Co2 Regulator

[neilmcca]

This is my first question on the forum, and no doubt my last,
bear in mind i'm a complete novice to this and know nothing about regulators,
i've seen this on Ebay and its quite close to where i live (not that that matters as it's free postage)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Argon-CO2-Sin ... _500wt_922

but i wanted to make sure it is the correct type of regulator for my needs,
i don't have a co2 bottle yet, or the pipe to connect to my corny (can someone suggest where to get 1 in Manchester area ?)
i've seen regulators on homebrew sites go for around the £50 mark hence my caution.

Thanks in advance,

Neil.

[charliefarley]

not sure but you may need a purely CO2 type regulator - that one is for Argos/CO2, I presume mixed not one or the other but I may be wrong.

[eddy31384]

noooooooo that reg is the wrong type

[LeeH]

Thats an Argon/Nitrogen reg.

The one you are looking for has a female thread on the end.

[eddy31384]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Side-Entry-CO ... 1e6acc6369

something like this you will need the female connector due to the co2 bottle having the male thread. also get some jg fittings for the out from the gas reg.

[LeeH]

This is the item number for the one you need. Its the same price and very cheap actually.

130640798569

[LeeH]

Eddy beat me to it!

[Kev888]

I believe the connector is wrong for direct mounting to pure CO2 bottles - it would need a female thread to do that.

Also welding-type regulators tend to read out flow rates (lpm) rather than pressures (psi or bar); people have used them, but its a bit awkward to gauge what settings you need. I can't really make it out from the picture but I'd imagine this is a welding type one?

EDIT: +1 - beaten to it several times..

Cheers
Kev

[neilmcca]

Thanks for the heads up, u saved me £20+

Purely co2 reg with female thread it is then (whatever a female thread is, lol)

Thanks again

[eddy31384]

male connector ^^^^^



female connector ^^^^^

[neilmcca]

Thanks Eddy

[eddy31384]

now without going into the birds and the bees with you!!!!
i think you get the idea

[neilmcca]

lmao,
comparing the 2 pics it's kinda obvious which is female and male.
told u i was a noobie

[eddy31384]

well in this case it stopped you from making a mistake. you will find alot of helpful things on this site, if you dont just ask. someone will have the answer.

[LeeH]

Like kev said, you will need to change the gauge really to one that reads 0-30 psi.

They cost about 5-6 pounds off ebay.