Tourney3p0
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Hey guys,
I bought a kit to convert a mini fridge to a kegerator from a company that seems to be highly regarded on this forum. I had some problems with my equipment that I wanted to run by you guys.
First off, three of my four keg fittings (two corny kegs) leaked. I tested this by pressurizing both kegs, then putting a drop of liquid dish soap on the posts. Three of the four posts made bubbles, telling me that air was escaping. To clarify, I'm talking about the fitting itself leaking, and not a leak due to it not being screwed in all the way or something similar.
Secondly, one of the kegs came with a wrong fitting. Both of the posts on one of the kegs were for beer out.
So, I have two questions:
1) How often do fittings need to be replaced? Obviously they need to be replaced whenever they go bad, but I was wondering what one might expect for an average lifespan.
2) Don't most places test pressure before shipping out a unit? Given that one of the kegs had two beer-out posts, I don't see how it possibly could have been tested.
As a side note, I've talked to the company and they've since made it right. My primary concern is with the first question and the second question is more just a general gripe to get it off my chest.
I bought a kit to convert a mini fridge to a kegerator from a company that seems to be highly regarded on this forum. I had some problems with my equipment that I wanted to run by you guys.
First off, three of my four keg fittings (two corny kegs) leaked. I tested this by pressurizing both kegs, then putting a drop of liquid dish soap on the posts. Three of the four posts made bubbles, telling me that air was escaping. To clarify, I'm talking about the fitting itself leaking, and not a leak due to it not being screwed in all the way or something similar.
Secondly, one of the kegs came with a wrong fitting. Both of the posts on one of the kegs were for beer out.
So, I have two questions:
1) How often do fittings need to be replaced? Obviously they need to be replaced whenever they go bad, but I was wondering what one might expect for an average lifespan.
2) Don't most places test pressure before shipping out a unit? Given that one of the kegs had two beer-out posts, I don't see how it possibly could have been tested.
As a side note, I've talked to the company and they've since made it right. My primary concern is with the first question and the second question is more just a general gripe to get it off my chest.