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I just bought a Hagne co2 device. It mentions blowing out excess water in the tube, but as soon as you place it in the tank, the water level equalizes with the airline they provide.

Will the co2 push this little bit of water out once it gets going?

The water temp I used was approximately 74-75F and was conditioned. After 6 hours, I've seen very little movement of that water out of the line, but it does seem to be going. The only thing is that my basement temp is about 70F. I would imagine this will slow things down. They say to use 68 to 80-something to start it, so hopefully, it will function at 70F.



Last edited by Cory_Di at 06-Feb-2005 17:06

Well, I've got the answer...

The gas pressure eventually pushes it out. It hasn't started bubbling yet, but the water line is now in the straight away, running along the ladder. Its slow, but its moving. My basement is quite cold at about 69F so I'm sure that has everything to do with it.

My basement is quite cold at about 69F

That was how much the house I grew up in was heated to in daytime ...I keep mine @60 now, if I'm home all day I might push it up a bit but usually it just takes so long to heat up that I dont bother.

Yeast should do okay @69F, I'm trying to think back to Joy of cooking I seem to remember that bread is supposed to rise in a room with an air temp of 72...in anycase....production will slow as the temp drops. One thing that someone suggested in a thread I'd made about co2 and temp was to place the co2 mix ontop of the lights. That way the temp will increase when the lights are on, increasing output of the c02. When the lights turn off the yeast will naturally slow, decreasing how much CO2 is put out.

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according to my thermostat, my house temp is about 66-68F but my diy co2 will push the water out of the tubing once it gets going. it's for this reason i put the check valve into the line, because sometimes i don't always remember to change it in time

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Thanks Babel! Are you running co2 in a DIY in your 60F house? It runs?

It is almost there. It has to travel about another 2 inches. By tomorrow morning it should be bubbling. :88)

Moondog - we must have posted at the same time because I missed your post the last time through

I wondered if I could use a check valve.

Will these things make a back-siphon when they run out of co2? I have my cannister hanging on the back of the tank so it is pretty even with water level.

The more I think about it, the more I think I should have a check valve

I have mine hanging on the back of the tank and I've never had it back-syphon. You should be fine.

I'm surprised water got into the line in the first place, Di. When I'm replacing my mix, I fill the cannister, attach the tube & seal the lid onto the unit. Then when I put the tube into the water, the air in the tube doesn't allow any water in.

Are you putting the tube in the water first, then screwing on the lid? Not that it really matters - as you've discovered, the pressure of the CO2 pushes the water out anyway. At least when you see bubbles you know they're CO2, not just air that was already in the line.

Last edited by whetutu at 07-Feb-2005 23:25

Aha - maybe that was it. There was less water in the tube until I removed the end from the cannister and blew in it as they suggested in the lit for water in the tube.

I have only an inch to go now, but I'll remember that for next time.

Are you running co2 in a DIY in your 60F house? It runs?

Not as of yet , I cracked the seal a few months ago (temp was 52 @the time ) and couldnt get my silicone open again. The cap has been resealed I just need to find the time to set the unit back up again .

Should happen sometime next week when I get back, I'll let you know how it goes, although moondog has pretty much confirmed for your house temps.

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I need to calculate,what creates my own madness...
and I am waiting for disaster"

My first Bubble *anxiously awaits second bubble*

I just thought I'd share that.

I think the ladder needs to get a little film on it so they can glide more quickly. It does mention in the lit that the bubbles won't flow right at first. So, I'll just let them run.

Last edited by Cory_Di at 08-Feb-2005 16:03