Hey Gang,
I'm trying to figure out how to properly balance my system and theres a few things I am unsure of. I've read through alot of the other threads on it, but theres a couple things I really just don't understand.
Now I KNOW my system is not balanced but I'm trying to understand the current symptoms I have, to correct in a short term, but things just aren't clicking in my brain.
I've got approxiamately 5 feet of 3/16 ID vinyl tubing (I understand this is too long), located 2 feet under my taps...
What doesnt make sense to me is everything is seen says to estimate 3/16 vinyl tubing at 3 psi/ foot (i.e. 15 psi) as well as 1 psi for the 2 feet height, plus another 2 psi for the losses in the shank/faucet.... all totalling a pressure loss of 18 psi... meaning theoretically, I shouldn't be able to dispense beer at anything under 18 psi to my understanding... however, at 12 psi... it shoots out like a rocket making me think the 3 psi per foot is either far off, or I am misunderstanding something here?
Please help - party on saturday and I would love to be able to figure this out!!!
I'm trying to figure out how to properly balance my system and theres a few things I am unsure of. I've read through alot of the other threads on it, but theres a couple things I really just don't understand.
Now I KNOW my system is not balanced but I'm trying to understand the current symptoms I have, to correct in a short term, but things just aren't clicking in my brain.
I've got approxiamately 5 feet of 3/16 ID vinyl tubing (I understand this is too long), located 2 feet under my taps...
What doesnt make sense to me is everything is seen says to estimate 3/16 vinyl tubing at 3 psi/ foot (i.e. 15 psi) as well as 1 psi for the 2 feet height, plus another 2 psi for the losses in the shank/faucet.... all totalling a pressure loss of 18 psi... meaning theoretically, I shouldn't be able to dispense beer at anything under 18 psi to my understanding... however, at 12 psi... it shoots out like a rocket making me think the 3 psi per foot is either far off, or I am misunderstanding something here?
Please help - party on saturday and I would love to be able to figure this out!!!