CO2 Regulator, good price?

[Aaron]

Kris, here's something to consider. Keep in mind that these prices are w/ shipping so locally you may be able to beat that price by even more. I didn't factor in the few little 1/8" NPT connector pieces, but those are dirt cheap and readily available from any hardware store.

This is for a one tank system. The needle valves to run extra tanks would be $7.58 each extra. All in all you'll still come in way under that $225.00 mark.

LPR – 12.43
http://www.clippard.com/store/display_d ... sku=MAR-1P

need valve MFC-2 $7.58
http://www.clippard.com/store/display_d ... ?sku=MFC-2

check valve $4.57 MCV-1
http://www.clippard.com/store/display_d ... ?sku=MCV-1

12 port manifold MAN-12 $5.91
http://www.clippard.com/store/display_d ... sku=MAN-12

solenoid MME-2PDS-W110 $19.70
http://www.clippard.com/store/display_d ... -2PDS-W110

package of 10 screw plugs 11755-NP-PKG $2.46
http://www.clippard.com/store/display_d ... 755-NP-PKG

grand total w/ shipping $68.12

regulator from beveragefactory.com $46.69 w/ shipping

Grand total = $114.81 w/ shipping included
Price from Rex = $145.00 + shipping and (his $125.00 price does not include the low pressure regulator that I can tell)

[krisw]

Wow. You guys are incredible! Aaron, I looked at clippard's site, but I was never sure exactly which thread type, etc I needed to get. Thanks for pricing everything out! After reading Ghazanfar's note, I might just go with the aquatic-store model for the time being.

I don't know about the 3-way splitter, but I did have the 6-way splitter
at a point in time. It hooks up the the CO2 regulator using the
standard CO2 tubing. To keep it upright, you'd have to come up
with some kind of mount for it. Should be pretty straight forward to
do that though.

Really?? This is great news! I had figured that it connected via an NPT brass connection, and sat right on top/next to the solenoid. I currently have an older Dupla regulator that I'm using. It's really simple, no pressure gauges, it just reduces the pressure from tank pressure to 1psi, with a needle valve to adjust flow. If I can just use standard CO2 hose from that to the manifold, than I don't need a new regulator at all. At some point, I'd like a solenoid to save CO2, but I think I'll just buy the model from aquatic-store.com and save that for another day. That'll save me the trouble from building a lot of bubble counters out of coke bottles.

Thanks for everyone's help and input!

[Cristy Keister]

My recent CO2 dump disaster came through a Milwakee regulator. I'll be ordering a couple of low pressure regulators.

[John G]

If you decide not to go the do-it-yourself, or I should say the assemble-it-yourself, way then Marine Depot is having a sale on CO2 stuff. See
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem. ... omsource=4

[John G]

If you decide not to go the do-it-yourself, or I should say the assemble-it-yourself, way then Marine Depot is having a sale on CO2 stuff. See
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem. ... omsource=4