Pressurised Co2 Kits

[carrera]

So I'm sick of my DIY kit needing new mixtures all the time and being inconsistant and wanting to go pressurised, but I'm confused as to what I'm paying for when it comes to the kits.

Most kits seem to start at £70-80, while the spare cannisters cost £10-15. You can buy regulators off ebay for £15 and ceramic diffusers for £5.

So, after that £30 worth of stuff, what else is there in a kit?

 

[Mikaila31]

Refills! Thats really about it once you get one setup and running. They are expensive to setup initially, but once up and running it costs very little to maintain them.

Edit: I should learn to read questions better . Kits can contain a wide range of things, but to get a presurrized system up and running you need: regulator, co2 caniser, ceramic diffuser, bubble counter, needle valve, CO2 proof tubing, a check valve or 2, and you have the option of a solenoid or not.

 

[carrera]

Ok, thanks for the info. I guess my question now is, can I just buy a refill along with a regulator/needle valve/ceramic diffuser off ebay (£30-£40 total) and be up and running?

 

[Rooster]

...Ive said it before, and Ill say it again Welding supplies.... bottles are £8 ish and a small regulator should be around £15

 

[waterdrop]

Aren't there some kits that cost way higher than that because they have some sort of electronic pH reader that feeds back to some electronic solenoid or something? I saw some company that had some sort of huge ultimate kit for doing all that. What are all those extra pieces?? have I got them right?

~~waterdrop~~

 

[carrera]

...Ive said it before, and Ill say it again Welding supplies.... bottles are £8 ish and a small regulator should be around £15

Interesting. So that's pretty much all there is to it? A cannister and regulator to replace the yeast bottle? (forgetting about diffuser type etc) Are there different fittings for regulators etc?

 

[Rooster]

...Ive said it before, and Ill say it again Welding supplies.... bottles are £8 ish and a small regulator should be around £15

Interesting. So that's pretty much all there is to it? A cannister and regulator to replace the yeast bottle? (forgetting about diffuser type etc) Are there different fittings for regulators etc?

ANY welding shop will provide a reg for "mini bottles" these have a pipe gland... whilst you are there, scrounge a couple of inches of the plastic tube used to connect the reg to a mig welder.... this thin pipe fits PERFECTLY into silicon airline !

 

[carrera]

brilliant, thanks!

 

[Rooster]

if you DO go my route, make ABSOLUTELY SURE that you get "CO2" ONLY ..... welding gasses come in a few flavours !

 

[carrera]

Hah, yea I noticed that. Next thread by me: "Help. Argon in tank!"