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Hi all,

I recently purchased a rather old BeverageAir kegerator on a very tight budget and have set it up w/ all the pieces. I got my first keg on Saturday (4 days ago) and have been trying to get the setting right so as not to get too much foam.

The main problem I have is with my regulator. It's probably about 10 years old w/ rust but the men at Airgas said it worked, just the guage doesn't move and reflect the actual pressure. For this reason, I tried rotating the screw adjuster to and from until the beer came out nice, but it doesn't seem to like to stay nice for very long.

Basically, I want to know - which way increases and which way decreases the CO2 input? Turning left or turning right. I've tried figuring it out but now I'm not so sure as the foam is very unpredictable.

Also, let's say that the pressure has been too high for the last 4 days of being tapped. If I adjust it to a lower pressure is it too late to fix this? Have I already overcarbonated the beer? How long after adjusting the CO2 pressure should I wait to see the effects of my change - after about 3 glasses of emptying what was in the lines or after several hours? I'm sorry if this is an amateur question but I am very new to all of this.

If you can answer any of my questions I would really appreciate it! Thank you so much.

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