Co2 Output Pressure

Hi, for some reason my co2 reg with solenoid soda stream bottle only lasted a week, Yesterday I had half the tank pressure, I have to disconnect my co2 system when doing water change due to limited space , and by accident I dropped the whole unit and slightly damaged the tank pressure gauge, re connected it and by the evening I had no pressure the tank was empty , so this morning I had to get a new bottle, I unscrewed the Sodastream adaptor and the connector, changed the rubber seals and used seal tape on the threads to make sure there are no leaks, I reconnected everything, checked for leaks with soap studs and didn’t find any, so you guys think because I dropped it all the co2 leaked out? I’m currently on 1 bubble every 1.7secs

Also see attached photo of my pressure gauges I’ve reconnected a new bottle does the output pressure guage okay to be that high I can’t find a way to bring it down?

Thanks in advance

 

Hi, the output pressure should not cause the bottle to leak. It is just showing you how much pressure there is. If there was a leak caused by the output pressure the bubble counter would be just bubble out of control. There has to be a leak somewhere that you missed. IMHO it has to be coming before the bubble counter. And yes maybe when you dropped the regulator the Co2 leaked out. I would wait and see if again the pressure drops after you put new gaskets and seal tape(Teflon tape).
If the Co2 still keeps on leaking I would take off the solenoid and see if you cam place the bottle and regulator under water and see if you can see a leak.

Good Luck!

 

Hi, the output pressure should not cause the bottle to leak. It is just showing you how much pressure there is. If there was a leak caused by the output pressure the bubble counter would be just bubble out of control. There has to be a leak somewhere that you missed. IMHO it has to be coming before the bubble counter. And yes maybe when you dropped the regulator the Co2 leaked out. I would wait and see if again the pressure drops after you put new gaskets and seal tape(Teflon tape).
If the Co2 still keeps on leaking I would take off the solenoid and see if you cam place the bottle and regulator under water and see if you can see a leak.

Good Luck!

Thanks for your reply , by looking at the picture is my output pressure okay ? Anything to worry about it? Is it normal for it to go down during the day, and go back up when it’s turned of and go back down during the day?

I will keep a eye on the tank pressure guage on how quickly it goes down because that bottle should of definitely lasted me much longer than a week (I don’t know how long it should last me), hopefully longer

Thanks

 

Thanks for your reply , by looking at the picture is my output pressure okay ? Anything to worry about it? Is it normal for it to go down during the day, and go back up when it’s turned of and go back down during the day?

I will keep a eye on the tank pressure guage on how quickly it goes down because that bottle should of definitely lasted me much longer than a week (I don’t know how long it should last me), hopefully longer

Thanks

I hope I helped a little. From the picture the output pressure guage looks like it has a pretty good sized ding, and if I a, correct doesn’t the guage have some kind of liquid in it? If the guage was broken and if it filled with the liquid I would assume the liquid would have leaked out.

I am not familiar with your regulator and when I had mines the pressure didn’t go up and down and if it did it was so minute that I didn’t notice it.

 

I hope I helped a little. From the picture the output pressure guage looks like it has a pretty good sized ding, and if I a, correct doesn’t the guage have some kind of liquid in it? If the guage was broken and if it filled with the liquid I would assume the liquid would have leaked out.

I am not familiar with your regulator and when I had mines the pressure didn’t go up and down and if it did it was so minute that I didn’t notice it.

It goes up to 80psI and drops to about 50psI ish then normally stays steady at 60psi,

The guage doesn’t have liquid in it, I brought it second hand and as far as I’m aware it doesn’t come with liquid, you can see where I’ve damaged it in the picture the tank pressure guage on top it’s bent in

Thanks

 

I would contact Co2 supermarket and ask them. They are a online store I think in the U.K. Try and ask them, to me that would be the safest bet.

 

I would contact Co2 supermarket and ask them. They are a online store I think in the U.K. Try and ask them, to me that would be the safest bet.

So far so good, I think the new seal and tape work on week 3 and the tank pressure has only moved a lil bit,
One question I purchased the fluval co2 indicator kit, what colour do we aI'm for, I’m doing 1bps and I’m getting a light green colour

 

So far so good, I think the new seal and tape work on week 3 and the tank pressure has only moved a lil bit,
One question I purchased the fluval co2 indicator kit, what colour do we aI'm for, I’m doing 1bps and I’m getting a light green colour

Light green is what you're supposed to aI'm for but the fish are the best indicator. If they all start to hang around the top of the water back off a bit. If they never do this, bump it up a bit day by day until they do, then back it off a bit. That will be your max rate. At max rate, check the color of your drop checker. This way you will know at a glance whether you co2 is too high or too low. Just make sure you replace the fluid monthly.

 

Light green is what you're supposed to aI'm for but the fish are the best indicator. If they all start to hang around the top of the water back off a bit. If they never do this, bump it up a bit day by day until they do, then back it off a bit. That will be your max rate. At max rate, check the color of your drop checker. This way you will know at a glance whether you co2 is too high or too low. Just make sure you replace the fluid monthly.

Yeah was thinking of doing that, I’ll give it a go thanks