Keezer CO2 Question

Long time follower on the forum but first time poster. This winter I built my first keezer and 2 months ago hooked up my first 1/6 barrel commercial keg, set the CO2 at 10 psi and everything work perfectly. On Friday I noticed pours were a little slow but didn't think much of it, and I never bothered to check the CO2 pressure. On Saturday we had people at the house and someone indicated the keg was empty. When I picked up the keg I noticed there was very little liquid left but I also noticed the regulator read 0 psi and my 5lb CO2 tank was empty. Obviously the CO2 tank should not be empty after 1 keg. My initial thought was a leak but what I thought was odd was that both the keg and the CO2 tank emptied the exact same time. I'm going to check my connections for possible leaks but I was curious if there was some other underlying cause or if this was just pure coincidence that the keg & CO2 ran out at the same time. Up until now I would periodically check the regulator and I never had CO2 pressure issues or fluctuations.

Any input or advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

I would say it's a coincidence and that you have a leak. As you correctly stated, a 5# co2 tank should last far longer than one 1/6bbl.

 

Definitely a leak. Might be something subtle. Are you using threaded connections or barbs? Worm clamps or oetikers? Try using a solution of dish soap and water in a spray bottle. Spray all your connections and look for bubbles.

 

Unless someone left a tap open for a long time after the keg was kicked. That would drain your tank pretty quickly (I've had a very stoned guest do this, except the keg didn't start out kicked!).

 

Yeah I'm betting somebody just left the tap handle open and wasted all your gas.