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Thanks, but I need either a 1-tap tower or counter-mounted draft arm. It is encouraging to hear that they exist in polished nickel, though. I'll keep looking....

Hello. I'm wondering if anyone is aware of any polished nickel towers or draft arms? We just redid a kitchen with polished nickel faucets/hardware, and our old chrome draft arm (for 100psi seltzer, not beer) doesn't match. I've been having trouble finding online any polished nickel hardware...

Hey, gang. I'm looking for a vendor for a Chudnow 152S wall-mount faucet for a home seltzer system. Kegman has some similar faucets (possibly Chudnow), but they have syrup lines. I need this for seltzer only, so don't need syrup lines. The smaller diameter and longer shank for the 152S...

I think you described it perfectly earlier. I would run an independent loop through the icebank and then through a trunk line (like this) parallel to the dispensing line. I think that's EXACTLY the right idea, and the one I'm going to try. Thanks!

That's exactly right. They make pre-made dispensing trunks that even have the glycol lines already in them. Something like this: http://www.kegman.net/products/1-Product-2-Glycol-1%7B47%7D4-id-Trunk-Line-%252d-6844.html The idea would be to put the plate chiller in the fridge next to the...

As I'm learning!?! Still, I stubbornly push on.... That's a great find! Thank you. It encourages me that I could repurpose just the icebank from a soda fountain. I have an email into the guide's author to get some more information.

I thought of that too, and then came to the same conclusion. Look, flash chillers exist to accomplish exactly what we're discussing. They're just big and very expensive. They're designed for industrial use and volumes. As far as I can tell, there is not a reasonably priced, smaller footprint...

If it's not "wet" ice, I believe the liquid inside the block will freeze. More importantly, we can't spare the freezer space. You're using the post-mix for soda (as in cola) or seltzer? I'd be interested in hearing about it here or by PM. Thanks!

Well, you can't. There are limits to a home install. We have pretty good, somewhat mineralized tap water. I pass it through a decent undersink filter and it's "good enough." It's not quite the same as getting the glass bottles delivered, like when I was a kid. But, if I can get this...

It's a fair question. Two answers: (1) As embarrassing as it is, it won't take us that long to go through 5 gallons. Between the four of us at home and our visitors, we can go through 100 ounces a day. I'd rather not have to constantly be rotating and prepping a new tank. (2) Slightly...

I know I'm something of a rare bird here, as I work on a *seltzer* rather than beer setup. But I know the equipment overlaps quite a bit and there are some really experienced soda techs on here. Basically, I'm looking to hack a Cornelius Venture Pre-Mix Soda Fountain into an undercounter...

Thank you for the suggestions. The first one is clever, but, unless I keep the motorized unit *IN* the refrigerator, it won't work. And I think that's a bad idea. The plate chiller is a good idea, and would work but for our HEAVY consumption. That thing would warm quickly unless it was...

Of course not. My new 3 gallon corny has NOT been pressurized and re-pressurized more than a few times. Also, knowing a lot about product liability and industry standards, it is nearly impossible for me to believe that a company would rate something to 130 that could degrade substantially over...

That's an important distinction, and one I hadn't much thought about. Thanks. The challenge I'm trying to overcome is never needing to think about this (besides CO2 recharging) once connected. We're going for on-demand, continuous, never-touch-the-system/keg/etc-again soda water. That...

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It's a terrible idea disabling a safety device. Agreed. I won't pretend to be an expert on the proper pressure for seltzer. I will say that I fully understand that force carbed seltzer (and seltzer in a can) is around 40-50psi (max). I also had assumed the same to be true of systems using a...

Yikes. Thanks for the warning.

It sounds like both a good and dangerous idea. The carbonator has a relief valve that pops at ~120, so (theoretically) it shouldn't get higher than that down the line. So, maybe a bit safer than otherwise. I don't love the idea of undoing a safety measure, though. Well, as I've learned...

Is it unrealistic to expect a corny to handle 110psi? I know they're rated to 130. The pressure relief valve on mine leaks at 110, but not at 100. In case you're wondering about the pressure, this is NOT for beer. It's for a continuous seltzer setup: tap water + C02 > McCann's Big Mac...

I just put in 35' of 1/8 and am astonished at what a huge difference it made. Probably too much...I may shorten it. The physics mystifies me. I expected that a more narrow tube would increase pressure, like a smaller nozzle on a garden hose. It must be due to friction? Thanks for the help and...