3/16 beer line to 1/4 shank... issues?

[DuckiesRevenge]

I am looking to upgrade my kegging system and get some real faucets (no more picnic taps for this guy!:rockin. Looking at all of the options has been a daunting task but I think I know what I want to do. I want to get 3/16" beer lines (7-10ft), attach them to 1/4" stainless steel tailpieces, to a 1/4" steel shank and stainless perlicks.

The question now is, if I use the 3/16" beer line, will I have any issues if I attach it to a 1/4" bore shank? I'm thinking in my head that there could be turbulent flow from going from the 3/16" to the 1/4", which in turn could potentially cause foaming... but I am not sure if this is the case or will have any major effect on the pour.

Any thoughts?

 

[jbaysurfer]

That's my standard. Heat the end of the beer line before pushing it onto the 1/4" shank and you won't even require a hose clamp in most cases. The ID of the shank is much smaller then the ID of the faucet, so you're already getting a pressure change regardless of if you use the 3/16" or 1/4" beer line, so I wouldn't stress too much on that.

 

[DuckiesRevenge]

Good point about the faucet I didn't think of that!

 

[Fordzilla]

I bought a cheap heat gun at Harbor Freight and use it to heat up my BevSeal 3/16 line, it works very well.