A cylinder full of C02 might help ;-)
Help me make a co2 checklist
Ok so a purchases a DIY pressurized co2 kit from a member on this forum.
Help me make a checklist of what I need to start get co2 being injected into my tank. I've got tubing....check valve.....a drop checker/diffuser....and this is the pressure gauge and valve that was provided to me:
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Help me make a checklist of what I need to start get co2 being injected into my tank. I've got tubing....check valve.....a drop checker/diffuser....and this is the pressure gauge and valve that was provided to me:
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Thanks ....I know lolA cylinder full of C02 might help ;-)
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There are tons of threads with this same question...
Some things to think about:
- Does your regulator have the right adapter to connect to the tank? If not you'll need one of those (CGA-320 is the adapter used by most tanks, but not paintball)
- Bubble counter may be useful in dialing it in
- pipe dope or teflon tape to seal the threaded connections
- Solenoid if you want the ability to automatically turn it on/off with an electric timer
- New check valve. If you're unsure about the age of yours or the quality buy a new one. They're cheap and they can go bad over time.
- Needle/metering valve. I'm not sure what kind of valve you have in the picture, but it may or may not be precise enough to be easily adjustable. If you're not sure maybe try it out and if it ends up floating too much (coming out of adjustment) or if it's too difficult to fine-tune then you can invest in a better valve.
You'll probably end up needing some tees or other adapters, which are available at home depot or wherever you shop for that sort of stuff..
Good luck I hope to be setting up a pressurized co2 setup soon as well.
Some things to think about:
- Does your regulator have the right adapter to connect to the tank? If not you'll need one of those (CGA-320 is the adapter used by most tanks, but not paintball)
- Bubble counter may be useful in dialing it in
- pipe dope or teflon tape to seal the threaded connections
- Solenoid if you want the ability to automatically turn it on/off with an electric timer
- New check valve. If you're unsure about the age of yours or the quality buy a new one. They're cheap and they can go bad over time.
- Needle/metering valve. I'm not sure what kind of valve you have in the picture, but it may or may not be precise enough to be easily adjustable. If you're not sure maybe try it out and if it ends up floating too much (coming out of adjustment) or if it's too difficult to fine-tune then you can invest in a better valve.
You'll probably end up needing some tees or other adapters, which are available at home depot or wherever you shop for that sort of stuff..
Good luck I hope to be setting up a pressurized co2 setup soon as well.
- That's not a regulator. It's an on/ff valve for a paintball tank. You are trying to slow down 900psi with that needle valve.There are tons of threads with this same question...
Some things to think about:
- Does your regulator have the right adapter to connect to the tank? If not you'll need one of those (CGA-320 is the adapter used by most tanks, but not paintball)
- Bubble counter may be useful in dialing it in
- pipe dope or teflon tape to seal the threaded connections
- Solenoid if you want the ability to automatically turn it on/off with an electric timer
- New check valve. If you're unsure about the age of yours or the quality buy a new one. They're cheap and they can go bad over time.
- Needle/metering valve. I'm not sure what kind of valve you have in the picture, but it may or may not be precise enough to be easily adjustable. If you're not sure maybe try it out and if it ends up floating too much (coming out of adjustment) or if it's too difficult to fine-tune then you can invest in a better valve.
You'll probably end up needing some tees or other adapters, which are available at home depot or wherever you shop for that sort of stuff..
Good luck I hope to be setting up a pressurized co2 setup soon as well.
- No pipe dope for high pressure connections (That's what you have and it will probably leak.)
- No solenoid for that either. It wants to go 24/7. The solenoids we have access to are for low pressure systems.
- There have been a couple people (at least...) that have had these blow up the co2 tubing and break their fish tanks. So be careful and know what you are getting yourself into!
Hmmm... Well it is a regulator of some sort, as it's used to regulate the pressure, but anyways thanks for the info... Why would someone want to use that on their tank? Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me...
*edit* I found a video showing how to set one up... It's connecting your tank directly to the high pressure! That seems insane to me... I would spring for a different setup personally... There are some similar looking systems that would probably be a lot safer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbo5yHsojFM
*edit* I found a video showing how to set one up... It's connecting your tank directly to the high pressure! That seems insane to me... I would spring for a different setup personally... There are some similar looking systems that would probably be a lot safer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbo5yHsojFM
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