are the gas and beer poppets identical?

[Datchew]

I'm looking at this site because some of my poppets are a bit worn out.

LINK

Do the beer and gas posts each use the same poppet?
Are there exceptions? (i have spartanburg, cornelius, and firestone kegs needing to be rebuilt.)

Thanks.

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

No. They are different. Try putting your CO2 disconnect on your liquid poppet and see how hard it is to pull off.

Kidding. Don't try it. It's a pain the get it back off.

 

[bad coffee]

The POPPETS are the same. The disconnect fittings aren't.

There's a few kinds of poppets. Chi-company has the listings on their site which type of poppets for which type of kegs.

http://www.chicompany.net/index.php...esult&search_in_description=1&keyword=poppets

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[Suthrncomfrt1884]

The POPPETS are the same. The disconnect fittings aren't.

There's a few kinds of poppets. Chi-company has the listings on their site which type of poppets for which type of kegs.

http://www.chicompany.net/index.php...esult&search_in_description=1&keyword=poppets

B

If the poppets were the same, then why wouldn't the disconnects fit the same way? I'm not disagreeing with you, just wondering since it seems odd.

 

[wilceaser]

The poppets are the valves that sit inside the connectors. The body of the connectors are what is what is keyed in or out.

 

[david_42]

SC - If you look at the top of the posts on a keg, you'll see the top of the poppets. They are the small round thing in the middle, not the entire post. They are spring-loaded valves and identical, gas or fluid, for a specific manufacturer's kegs.

 

[burglar]

I went to my LBHS for a replacement and they told me that currently they carried 4 different styles. I was able to narrow what I needed down to two.

 

[rjwhite41]

Poppets are the same for liquid and gas, just tell them what kind of keg you have.

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

The poppets are the valves that sit inside the connectors. The body of the connectors are what is what is keyed in or out.

SC - If you look at the top of the posts on a keg, you'll see the top of the poppets. They are the small round thing in the middle, not the entire post. They are spring-loaded valves and identical, gas or fluid, for a specific manufacturer's kegs.

Thanks for clearing that up. I've never torn one of mine apart, so I was under the impression the whole thing was a single part. I figured the poppet was part of the post.

 

[Datchew]

Poppets are the same for liquid and gas, just tell them what kind of keg you have.

Perfect.

I knew the difference between the posts and the poppets, but apparently I sowed some confusion with my verbage or something.

yes, as mentioned, I know the type of kegs I have the types of posts, but as the links provided show only 1 poppet per type of keg, I wanted to make sure.

This sentence above (and others) cleared it up.
I really appreciate the help gang.