Keg Lid-leak Solutions?

coypoo · Mar 28, 2012

I've got a new keg and today when I was sanitizing it and putting it under pressure I noticed there was a leak on the lid. I tried adding more keg lube to the o-ring as well as adding some lube to the inside of the keg where the o-ring would be in contact with the keg. Neither worked at stopping the leak. Does anyone have any ideas? Am I screwed? Thanks

milldoggy · Mar 28, 2012

Did you try greater than 5 lbs of pressure? Some of mine leak till then. Does the lip look buggered up? I have used a nail punch and fixed some of the bad dent. Does not work great though.

coypoo · Mar 28, 2012

I noticed it when it was at about 20 PSI......

milldoggy · Mar 28, 2012

Well, wiggle the lid, pound out bad dents, scrap it

fright101 · Mar 28, 2012

Perhaps this; http://www.williamsbrewing.com/KEG-LID-SEALING-O-RING-P58C78.aspx

I need to get one..but I have seen them recommended for your use many times...

tknice · Mar 28, 2012

If you lubed the o-ring then you can try flipping it around the other way and see if that helps. Next step would be to switch it with one of your other keg lids and see if that helps. Sometimes you just have to find the right combination.

Oh ya, like others said, id at least 10-15 lbs of pressure.

milldoggy · Mar 28, 2012

Have you tried putting a penny under the lids feet to apply more pressure to the lid when closed?

coypoo · Mar 29, 2012

I contacted the seller and he said I could bring it in and they would replace it. Thanks for the tips though, I like that larger o ring and the penny idea. I'll have to keep those in mind for the future

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