[iceburg]

I need to get a new o-ring to go between the standard CO2Art needle valve and bubble counter. I've tried searching around, but I can't find what that size of o-ring is called. Does anyone know what that size of o-ring is called and where they can be found?

If necessary, I can order a new one from CO2Art, but it seems silly to ship something that tiny and simple all the way from England if I can buy one locally.

 

[loach guy]

I need to get a new o-ring to go between the standard CO2Art needle valve and bubble counter. I've tried searching around, but I can't find what that size of o-ring is called. Does anyone know what that size of o-ring is called and where they can be found?

If necessary, I can order a new one from CO2Art, but it seems silly to ship something that tiny and simple all the way from England if I can buy one locally.

O-rings come in standard sizes. Yes, companies will make custom sizes to force your hand to buy their seals, but usually you can find a standard size that will work. Identifying an o-ring is pretty easy if you have access to a set of calipers to measure it. Once you have the thickness (material diameter) and the I.D. of the O-ring, you can go to a site like Zatkoff and look up the size.

 

[galunggong]

I need to get a new o-ring to go between the standard CO2Art needle valve and bubble counter. I've tried searching around, but I can't find what that size of o-ring is called. Does anyone know what that size of o-ring is called and where they can be found?

If necessary, I can order a new one from CO2Art, but it seems silly to ship something that tiny and simple all the way from England if I can buy one locally.

try a dollar store in your area. they usually have a pack of o-rings in various sizes for a buck.

 

[ichy]

Or go to a good hardware store and look through the trays in the nuts and bolts section.

 

[iceburg]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have to try to find which storage box my old calipers are in. It looks like Lowes has a wide variety online, not sure what their in-store selection will be like. I guess I can take the needle valve into the hardware store to see what fits, I guess I'm just paranoid that I'll be accused of shoplifting if I take stuff into stores like that.

Does anyone know if I should try to match to the nearest metric or imperial size? Does it matter as long as it's a close fit?