pressurized co2

[constevens]

I disagree with this. So each time you have the tank filled you have to start all over with resetting pressures and co2 outputs? No. I've never heard of a regulator dial blowing out from leaving the regulator at its previous setting when hooking up the refilled bottle. I ran pressurized co2 for years and never once had to zero the regulator.

Mark

Mark,
The only thing you have to turn down would be your working pressure as it will zero everything. You don't need to mess with the needle valve. It won't even make it difficult to readjust as all you would do is turn your working pressure back to what you had. You can blow out the low side gauge if it pressurizes to fast. Some low sides are good to 200 psi that we use. It can happen even though it hasn't happened to you. I know several experinced folks it has.

 

[wesleydnunder]

Mark,
The only thing you have to turn down would be your working pressure as it will zero everything. You don't need to mess with the needle valve. It won't even make it difficult to readjust as all you would do is turn your working pressure back to what you had. You can blow out the low side gauge if it pressurizes to fast. Some low sides are good to 200 psi that we use. It can happen even though it hasn't happened to you. I know several experinced folks it has.

You may be right about pressurizing too fast. I don't know everything and just because it hasn't happened to me or anyone I know doesn't throw it out of the realm of possibility. I always opened the bottle valve very slowly and if you'll go back to my first post, I was adamant about opening the valve slowly.

Mark

 

[coach_z]

I always close up the regulator when switching tanks. Only takes a second to get it back to 20PSI so i have the proper bubble rate. It looks like everyone has everything covered in here except, from research, never completely close a needle valve unless you want to run the chance of ruining it.

 

[constevens]

You may be right about pressurizing too fast. I don't know everything and just because it hasn't happened to me or anyone I know doesn't throw it out of the realm of possibility. I always opened the bottle valve very slowly and if you'll go back to my first post, I was adamant about opening the valve slowly.

Mark

Mark,

Your absolutely correct and I agree with you 100% . Turn on the tank valve nice and easy.

Hope I didn't come off wrong as it wasn't my intention. I'm just a firm believer in prevention vs repair. Having seen and heard others that have had it happen was enough for me to add the procedure to how I do things.

 

[wesleydnunder]

Mark,

Your absolutely correct and I agree with you 100% . Turn on the tank valve nice and easy.

Hope I didn't come off wrong as it wasn't my intention. I'm just a firm believer in prevention vs repair. Having seen and heard others that have had it happen was enough for me to add the procedure to how I do things.

No worries, mate. If nothin' else, I learned something new today.

Mark

 

[cradlefan]

Thanks everyone, I learned a lot over the last few days......now I just have to wait for my tank to come in stock and I am set. I will probably post next week or two pics of the new tank, and the setup, with pics of the regulator and such. Thanks again and probably more posts to come on the subject as I actually try out the advice above. Thanks again everyone.