How do I know if my co2 regulator is on tight enough..Azoo??

if it doesnt leak?

The big wrench you used stops after you add elbow grease. Make a bubble solution to check for leaks.

how do i make a bubble solution...
i didnt have a big wrench
So i used what i had...plyers...

Well, mix some soap and water and drip some on the connections. Or use Windex type solution. Make sure you ad the washer between regulator and tank.

ok i'll test it out once I hook everything else up...
be back in 10..I'll let you know what happens
Thanks for the help..

ok well the verdict is in....

I HAVE NO IDEA!! i tried to do a bubble solution but i couldnt tell if it was just the bubbles popping from the solution or a slight leak...

And I have an Azoo regulator hooked up to a 20 lb tank.. and I have no idea what the dials mean!

Please Help!

Feel around the fitting...if you have a leak you will be able to feel the cold gas escaping....I always add some teflon tape, and tighten it as far as it will go with out totally forcing it, and its always fine. Other than that, if the tank doesnt last a few months, you will know you have a leak!

Riley said:

Feel around the fitting...if you have a leak you will be able to feel the cold gas escaping....I always add some teflon tape, and tighten it as far as it will go with out totally forcing it, and its always fine. Other than that, if the tank doesnt last a few months, you will know you have a leak!

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ha... so the too little too late approach..

ok I keep checking my regulator and my left gauge is very slowing going down... I have a 20 lb tank.. so shouldnt it be months before I see the gauge going down or is this normal??

A 20 lb tank on a 55g might take 2 years or more for the tank to empty. If you have a similar regulator as mine, then your left side is your high side gauge, so it is the pressure from the tank. Is it continuing to go down? If it gets colder in your room, that gauge might go down and is normal. I think you need to get a wrench. Here's a good link on how to set the CO2 up:

http://rexgrigg.com/regset.html

ok i think I might have figured it out... my high pressure side is my right gauge... its set at 900 psi..
The gauge that was dropping slowly was my left gauge (working gauge).. I am not sure why it would be slowly going down in pressure though, I am going to check it in the morning... right now its set to 45 psi..also not sure how that translate's into ppm's..
but does this sound alright?

Ok, do you have a bubble counter? This is the best way to measure how much CO2 is coming out of your CO2 tank into the tank. However, this will not tell you the concentration of CO2 in your water. This depends highly on your diffusion method. What are you using to diffuse the CO2? A reactor? A diffuser? Something else? This is just as important as the amount of CO2 going into the tank. If you just pump it in, then the bubbles go straight to the surface and pop, not going into the water at all. The best method IMO to check your CO2 levels is with a drop checker. Do a search on these. I recommend you buy one with solution and not try to make your own, since it is kind of a hassle if you aren't sure of what you're doing. I believe black sunshine sells them.

OK, Teflon tape will not help seal a leak from the regulator. If any of the threads get into the regulator, you just wreaked your reg. The seal is on the face, not the threads.
If you dripped the soap solution, and you are watching bubbles grow and pop, it's a leak.
Now, do yourself a favor, go out, and get a big adjustable wrench, the extra leverage will let you tighten it the way you need to. You can't get that kind of force out of pliers, plus you're going to chew up the nut (just cosmetic issue, but if you need to return they'll say you improperly handled it).

PPM can't be measured with a regulator. As fishscale said Drop checkers are your best bet. And a bubble counter will let you see how much is going in, so you can immediately see your change.

ok thanks alot for the help guys,
I just checked the regulator this morning and my high pressure gauge is still at 900 Psi
My working side gauge is at 35 PSI...is this a good unit to keep it at or should I lower it..
And hopefully I'll be able to borrow a wrench from my gf's dad and really tighten the hell out of it...
Oh and Taz... u were dead on, with chewing up the nut with the plyers...
One other issue i had was when I tried to tighten the nut onto the tank..the regulator would turn down with it.. any suggestions on how to keep it where it is as when I am tighting the nut more..?
Thanks again!

I thought the Azoo was a fixed working pressure?

strizzi16 said:

One other issue i had was when I tried to tighten the nut onto the tank..the regulator would turn down with it.. any suggestions on how to keep it where it is as when I am tighting the nut more..?
Thanks again!

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Have a friend hold it, or start with the regulator at 9 or 10 o'clock instead of 12. This way it will tighten to the correct position.
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tazcrash69 said:

I thought the Azoo was a fixed working pressure?

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The azoo comes preset at 60 psi..I think.. I bought it used so im not really sure... But you can adjust the pressure using the bolt/screw thing on the front of it

It comes prest. I turned it down to ~30psi. I may have turned it down a bit more again--but I don't think so. It should not need to be adjusted. If you want to adjust it--you have to remove the nut-cap and use an allen wrench for the actual adjustment.

hey rob I just pmed you... but what would happen if i just used an allen wrench on the bolt with out removing the nut-cap first...
did I break it?

strizzi16 said:

hey rob I just pmed you... but what would happen if i just used an allen wrench on the bolt with out removing the nut-cap first...
did I break it?

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I take it you have no idea what an allen wrench looks like, huh?