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I'm running a small bar for about 60 coworkers (I'm the junior guys- it's not by choice!) and our Kegerator sucks. I need some basic help with the setup. Our regulator gauges were busted and therefore the last keg got way overpressurized (in about 4 years, no one has gotten this thing to dispense properly- it's a sin). So I bought a new regulator from Micromatic and got a new keg. I hooked everything up properly and I'm working on getting the temp set properly on the keg. Here's my issue; I'm either an idiot (possible but I'm generally fairly tool and tech savvy) or I just don't get pressure regulators. Here's what I think; I have all lines open and I SHOULD use the set screw on the front of the regulator to set the pressure to the keg. One gauge should read that pressure- I'm shooting for 13psi for Yuengling- and the other gauge should read what's left in the CO2 bottle. Now, if that's true, once it's set I should be able to open that CO2 bottle full open and it will dispense beer and CO2 by itself. What IS happening is I can't set a pressure that stays constant on the beer gauge. It fluctuates. There's a small relief hole next to the set screw that constantly lets air out, relieving the pressure to the keg so that it eventually drops to zero. Further, if I open that bottle full open it will continue to raise the pressure on the keg into the 30's (BAD!!). Anyone got any ideas? Do you think the regulator is bad or I'm just keg-dumb?

Please help.

Dave