saw that. looks a lot like my hinge. A deepwell socket reaches up to the nut that "loads" the spring on mine. A couple of turns and mine was all set.
i looked inside. Unfortunately there not adjustable. I could buy a different spring and install it but then i think thats more trouble than its worth. Im going to go with the weatherstripping and seal it that way. Thanks for the help
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So i have been up and running now for a while but i ran into yet another problem. I have kegs which were holding preasure perfectly, yet if i turn off the gas via the air distributor (i went out of town for a few days and since everything was already carbed and preasureized i figured it wouldnt matter), when i turn it on again i hear gas coming in from the tank. Now im not talking alot of gas but enough that im worried. I reached my head in tonight to check and sniffed and god what i can only describe to be co2 into my lungs. I violently blew out the air as a reflex but its deffinitly leaking from somewhere. All three keg refill slightly when i turn the gas back on but i cant figure this damn thing out. I checked all over for leaks and this is the first time its coming up....any thoughts?
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Starsan solution in a spray bottle; spray down your equip, turn on the gas and look for bubbles. I can see the beer absorbing some CO2 when you turn the gas on, if you turn the gas of a lot, but that doesn't explain the 'CO2 into the lungs'. How big is your CO2 tank, and how long has it been going?
Maybe it's just some funk in your keezer- grab a box of baking soda to keep in there...
Starsan solution in a spray bottle; spray down your equip, turn on the gas and look for bubbles. I can see the beer absorbing some CO2 when you turn the gas on, if you turn the gas of a lot, but that doesn't explain the 'CO2 into the lungs'. How big is your CO2 tank, and how long has it been going?
Maybe it's just some funk in your keezer- grab a box of baking soda to keep in there...
i tried the starsan which is how i found what i assumed were all the leaks early on. I have a 15# co2 tank thats been up and running since day one. Ill clean it out again and keep my fingers crossed....
Am i wrong to assume that once the beer had been sitting at serving pressure for weeks that it will no longer absorb co2?
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i tried the starsan which is how i found what i assumed were all the leaks early on. I have a 15# co2 tank thats been up and running since day one. Ill clean it out again and keep my fingers crossed....
Am i wrong to assume that once the beer had been sitting at serving pressure for weeks that it will no longer absorb co2?
You are wrong. The beer will continue to absorb CO2 until it reaches and equilibrium. If there is a constant supply the beer will continue to absorb to saturation. This is why Bernulli's Principal is important. I am sure that I spelled his name wrong, but the point is that temperature, volume of liquid, and pressure will determine the equilibrium and CO2 saturation of the brew. The simple answer is that you are not loosing CO2, it is being absorbed into your beer and this lowers the pressure in the keg. The other factor is temp. When the keg is cold pressures can be lower because the beer more readily absorbs CO2. If you pulled the keg out of the keezer and let it warm up, your pressure will sky rocket. So you haven't lost the CO2, its just in the beer. S
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I have a slight airgap in the front where the weatherproof rubber seal meets the wood but i dont know what to do about it but its not big at all- just not perfectly airtight like everything else. Any ideas?
I'm a cheap bastage and only had a freebie mini fridge on hand. I knew going in that getting the door to seal properly against the wood was going to be an issue. I went to Ace Hardware and they had small strips of stainless that I drilled then nailed to the front of my wooden cuff/collar. Now the magnetic seal on the door seals against the steel even thought the surface isn't perfectly plum.
Look at the front surface in the second pic. Those are enough to pull the door shut if it's near the collar.
You are wrong. The beer will continue to absorb CO2 until it reaches and equilibrium. If there is a constant supply the beer will continue to absorb to saturation. This is why Bernulli's Principal is important. I am sure that I spelled his name wrong, but the point is that temperature, volume of liquid, and pressure will determine the equilibrium and CO2 saturation of the brew. The simple answer is that you are not loosing CO2, it is being absorbed into your beer and this lowers the pressure in the keg. The other factor is temp. When the keg is cold pressures can be lower because the beer more readily absorbs CO2. If you pulled the keg out of the keezer and let it warm up, your pressure will sky rocket. So you haven't lost the CO2, its just in the beer. S
so i was going with this until this morning when my co2 tank was empty and i had beer all over the bottom. It comes out that after all that, the damn threads of the disconects were where the problem was. I remedied that with a bit of teflon tape and its sealed right up You were right also, the beer continues to absorb co2 for quite a while until its saturated (i figured that should be overwith in a few days but it took much longer)
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I'm a cheap bastage and only had a freebie mini fridge on hand. I knew going in that getting the door to seal properly against the wood was going to be an issue. I went to Ace Hardware and they had small strips of stainless that I drilled then nailed to the front of my wooden cuff/collar. Now the magnetic seal on the door seals against the steel even thought the surface isn't perfectly plum.
Look at the front surface in the second pic. Those are enough to pull the door shut if it's near the collar.
now i just have to find out if the old weatherstripping is still magnetic. I was looking a your thread but somehow i missed the stainless addition. Very nice. Thanks for the idea!
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You were right also, the beer continues to absorb co2 for quite a while until its saturated (i figured that should be overwith in a few days but it took much longer)
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