EgorTheGreat
Seedling
- Joined
- 8 Apr 2013
- Messages
- 19
I read a lot on here and very rarely post. I'd like to, it's just I just rarely get time. There seems to be more and more threads on here relating to End of Tank Dump (EoTD) and the need for dual stage regulators and I just thought I'd share my experience with a single stage regulator from CO2 Supermarket...
I setup my tank around 3 years ago and looked to introduce a CO2 system, and had been quite scared of stories on here about EoTD. I contacted CO2 Supermarket for their advice, and they said that they'd sold thousands of the single stage regulators that they stock and never had a single report of problems. They floated the idea it was a myth, and I must say in my 3 years of running the CO2 system, I gotta agree with them. I've used a variety of diffusers, but for the most part it's been inline atomizers, and I've used their SodaStream system, fire extinguishers, and BOC CO2 cylinders, and I've never had any problems with EoTD with either cylinder type. Pressure and flow rate has remained pretty much constant right through the entire cylinder lifespan. So, I don't really understand what all the fuss is about?
Is it possible that this is just a scare story that's being perpetuated because people take what they read as gospel, and is just repeated without questioning it? I'm sure in certain situations it might be a problem, but I've never experienced any with the reg I bought from CO2 Supermarket, and they say they've sold thousands of them and never had a problem, so the evidence is kinda pointing toward it being a myth, or certainly over-hyped?
So they way I see it, you're basically paying extra to solve a problem that doesn't exist - I'd rather have the money in my pocket to be honest.
On a side note; I've also noticed CO2 Art seem to get a LOT of publicity on here and CO2 Supermarket gets hardly any. Again, not sure why, CO2 Supermarket were the first CO2-dedicated website here in the UK and helped a lot of people get their systems setup (myself included), prices are very good, and my experience with their customer service and speed of delivery has been excellent. So I just thought I'd give them the thumbs up as well.
I setup my tank around 3 years ago and looked to introduce a CO2 system, and had been quite scared of stories on here about EoTD. I contacted CO2 Supermarket for their advice, and they said that they'd sold thousands of the single stage regulators that they stock and never had a single report of problems. They floated the idea it was a myth, and I must say in my 3 years of running the CO2 system, I gotta agree with them. I've used a variety of diffusers, but for the most part it's been inline atomizers, and I've used their SodaStream system, fire extinguishers, and BOC CO2 cylinders, and I've never had any problems with EoTD with either cylinder type. Pressure and flow rate has remained pretty much constant right through the entire cylinder lifespan. So, I don't really understand what all the fuss is about?
Is it possible that this is just a scare story that's being perpetuated because people take what they read as gospel, and is just repeated without questioning it? I'm sure in certain situations it might be a problem, but I've never experienced any with the reg I bought from CO2 Supermarket, and they say they've sold thousands of them and never had a problem, so the evidence is kinda pointing toward it being a myth, or certainly over-hyped?
So they way I see it, you're basically paying extra to solve a problem that doesn't exist - I'd rather have the money in my pocket to be honest.
On a side note; I've also noticed CO2 Art seem to get a LOT of publicity on here and CO2 Supermarket gets hardly any. Again, not sure why, CO2 Supermarket were the first CO2-dedicated website here in the UK and helped a lot of people get their systems setup (myself included), prices are very good, and my experience with their customer service and speed of delivery has been excellent. So I just thought I'd give them the thumbs up as well.