Late model frozen Cornelius Coke

[johnieG]

Just got back from a service call on a late model Cornelius frozen Coke machine, & the owner found out the hard way that when you hook up the 1500 psi CO2 regulator's primary side to the 85 PSI max. syrup pumps, they tend to explode...wheeee...   Cherry coke syrup EVERYWHERE! ..  It looked like a Freddy- Kruger film festival  ...

just a though for people that may be interested in hooking up any carbonated soda-fountains in their homes.  Please pay attention!  to the "gozinta & gozouta" markings on your CO2 pressure regulators..

[bubba]

 


 Wow.. sounds like a big mess!

[rayg]

WOW,  with 1500 psi, they are lucky no one got hurt!

[Kilroy]

WOW,  with 1500 psi, they are lucky no one got hurt!

I was thinking the same thing. A little shrapnel spewing around

[mznb1u]

That would be a helluva way to go!  "We were closing in on their position and just about to draw a soda.  Then all hell broke loose!"

YIKES!

  Tim

[stuntpilot]

That's a good one!

Enlighten us as to how he accomplished that feat.

[johnieG]

Easy, He was trying to hook up the second system without the "bother" of using a second regulator, even though the 1st system & it's associated syrup pumps required a higher CO2 pressure of 85PSI & the 2nd system needed only 60PSI ( the syrup pumps in this case have an inlet pressure range of 30-85PSI max.) for some reason ( as explained to me) they didn't have a "T" fitting for the secondary outlet, so they just thought it was a good Idea to remove the tank pressure gauge & attach the 2nd system at that point...and then ...Kaa-blammo

the attached diagram shows the inlet/outlets in the horizontal plain (X) are at primary side pressure, while the outlets in the vertical plain (Y) is on the secondary ( or regulated) pressure....