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Cornie connections

Post by niall » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:34 am

I'm collecting my gas bottle today and BOC have asked me about my regulator and gas tubing:

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They are wondering what the pressure rating for the gas tubing is and they thought that the max PSI would be marked on the tubing (doesn't look like it though) - does anyone have this tubing and know what it's 'spec' is?

The tubing is 3/8" I think - as supplied by Norm and the regulator is from the Welding Warehouse - I'm going to send them a mail and ask for a spec sheet. I know I can connect one end of the tubing to the grey disconnect on the keg - can the other end push straight onto the reg or should I secure it with a hose clip?

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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:34 pm

Hi Niall, Ive had that tubing to 110psi no probs.

Looking at your reg the beer line only goes to 6 bar/14lb ish, so you've got nothing to worry about 8)

niall

Post by niall » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:35 pm

Great, should be OK then. Can't see myself using anywhere near that pressure.

niall

Post by niall » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:42 pm

Hi Niall, Ive had that tubing to 110psi no probs.

Looking at your reg the beer line only goes to 6 bar/14lb ish, so you've got nothing to worry aboutl
I've actually ordered a flow gauge that's 0 to 4 bar to replace this as this gauge is in L/Min. What PSI would 4 bar/6 bar go to normally or is there a direct correlation?

fizzypop boy

Post by fizzypop boy » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:50 pm

Having recieved new cornie, the disconnects have a male thread on them any body know which straight adaptor i need for a push fit take off?

niall

Post by niall » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:51 pm

Cheers guys - I should be all set then!

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:52 pm

Looking at your reg the beer line only goes to 6 bar/14lb ish, so you've got nothing to worry about
I've totally misread that scale on your dials Niall :roll:

It shows the black numbers, on the right hand dial, as bar, and a range of 0-6 bar. Surely that's not right :?:

DaaB

niall

Post by niall » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:00 pm

It shows the black numbers, on the right hand dial, as bar, and a range of 0-6 bar. Surely that's not right
No? I'm confused - it's the first regulator I've ever seen so I've nothing to compare it to - what's not right?

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:10 pm

The red numbers are usually psi, as in the dial on the left.

The black and red numbers should tally, as DaaB said, 1 bar is 14.7 psi :?

Anybody :?:

niall

Post by niall » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:17 pm

Vossy,

This gauge is in Lines/Min as against PSI (which is why I'm replacing it). Does this explain it?

edit: oops, litres per minute, don't know why I said Lines - I keep doing that :roll:

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:30 pm

This gauge is in Lines/Min as against PSI (which is why I'm replacing it). Does this explain it?
That'll be it then 8)

fizzypop boy

Post by fizzypop boy » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:34 pm

i understand that it's 3/8 outlet but what is the thread on the outlet side of the disconnect ?iv'e had a look on the JG site but is the thread ..bsp,nptf or whitworth,or something else??

niall

Post by niall » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:23 am

I'm hoping to order an adaptor too as the one Norm supplied with his regulator is too big for the new regulator.

This is a photo of the JG fitting alongside the regulator's connector.

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There's a big difference in thread size as can be seen here:

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The fit of the hose on the regulator's connection is not exactly snug and I suppose I could secure it with a hose clip but I was hoping to replace it with a JG adaptor. When I check their site for BSP thread under drinks dispense it returns one match: http://www.johnguest.co.uk/part_spec.asp?s=SI01_D2 which I think is the same as the one Norm supplied. Does it matter which set of fittings I choose or will any adapter of the right size be suitable?

Incidentally you can just about see the new gauge fitted on the left of the regulator, it arrived yesterday :)

niall

Post by niall » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:54 pm

Good to know it doesn't have to be Super Seal. I must have a look online for the JG fittings then - the John Guest site itself doesn't seem to sell direct.

fizzypop boy

Post by fizzypop boy » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:49 pm

Thanks for the info Daab never was good with thread types. :wink:

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