Spunding Valve Construction For Corny Keg

Curtis2010 said:

...once the parts are in hand..

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Aye, there's the rub.

I had the parts in hand but they didn't effing work.

I've just placed an order with McMaster-Carr for a valve that will work.

Thank God for beer, I need one after this.

I recently bought the same spunding valve from more beer only the pin lock version. After reading the recent posts about the trouble Octavius is having I decided to test mine out before I use it to naturally carb my beer in the keg. Mine works fine. With the valve completely closed it didn't bleed off any CO2 at 20psi. I had to unscrew the valve a lot before it would start to bleed at all. I have it set to just south of 15psi and will leave it on there for a few hours to see what happens.

Octavius it appears that your valve is defective but it is supposed to function how you expect not what the moron from more beer is claiming. Sales guys should never F with an engineer. If you haven't already try some keg lube on the rubber seal and see if that fixes it.

It's been 5 hours now and it's still holding pressure just below 15psi.

Octavius said:

Aye, there's the rub.

I had the parts in hand but they didn't effing work.

I've just placed an order with McMaster-Carr for a valve that will work.

Thank God for beer, I need one after this.

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Good luck. Hope this gets easier for you.


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Crane,
I'm not messing with the thing - it's boxed up waiting for the RMA. I wouldn't trust it anymore, even if I could getting working with a bit of lube. I'm sure the McMaster valve won't give me trouble - should be here by Tuesday.

Curtis,
Yeah, like you say it isn't rocket science - once I have the parts it will be pretty easy assemble and use.

Thanks for the posts.

Does anyone have a line on a fitting that goes from the threaded pseudo-flare on the connector to a 1/4" NPT male thread?

I'd like to make my set up solid rather than have a flexible hose between the connector on the corny and the T/gauge/valve assembly.

I looked for something similar and couldn't find one. I ended you brazing a few pieces together.

ianw58 said:

Does anyone have a line on a fitting that goes from the threaded pseudo-flare on the connector to a 1/4" NPT male thread?

I'd like to make my set up solid rather than have a flexible hose between the connector on the corny and the T/gauge/valve assembly.

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Is this what you are looking for? Your "connector" comment was unclear...
McMaster #50675K162"Brass 37 Degree Flared Tube Fitting, Straight Adapter for 1/4" Tube OD X 1/4 NPT Male"
Hope this helps...

maierhof said:

Is this what you are looking for? Your "connector" comment was unclear...
McMaster #50675K162"Brass 37 Degree Flared Tube Fitting, Straight Adapter for 1/4" Tube OD X 1/4 NPT Male"
Hope this helps...

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No this is the wrong gender. I think this one might do the trick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331041588059?lpid=82

From this connector...

...too this tee...

I searched high and low for that, I'm not sure it's available. I ended up brazing a barbed compression fitting to the side of a tee.

I had a discussion with someone from MoreBeer yesterday and it turns out that their APRV is tuned to hold 4 psi BUT they make a 10psi and a 20psi spring for these things! I ordered two of the 20psi psrts and we will see what happens...

I used the morebeer spunding valve and it is very difficult to set a specific pressure. And once you do get it set, just looking at it will throw it off.



I ended up ordering the valve and gauge recommended in the main pressure ferment thread and that works so much better.

ianw58 said:

From this connector...

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I can't remember if that is 5/16 or 7/16 unf, but this place might have it.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...E_-1_-1&mn=Edelmann&mc=EDE&pt=N1165&ppt=C0248





Or this:
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/fema...7a033386f87b8bf738cda24d2&aw_sitename=Skimbit

I found one, at a local specialty hydraulics/fittings supply house... none of the big box stores had them... called a swivel nut I believe. Cost about 7 bucks.

Anyone know if this thing has a usable spunding valve on it? It's Morebeer's Fermentap deluxe counter pressure bottle filler.




http://morebeer.com/products/deluxe-counter-pressure-bottle-filler.html?site_id=7

Nope, different application altogether

r8odecay said:

Nope, different application altogether

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What would it do then, just trying to imagine other than pressure relief? thanks

For filling bottles from your keg system

grathan said:

Anyone know if this thing has a usable spunding valve on it? It's Morebeer's Fermentap deluxe counter pressure bottle filler.

http://morebeer.com/products/deluxe-counter-pressure-bottle-filler.html?site_id=7

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From the dial gauge to the right is a spunding valve less a connection to your fermenter.

It's probably a low pressure spring though. Weird that it is stainless, most I've seen are brass...

Waking up an old thread....

I went ahead and built 3 of these. They passed my initial tests with CO2 pressurized kegs, except that I don't think the flare fitting is right. Are you sure its a 37 degree flare? Also wondering why a flare fitting and not just a hose barb? Not sure it buys anything here except more pieces.

Pics?

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The brass fitting measures about 37 degree flare angle. The keg fitting measures about 58 degrees. That's as close as I can figure with my protractor.

I also measured the nylon washers and they are 45 degrees.

Has anyone found similar valve and gauge in Canada?

stever1000 said:

Has anyone found similar valve and gauge in Canada?

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Bump for those lurking Canadians...