First time using my corny I've got it set at 5° and 12PSI to reach desired carbonation in just under a week. Having checked regulator it's now reading below 10. I have the bottle of CO2 in the fridge would that affect the reading on the regulator and if so do I need to do anything?
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Corny regulator
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Kev888
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Re: Corny regulator
I'm not quite clear on which pressure/dial you mean. If its the high pressure cylinder gauge then that can indeed drop when the cylinder gets cooler. If its the low pressure dial for the keg, then it shouldn't drop whilst there is a gas supply enabling the regulator to maintain the pressure. It can drop if you turn the gas off though, the beer can absorb some gas if it hasn't reached equilibrium, and if the beer is still cooling down that has a similar effect.
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Re: Corny regulator
I knew it was one of the dials. Just keep up the daily sampling Bungle!
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Re: Corny regulator
tap the dial glass 
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Re: Corny regulator
haha, thats a favourite of mine if the garage is colder than normal (my bottle sits outside the Keezer).Fil wrote:tap the dial glass
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Re: Corny regulator
The one on the right. I set to 12 but it's now well under 10.
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Kev888
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Re: Corny regulator
Thats the low pressure/output gauge, and the 12 you set it to was PSI. It looks like its at about 6PSI in the picture.
These primary regulators aren't the most subtle at low pressure, and the cold can affect their setting slightly so it may just need adjusting again (tapping the gauge as suggested). The only concern I have is if the gauge has been affected as well or instead of the regulator, it may be misleading you and the pressure could be okay. Unfortunately in all the setups I've had, the cylinder has never been in the fridge so I can't say from experience. Hopefully someone else can.
These primary regulators aren't the most subtle at low pressure, and the cold can affect their setting slightly so it may just need adjusting again (tapping the gauge as suggested). The only concern I have is if the gauge has been affected as well or instead of the regulator, it may be misleading you and the pressure could be okay. Unfortunately in all the setups I've had, the cylinder has never been in the fridge so I can't say from experience. Hopefully someone else can.
Kev
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Re: Corny regulator
Well I've just had a sample and it's all good. Tapped it a few times. No joy. I'll just leave it as it is for now as serves a nice glass of beer chilled and carbed. Could maybe do with slightly more carb but it's all good. Appears it's worked. Happy days.
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Re: Corny regulator
As already said 6psi is pretty subtle for one of these regulators. Mine seem happy with small accurate adjustment down to 10psi but after that it's pretty inaccurate I think.