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I filed down two sides of the nipple so my vice will hold it again. It's currently locked in the vice and no amount of strength will move it. I tried putting a small piece of 2x4 against it and hitting the other end of the 2x4 with a rubber mallet and that won't break it loose either. I have a heat gun and vice at the office. Maybe that will help.
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Use a monkey wrench and a vise. Dont apply any heat to the regulator. The working temperature on these regulators are under 150F or so.
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ok, i'll try that today.
I'm afraid of snapping it in half with the amount of force I'm applying. I just had to spend $600 on a new Reeflo pump when I snapped the main shaft while trying to remove the impeller that was seized after 2.5 years of use.
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ok, the big pipe wrench and vise trick worked.
But now I know why I was having so much trouble. I haven't tried threading on the new nipple yet.
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03/04/2015, 10:18 AM | #205 | |
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Oh that doesnt look good. Try to fix the threads with a taper. Wrap extra teflon to the cga320 nipple or you will have a leak. |
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03/05/2015, 06:39 PM | #206 |
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How to build a CO2 regulator for your calcium reactor.
Here's a Hoke 1300 inline valve. It has a 1/4 tube connection so you dont need the swagelok adaptor. Just connect your 1/4 co2 tube directly to the valve.
Ebay item 381181399173 Setup will look like this |
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03/05/2015, 10:46 PM | #208 |
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Corey that's the swagelok vernier handle. Each company has its own vernier handle to fit with a specific metering valve in the family.
http://www.swagelok.com/search/find_...x?part=NY-5K-S |
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What does it do?
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http://imgur.com/JMchqS0
http://imgur.com/2YV6NMh Alan, Do I need that fitting coming from the bottom and the second valve is that just a metering valve if it is should I get a different one or use that one |
03/06/2015, 11:09 PM | #211 |
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It's a metering valve to precisely adjust your c02 entering the reactor. It's a must for me now, I didn't realise how crappy the one on the Milwaukee is compared to using this one.. Night and day when it comes to bubble adjustment..
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03/07/2015, 01:33 AM | #212 |
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Here's the 22 series needle valve. It's a rare needle valve with a metal vernier handle. It will work nicely with out application.
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03/07/2015, 01:37 AM | #213 | |
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How to build a CO2 regulator for your calcium reactor.
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That is not a metering valve. It's a stop valve. You should remove it. Please look at my first post. The stop valve is not needed. That fitting sticking out from the bottom is a relieve valve. You can leave it there or cap the hole with a 1/4 npt plug. A full Co2 tank is only 800psi. A relieve valve is not required. |
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03/07/2015, 01:45 AM | #214 |
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How to build a CO2 regulator for your calcium reactor.
It's overkill for our purpose but you can learn more about it here
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrometer |
03/07/2015, 07:19 AM | #215 |
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Any thoughts on these two regulators?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191521416571...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT http://www.ebay.com/itm/CONCOA-312-S...item20f77ffbe3 |
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Both of them are good. The first one is stainless steel. |
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03/10/2015, 08:37 PM | #217 |
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Anyone built their system yet?
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So how much pressure can you have going into the Reactor. I have an MTC ProCal Ca reactor and it has a pressure gauge on the first chamber, when running it reads about 3-4 psi inside the unit. I have the CO2 gauge reading at 30psi and I still have a difficult time controlling the bubbles (meaning making fine adjustments say 40 bpm to 50 bpm).
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What kind of metering valve do you have?
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I'm using the Hoke 1300
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It's Oxweld brand any good? Lots of these on eBay.
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03/11/2015, 09:55 PM | #223 |
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Really? I don't have any problem fine tuning with it. I only keep my regulator around 20 psi though. Perhaps you have it opened too far?
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I was speaking more to the metering valve being open too much vs the regulator. I don't think 30 sounds excessively high at all. Maybe back it off to 20. That being said, 5 min lag from the solenoid being opened to CO2 hitting your bubble counter seems really excessive to me. Mine is within a few seconds. Where is your check valve located. Perhaps it has become fouled and is impeding CO2 release? I use two check valves, one closer to the bubble counter as well as loop the line to reduce any potential water back flow within the CO2 line. I know a lot of people will even use 3 check valves as they are cheap and regulators are expensive.
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