your take on milwaukee co2 regulator

[ryukin_5]

good day i am researching regulators before i purchase and would like to know what you think of the Milwaukee co2 regulator that can be found on amazon.
if you have used it.

regards.

http://www.amazon.com/CO2-Adjustabl...&qid=1361275025&sr=1-6&keywords=co2+regulator

 

[JAY973]

Worked for me for years enough to feel comfortable to buy a second. Not the most precise needle valve on the market but it has gotten the job done for me. If you are on a budget I'd recommended.

 

[A. Nonymous]

It's not bad for the price. Personally I would recommend the electronic one from aquariumplants.com. That one is the shiznit. Just bought it a couple of weeks ago so I can't vouch for how well it will hold up long term (though I have no reason to think it won't), but it is amazingly awesome.

 

[ryukin_5]

thanks much for the replies...

 

[Andrewtfw]

Not pleased with my third milwaukee. Guages are not accurate, needle valve is inconsistent and it dumped enough c02 to kill all my fish a couple weeks back. Swapped bottles and its running more consistently. Still don't trust it.
I will likely go with the aquatech regulator.. heard good things about it.

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[A. Nonymous]

Not pleased with my third milwaukee. Guages are not accurate, needle valve is inconsistent and it dumped enough c02 to kill all my fish a couple weeks back. Swapped bottles and its running more consistently. Still don't trust it.
I will likely go with the aquatech regulator.. heard good things about it.

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Now that you say that I remember mine doing the same thing several years ago. Boy were my plants happy though.

 

[lethalcustoms00]

Same sort of issues. I came home one day and it had dumped enough gas into my tank that I almost had a tank full of dead fish. It only made it a year give or take. I went to the local brewer and got one from him. I've got another milwaulkee I bought used that has a faulty solenoid valve and needle valve so I'm in the same boat again.


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[JAY973]

I guess I need to pay close attention to my milwaukee it's going on three years and just consider myself fortunate twice.

 

[A. Nonymous]

I will say that once your CO2 tank reaches a certain level it will dump everything to the tank. That's not just a Milwaukee regulator that's most of them.

 

[Bk718]

Had one for many years now, no serious issues with it except the common issue with the needle valve (easy/cheap to replace)