Replacement Needle Valve

[mandoborg]

Hey folks. The valve on my Aquatek paintball regulator has totally crapped out now. I sent off an email and got a rather rude reply that said I was basically s**t out of luck.
Does anyone know where i can get a replacement ??? I should have returned it when i bought it as the valve never really turned smoothly to begin with, so it's kind of my bad.
It also appears they used locktite or some other goop as when i tried to take one of the gauges off, so i could take the needle valve out, it will not budge..... I sense a broken regulator in my future.....

After my email reply, I will not buy a new regulator from there.

Jim

CO2 REGULATOR SOLENOID

 

[aqua_chem]

If you're willing to shell out some money, you could replace crappy needle valve that comes with most <$100 regulators with a decent one.

Ideal or Swagelok are decent brands. JBL makes economic ones as well.

 

[mandoborg]

Aqua Chem, i don't mind spending the money at all as this regulator is useless w/o it. I did a search for both names and was blown away by how many valves there actually are !! valve over-load !!......I need to do some homework to find out what i even have here !! Not too good at this if i can get the old one out, w/out breaking either the valve or the gauge next to it, I might be able to bring it to a plumbing supply hose and they could tell me what to order.........

Thank You !!!

Jim

 

[jetajockey]

Fabco nv55 is pretty popular, and it's an inline valve.

Sent from Peabody's rabbit hole.

 

[aqua_chem]

Do you need to screw a bubble counter onto it?

 

[mandoborg]

No sir, my bubble counter is just outside the tank............ the valve just need to get me out of the regulator and down to whatever size aquarium hose is...... I'm going to take a look at the Fabco NV55 when i get home......The key is finding out want size thread it is I presume......... and to get the parts our of the housing w/o breaking anything.......not sure what they used to hold them in, but it's holding good......... I'll use thread tape when I put it all back together.......... maybe this thins wasn't meant to take apart so you have to buy a new one, but judging by the email reply, I will not be buyng a new one from there if something breaks during dis-assembly........

Thank you folks for helping out.........so far there has been no ill effects of not having the co3 running....... which is good........ I dosed Metricide and so far so good, but if it kills the one and only val that has been hanging on by a thread anyway, that's fine !!

Jim