kanzimonson
Well-Known Member
I just got a set of four ball lock cornies from morebeer, took them all apart, cleaned, replaced o-rings, and now I'm having big problems with all of them. I'm really regretting switching from pin locks now...
Basically, hardly any liquid is coming out. Gas sounds like it's going in fine, I'm not having any leaks. But when I attach a picnic tap, I can only get the tiniest dribble of liquid out, if any at all. Here are all the things I checked:
-yes I have CO2 in the tank
-yes the tank is open
-yes the gas is turned up (to about 6psi)
-yes I put the In and Out diptubes on the correct posts
-i've tried different disconnects to see if one was broken
-i took the posts back off and tried to reseat the poppets
One thing I only tried once but need to check again is the length of the liquid diptubes. On one of the kegs I hooked the gas line to the liquid post to see if there was some sort of clog. I could hear the gas bubbling in, but now that I think about it, it sounded like it wasn't entering as quickly as it was through the gas post. At the time I just thought it must be because I don't have much liquid in there (like 2qts of a PBW solution), but I'm wondering if there's a possibility the diptubes are too long and they're restricting the liquid flow? Seems crazy, especially since I received the kegs pressurized with a bit of soda in each. And the fact that I'm having trouble with all four points to human error.
Finally, I'm noticing it's taking a surprising amount of force to get the disconnects on the post, compared to what it took with my previous pin locks. Is this normal and I never knew? I mean, I can get the disconnects over the first hump no problem, but to get them to lock onto the second, lower hump I have to put some serious pressure on them. Not all of my weight or anything, but a strong push.
Help please!
Basically, hardly any liquid is coming out. Gas sounds like it's going in fine, I'm not having any leaks. But when I attach a picnic tap, I can only get the tiniest dribble of liquid out, if any at all. Here are all the things I checked:
-yes I have CO2 in the tank
-yes the tank is open
-yes the gas is turned up (to about 6psi)
-yes I put the In and Out diptubes on the correct posts
-i've tried different disconnects to see if one was broken
-i took the posts back off and tried to reseat the poppets
One thing I only tried once but need to check again is the length of the liquid diptubes. On one of the kegs I hooked the gas line to the liquid post to see if there was some sort of clog. I could hear the gas bubbling in, but now that I think about it, it sounded like it wasn't entering as quickly as it was through the gas post. At the time I just thought it must be because I don't have much liquid in there (like 2qts of a PBW solution), but I'm wondering if there's a possibility the diptubes are too long and they're restricting the liquid flow? Seems crazy, especially since I received the kegs pressurized with a bit of soda in each. And the fact that I'm having trouble with all four points to human error.
Finally, I'm noticing it's taking a surprising amount of force to get the disconnects on the post, compared to what it took with my previous pin locks. Is this normal and I never knew? I mean, I can get the disconnects over the first hump no problem, but to get them to lock onto the second, lower hump I have to put some serious pressure on them. Not all of my weight or anything, but a strong push.
Help please!