.. a feature that I've used frequently when trying to dial in pressure just right. So what happens if you turn the pressure up too high and then try to dial it back down? Does it automatically relieve pressure or do you have to disconnect your line to blow some off and reconnect?
Problems with CO2PO:
- The check valve cracked in half while I was tightening the MFL attachment on it. Tried to replace it with another check valve and the new one doesn't fit. I've only seen the replacement check valves sold in 1/4 NPT so I guess Northern Brewer is using proprietary sizes. This seems to hold true with the pressure relief valve as well.
- I have now dropped the already once broken regulator while reaching for something on the shelf behind it and the pressure relief valve snapped off leaving the threads still screwed into the body. Even if I manage to drill them out or something, all of the replacement pressure relief valves I've seen are too big to fit in this tiny hole.
Why do they not make regulators out of something stronger than brass or chrome? Where's the stainless steel?
- Even before I started cracking brass pieces, the sticker behind the dial needle started peeling off. This didn't render it unusable but I would have to flick the dial in order to get the needle to move past that portion of the gauge or it would just get stuck there. This may be from putting the tank and regulator inside the kegerator when I had a smaller tank that fit.
I've been looking at this Harris regulator from Austin Homebrew as well as different Taprite offerings.
https://www.austinhomebrew.com/Harris-CO2-Regulator_p_9903.html
I noticed they don't have a pressure relief valve.. a feature that I've used frequently when trying to dial in pressure just right. So what happens if you turn the pressure up too high and then try to dial it back down? Does it automatically relieve pressure or do you have to disconnect your line to blow some off and reconnect?
Problems with CO2PO:
- The check valve cracked in half while I was tightening the MFL attachment on it. Tried to replace it with another check valve and the new one doesn't fit. I've only seen the replacement check valves sold in 1/4 NPT so I guess Northern Brewer is using proprietary sizes. This seems to hold true with the pressure relief valve as well.
- I have now dropped the already once broken regulator while reaching for something on the shelf behind it and the pressure relief valve snapped off leaving the threads still screwed into the body. Even if I manage to drill them out or something, all of the replacement pressure relief valves I've seen are too big to fit in this tiny hole.
Why do they not make regulators out of something stronger than brass or chrome? Where's the stainless steel?
- Even before I started cracking brass pieces, the sticker behind the dial needle started peeling off. This didn't render it unusable but I would have to flick the dial in order to get the needle to move past that portion of the gauge or it would just get stuck there. This may be from putting the tank and regulator inside the kegerator when I had a smaller tank that fit.