Cornelius secondary regulator

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Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by Snips19 » Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:52 pm

Hi can any one tell me what the small tube under the cornelius regulator is for, as soon as I put my co2 on it comes straight out. Was working fine until I changed a keg.

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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by woblylegs » Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:00 pm

will be the gas feed outlet i think.
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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by Snips19 » Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:10 pm

Its a very small metal tube about 2mm thick.
woblylegs wrote:will be the gas feed outlet i think.

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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by woblylegs » Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:11 pm

different to my one then. someone will know on here
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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by Snips19 » Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:17 pm

If you look at the picture towards the bottom of the page you can see the small tubes.
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woblylegs wrote:different to my one then. someone will know on here

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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by woblylegs » Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:30 pm

the pic with the 3 regs hooked up?
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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by Wonkydonkey » Sun Aug 09, 2015 8:47 am

Don't qoute me on this, but I think that......inside the regulator there is a diaphragm that opens and closes the gas. the small tube allows it to move ie atmospheric pressure.... , if the said diapharagm splits then the gas gets to find the easy way out

Well it's the way a propane reg I have works....

So I think you need a new reg
/or diaphragm... that's if I'm looking at the right thing. As I see 2 regs, can't you isolate the one that's fluffed up.

Hope this helps
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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by Snips19 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:12 am

The rebuild kits look quite easy to do if you can get one in the UK.
Wonkydonkey wrote:Don't qoute me on this, but I think that......inside the regulator there is a diaphragm that opens and closes the gas. the small tube allows it to move ie atmospheric pressure.... , if the said diapharagm splits then the gas gets to find the easy way out

Well it's the way a propane reg I have works....

So I think you need a new reg
/or diaphragm... that's if I'm looking at the right thing. As I see 2 regs, can't you isolate the one that's fluffed up.

Hope this helps

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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by alexlark » Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:54 am

Even though those regs have Cornelius gauges you may have more luck searching for Redditch Controls

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Re: Cornelius secondary regulator

Post by Snips19 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:23 am

Thanks for that but also no luck there don't think I will be buying tease regulators again. I have had nothing but trouble with them.
alexlark wrote:Even though those regs have Cornelius gauges you may have more luck searching for Redditch Controls

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