Decided to buy an SS Intertap faucet I found on eBay, as it was only a few more dollars (shipped) than the replacement Perlick friction ring at CHI.... And.... Almost immediately found the missing Ventmatic friction ring when cleaning around my keezer!! Well, at least I have a back up plan...
Thanks pmsjr. Looks like there are some option for o-ring replacements, but I'm still going to have to figure out the friction washer... I'll probably buy the Perlick replacement kit to see if it's compatible. I'll report back my findings.
Reviving this thread, because I just lost a friction "ball" washer when cleaning my Ventmatics... I tried to replace it with a ball washer from a standard "non-forward sealing" faucet and it doesn't fit right. The washers in the Ventmatics are thinner and the standard doesn't seat right. I was...