rudy0498
Well-Known Member
So....my first kegging experience last night didn't go as smoothly as planned....but do they ever?
Anyway I bought a 2 keg kit with a dual body regulator. I followed the provided instructions, hooked everything up and pumped about 10psi to the keg to check for leaks. I used my water bottle with soapy water and everything. Initially everything seemed great.
So I siphon my beer into the keg, hook every thing back up, and cranked up the CO2 again. When it got over 10 psi I could hear a leak coming from the Gas line connection to the keg. I sprayed it again and noticed it was coming from the hose fitting to my disconnect. I hooked up the other gas line, and it leaked from the same place. Every time I fixed a leak I found another one. Basically, all 4 clamps on the gas hoses were not tight enough. I was annoyed, but I tightened them all up and thought everything was going to be good now....right? WRONG.
I continued cranking up towards 30 PSI and the low pressure gauge needle was moving up at an unusually slow pace. I've never used a CO2 regulator before so I dismissed the slowness and kept on turning. So what happens next? The friggin' pressure relief valve on the regulator pops open and CO2 comes pouring out. I almost soiled myself as I scrambled to close the CO2 tank.
I take a closer look at the low pressure gauge, and I noticed that the dial (or face whatever you want to call it) was bowed really bad. SO bad that the dial must have been pressing against the needle and not allowing it flow freely. So I basically exceeded the capacity of the regulator. I had noticed that the dials were bowed when I took it out of the box, but figured hey it's a cheap kit, and looks aren't everything. I didn't realize that they were bowed so bad that the gauge wouldn't read properly.
So I'm calling the place today and praying they don't give me any crap about sending me another regulator. Hopefully one that they've verified actually works. I might suggest that they actually do some quality control tests on their hoses too before sending them out too.
Anyway I bought a 2 keg kit with a dual body regulator. I followed the provided instructions, hooked everything up and pumped about 10psi to the keg to check for leaks. I used my water bottle with soapy water and everything. Initially everything seemed great.
So I siphon my beer into the keg, hook every thing back up, and cranked up the CO2 again. When it got over 10 psi I could hear a leak coming from the Gas line connection to the keg. I sprayed it again and noticed it was coming from the hose fitting to my disconnect. I hooked up the other gas line, and it leaked from the same place. Every time I fixed a leak I found another one. Basically, all 4 clamps on the gas hoses were not tight enough. I was annoyed, but I tightened them all up and thought everything was going to be good now....right? WRONG.
I continued cranking up towards 30 PSI and the low pressure gauge needle was moving up at an unusually slow pace. I've never used a CO2 regulator before so I dismissed the slowness and kept on turning. So what happens next? The friggin' pressure relief valve on the regulator pops open and CO2 comes pouring out. I almost soiled myself as I scrambled to close the CO2 tank.
I take a closer look at the low pressure gauge, and I noticed that the dial (or face whatever you want to call it) was bowed really bad. SO bad that the dial must have been pressing against the needle and not allowing it flow freely. So I basically exceeded the capacity of the regulator. I had noticed that the dials were bowed when I took it out of the box, but figured hey it's a cheap kit, and looks aren't everything. I didn't realize that they were bowed so bad that the gauge wouldn't read properly.
So I'm calling the place today and praying they don't give me any crap about sending me another regulator. Hopefully one that they've verified actually works. I might suggest that they actually do some quality control tests on their hoses too before sending them out too.