Can someone tell me why when I hook up my regulator to the keg it reads 10-11 PSI whatever I set it to then when I come back five minutes later it reads a lower PSI?
Not sure what you mean. What valves (like the tank valve and the regulator low pressure side valve) are on/off when you first set it up and before you walk away? And how much lower does it read?
and... What valves (like the tank valve and the regulator low pressure side valve) are on/off (open/closed) when you first set it up and before you walk away?
I didnt know there was a low pressure side valve I have no idea what that even is. I'm about to throw in the towel on this whole kegging thing. The last week has been one of the more aggravating times in recent memory. Basically my issue is this. I set the gauge to read to psi I hook it up to the keg it reads 10 psi for a quick minute and 15 minutes later it reads whatever the hell it wants to read but I know its not maintaining consistent output
If your PSI swings much after connecting to the keg, it sounds like a faulty regulator. Did you buy it new? What happens when you turn the regulator screw clockwise to bring it back up to pressure?
I second that if your regulator is changing pressures like that, that you might have a faulty regulator. I have been kegging home brew and dispensing them and commercial brew for 5 years. When I set my regulator to xx psi, it stays there.
Not only did I but it new but it is a dual regulator and the other psi stays as it should. I hooked it up again tonight and set it to 10 psi, five minutes later it is back to 5 psi. When I twist it more it goes up accordingly.
If I set it to a higher psi it stays put. Is there anything to this? Thanks for all your help and feedback
So you're saying that at a 'normal' PSI setting, it loses pressure, but at an extremely high setting, it holds? If so, I can't explain it, other than to repeat... bad regulator.
Strangely enough that's what I'm saying. I replaced the gauge that came with it went from a 60 pSI to a 30 psi so I could dial it in more accurately. Would this have any bearing?
I don't know why it should. It sounds like an internal regulator problem and not a gauge problem to me.
