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Wayne Harris Wayne Harris is offline
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Default Practical use of Argon, Nitrogen, CO2

On Jul 25, 10:44*pm, Steve Potter > wrote:
> On Jul 24, 12:26 am, Dan Tortorici > wrote:
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> > Not sure I understand the purpose of the valve after the regulator.
> > Aren't you going to regulate the output by adjusting the regulator?
> > Dan

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> > On Jul 23, 7:01 pm, Steve *Potter > wrote:
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> > > I think you mean PSI, not CFM. *As regulators change pressure, not
> > > volume.

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> > > Also, if it was me, I would put a valve just after the regulator with
> > > a barbed hose end and use the same tube you use for siphoning your
> > > wine.

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> > > Steve

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> Yes, you are going to regulate the pressure with the regulator. *The
> valve is to start and stop the flow as well as a crude regulation of
> the volume.
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My rig has two guages and two knobs.

One knob opens the tank. And it's Guage is PSI.
the other knob adjusts the gas flow rate, it's gauge is CFM.