I have the standard Milwaukee regulator. While it has always had a problem keeping the flow constant, I've lived with it, adjusting it every other day or so. But today after several days with the water out of the bubble counter (yeah, I'm lazy, it evaporated and I had "other priorities" as the VP says), I refilled it and tried to adjust the flow, and I discovered that no matter what I did to the needle valve the bubble rate stayed the same. It has to be a problem the needle valve since turning the tank's knob changes the pressure shown in the high pressure guage and turning the high pressure knob on the regulator changes the pressure shown in the low pressure guage.
So: 1) Is there anything I can do with this set up to solve the problem short-term? (i.e., am I missing something?)
2) Is there a needle valve (such as a Nupro, which I've always lusted after), that will fit the Milwaukee regulator? If so, is there an online vendor. (The closest industrial vendor appears to be about 50 miles from me.) And does a bubble counter fit on a Nupro or do I get one that attaches to the CO2 tubing on both sides?
3) Or should I just get a whole new setup, and if so, what regulator should I get and what needle valve?
I've tried the Oregon-based vendor with these questions, but although he is active on other forums, he is not quick to return customer inquiries. And Milwaukee itself is not quite as friendly as it was a couple of years ago.
Cheers,
Darrell
So: 1) Is there anything I can do with this set up to solve the problem short-term? (i.e., am I missing something?)
2) Is there a needle valve (such as a Nupro, which I've always lusted after), that will fit the Milwaukee regulator? If so, is there an online vendor. (The closest industrial vendor appears to be about 50 miles from me.) And does a bubble counter fit on a Nupro or do I get one that attaches to the CO2 tubing on both sides?
3) Or should I just get a whole new setup, and if so, what regulator should I get and what needle valve?
I've tried the Oregon-based vendor with these questions, but although he is active on other forums, he is not quick to return customer inquiries. And Milwaukee itself is not quite as friendly as it was a couple of years ago.
Cheers,
Darrell