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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V4 #663
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> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 14:11:28 -0700
> From: Chuck Gadd <cgadd at cfxc_com>
> Subject: Re: That's It (CO2 Systems)
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> Bob wrote:
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> > At this very moment, my Co2 system is running perfectly with the bottle pressure
> > gauge on the beer tap regulator reading zero. It's been at zero for about a
> > week now. The supply pressure gauge on the oxygen regulator is just now
> > starting to drop. I think it's at 30 psi now.
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Chuck wrote:
> What was the supply pressure on the oxygen regulator when the bottle pressure
> started dropping? If it's been a constant 30psi, then it sounds like the
> first regulator is doing it's job perfectly without dumping.
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I reply:
The supply pressure on the oxygen regulator is normally at 50 psi. It began dropping
almost a week after the supply pressure on the beer tap regulator hit zero.
I initially tried to use only the Co2 regulator. It was very unstable at output pressures
below 7 or 8 psi. It would hold that pressure for a few minutes, but then start wandering
around. Adding the second regulator eliminated that. I don't know if it was because of
the larger pressure drop when using only one regulator, or if the oxygen regulator is just
more stable at lower pressures. I do know that it works flawlessly, and if I were to
build these things and sell them, this is how I would do it.
Bob Ashcraft
Pittsburgh, PA