[AGA Member] CO2 regulator question

[david <hipchack@yahoo.com>]

I have almost just covered the co2 regulator in soapy
water but found no leaks at this time. Most likely
there was a leak before, but it isn't there now. My
regulator and fittings are not glued together so at
times they can become loose. It was an experiment of
mine put together a dual stage regulator with two
swagelok metering valves. I plan to take apart the
apparatus in the future. However, I am a little
concerned with the regulator making the hissing noise
WITHIN the body of the regulator. Could it be one of
the stages are bad? I will apply soapy water around
the gauges to see if there is a leak in the casing or
anything. Thanks for the reply scott,

david lim


--- "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:
> If your CO2 tank is emptying much too quickly and
> your
> Aquarium CO2 levels are running exceptionally higher
> than
> normal, then you must have a leak.
> 
> Did you check the gauges for leaks?
> 
> sh
> --- david <hipchack@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hey all,
> > My co2 regulator is making a hissing noise and i
> was
> > wondering if it was normal? The hissing noise is
> > coming from within the regulator. Also when I
> decrease
> > the co2 regulator knob the noise will go away and
> once
> > the output reaches 10 psi the needle on the gauge
> will
> > pop back to 20 psi but fall straight back to 10.
> It is
> > a veriflo dual stage regulator. I checked for co2
> > leaks but could not find any. The reason I ask is
> > because this regulator went through a 5 lb co2
> tank
> > within a week, which sometimes occurs because a
> > fitting is loose. However, I replaced the tank and
> > checked the fittings and there are no leaks. I
> have
> > another co2 regualtor built by scott cerrata which
> > makes no noise whatsoever. thanks for the help,
> > 
> > david
> > 
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