broken co2 reg?

[clownlover]

my ph has been dropping to 5.9 in my kor 1502. i couldnt figure it out until i noticed that even w the solenoid off the co2 is still bubbling. does this mean my solenoid is bad or reg is bad??? i think its an m3

 

[bad coffee]

It's probably Just the solenoid. As long as you're A: getting air out of your tank and B: the air isn't coming out at 600PSI (temp depending) then your reg is working.

B

 

[pecan2phat]

But if you cannot adjust (lower) the bubbles per second with the regulator knob, then your regulator is blown.
This happens more often then people think because they leave the regulator open when changing and opening up the C02 tank.

 

[ming]

But if you cannot adjust (lower) the bubbles per second with the regulator knob, then your regulator is blown.
This happens more often then people think because they leave the regulator open when changing and opening up the C02 tank.

You mean people leave the regulator plugged in when opening the co2 tank?
I could see that happen if you didn't need a wrench...

 

[pecan2phat]

More like this:
Regulator knob should be in the closed position. After you thread the regulator onto the Co2 tank, you should then plug the solenoid into an AC outlet which opens the solenoid. You should then slowly open the regulator knob to allow the flow of Co2 at about a rate of 10 psi then adjust the needle valve for desired BPS.
If you had left the regulator knob wide open, threaded the regulator onto the C02 tank, opened the tank valve full, then plugged the solenoid in............then this will likely blow out the regulator valve.