1 BPS max - faulty regulator?

[gex23]

Another 'help' thread.

I have a CO2art sodastream system with dual stage regulator, recently fit a new sodastream regulator and despite having the needle valve fully open, I can only get a maximum of 1 bubble per second?

I've leak tested, can't find any leaks, the bottle pressure is 6 MPA with a working pressure of 0.3 MPA so seems to be about right?

Any help would be much appreciated before it ends up in the bin.

Cheers

Anthony

 

[Parablennius]

If you're injecting via a diffuser, make sure the pores aren't blocked. Give it a good soak in bleach or H2O2. They do block over time. Can severely restrict flow. HTH

 

[Tim Harrison]

Sometimes it can be a faulty bubble counter, especially if it has a built in check valve.

 

[gex23]

If you're injecting via a diffuser, make sure the pores aren't blocked. Give it a good soak in bleach or H2O2. They do block over time. Can severely restrict flow. HTH

Boom, you nailed it and solved the problem for me - many many thanks!

Sometimes it can be a faulty bubble counter, especially if it has a built in check valve.

Cheers Tim, that was going to be my next port of call but a good soak of the diffuser helped loads and now getting plenty of CO2 in the tank

My next post will be asking for advice as to how to reboot my tank after a major downturn.

Thanks again guys