diy co2 stop production

[Dennerle]

has anyone's diy co2 stop production after few days only? What could be the problem? There is no leakage as i seal the holes with blue tag very tight

[juggler]

Blue Tack can never be tight. Test that portion in a pail of water to see for yourself.
Try glue-gun or silicone.

[tawauboy]

what do you mean by 'stop production'?
no bubbles from fermentation container or no co2 into your tank.
if no fermentation then it should be due to too much yeast.
and blue tack is almost useless when used sealing.

[Dennerle]

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On 5/10/2003 10:31:43 AM

what do you mean by 'stop production'?
no bubbles from fermentation container or no co2 into your tank.
if no fermentation then it should be due to too much yeast.
and blue tack is almost useless when used sealing.
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there is still production in the bottle but no bubbles in the tank. i suspect its leakage.

[tawauboy]

then check for leakage as what juggler suggest.

[Blue Whale]

In my opinion:

1. use a basin, fill up with water. Pull the tube out from the DIY CO2 System, cover one end and blow the other whilst putting the tube section by section into the water to see if got bubble or not.

2. reload the canister to see if the CO2 has depleted.

3. If 1 fails, throw away the tube and fill up with new ones, normally I will do that after every 1 to 2 weeks without doing 1 to ensure performance.

4. Of course, u must make sure the top is tightly sealed first. If the DIY is a hassle, spend $20++ for a JBLCO2 100, you can reload it after a month. It has good canister OR $20++ for a Natural CO2 System which give u a very good pressurised canister. Same thing, both can be reloaded using DIY methods once your CO2 depletes.