Gas Management Board Setup

[Mattzm]

Lo folks.

Got me one of Norm's rather swish gas management boards and a legitimate CO2 bottle from a reputable vendor and a brew just about ready to be put into the keg.

However, when screwed in as tight as I can manage the high pressure hose leaks at the regulator end (i.e. around the hose/regulator screw point) . The instruction sheet is rather...spartan shall we say and the only instruction I get is "Adjust Regulators" for this part. Is it simply I need to grab myself a shifty spanner and tighten it to get a complete seal or do I need to adjust the regulator beforehand?

If there's an already existing thread or site that details the setup please feel free to just link it, I won't be offended. Just don't want to make a mess of my shiny new toy.

For reference, its a standard 14lb CO2 bottle so there shouldn't be a problem there, to my understanding.

Cheers!

[BeerEagle]

The screws on the individual regs are counter-intuitive. You screw them in for higher pressure, screw them out for lower.

[Fil]

use gas tape or plumbers tape to wrap round the bottle thread, also check the seal washer, if its been attached to a gnarled up bottle valve face it may need replacing, check your bottle valve mating face too.
a leak at the board end however is a bit more serious and indicates a dodgy hose, exchanging that isnt easy as the threads are sealed and it took me a friend and a 4tf length of steel pipe to extend a tight gripping wrench to budge mine..




u can try and tighten it?? but i think you may have a dud and in which case im sure Norm will sort out..

[Mattzm]

Just an update, grabbed a large adjustable spanner from work and tightened it another quarter turn I couldn't manage with my hands. Everything is now airtight and wonderful. Such a nice piece of kit. Can't wait to mount it all properly and get it nice looking.

And on the 5th day, there was carbonation!