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The title pretty much says it. I have replaced all of the o-rings and all that jazz. It still leaks from the lid (even under 15 psi). If I let it sit overnight, and try to pull the relief valve, I find that all the pressure has already escaped. What are some things I can try to get it to hold pressure?

And in the event that I can't get it to hold pressure, what the hell do I do with this thing?

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Did you use keg lube?

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Keg lube - helped me with 2 of mine. I use it each time I keg now... probally over kill but hey.. it is working.

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Parva

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Hit it with 30PSI, it really snaps the lid into place. Assuming the keg is quite full of beer it won't really make a great deal of difference to the carbonation and once it's snapped into place and properly sealed you can then generally come down from that to the level you want but it needs that initial 'hit'.

Reddog68

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Put a dime under each leg of the lid and close, works for me

Parva

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As an addendum to this, you may have to experiment to get the lid in the right place (turn 180 degrees) and mess about until it seats correctly but I've never yet needed keg lube or otherwise. I's dead easy to see if you have a leak, hit it with 30PSI, remove the gas and turn the keg upside down. If you see beer coming out it isn't sealed and you have a problem. I'll bet you don't though.

Parva

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I have a keg where the lid is so loose that's it's a joke and I thought I was going to have to do things like that. I can safely unlock all 12 of my kegs including the one with the lid that was ridiculously loose and leave them unlocked indefinitely. Hit it with a blast to 'snap' it into place and it'll be fine.

vfinch

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Great idea.


I go with a quick shot of 25-30psi, it seals it right up.

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A little lube on the lid oring does wonders. It allows you to pull up on the lid and wiggle it into place. Once you try it, you'll never go back.

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JoeMama

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Also ensure your pressure relief valve isnt leaking or dirty. Ive found that this can be the culprit from time to time as well.
+1 on the lube as well.
-Me

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