I drink a lot of fizzy water, in part because of my blood pressure meds. For years, when the keg was empty I would de-gas, open it, refill with water and connect it back up to the CO2. This meant 2 days out of 10, no bubbles! Not to mention the waste of CO2. The soda cheater is the solution. A male hose connector, a check valve, a black cornie connector, lots of hose claps. When the keg is empty, I connect it to the cheater. Water line pressure fills the keg until the pressure balances. CO2 dissolves, more water pours in. By the time the keg in the kegger kicks, the one on the cheater is ready to go. Not completely carbonated & not chilled (much of the year), but close enough.
The check valve is there to prevent CO2 from coming out of the toilet.
This is in the old garage connected to the washing machine cold tap, so when the hose pops off, the water just runs into the floor drain. The tap is just open a crack, so I didn't have too much of a leak. Plus, the check valve is noisy, so I immediately suspected something was wrong.
The check valve is there to prevent CO2 from coming out of the toilet.
This is in the old garage connected to the washing machine cold tap, so when the hose pops off, the water just runs into the floor drain. The tap is just open a crack, so I didn't have too much of a leak. Plus, the check valve is noisy, so I immediately suspected something was wrong.