another kegging ques, top not seating quite right but have pressure in there

[Beardown]

So, the lid on the corny was giving us fits... Boiled it and pulled up on the swing clamp (or whatever it's called) finally got a seal and cranked psi to 30, had a good seal but when I went to purge the o2 off the top and regas the top began leaking again. Got it to reseal and cranked back up to 30 and left it , hoping that the gas would saturate the beer enough ,,,. My questions are - 1- should enough o2 be out of the keg since it all gets pushed to the top? 2- should I attempt to purge all/some when I decide to go to serving psi? Tips/ advice? Thanks

 

[TorMag]

I have this same problem with one of my kegs. I still holds gas at serving pressure, but lower than that it leaks.

 

[Beardown]

Do you purge before dropping to serving ?

 

[day_trippr]

Stick coins under the locking lever feet...

Cheers!

 

[Beardown]

That just blew my mind,,,, gonna try that

 

[TorMag]

Stick coins under the locking lever feet...

Cheers!

Me too. did not even think about that. Great idea

 

[bigdaddybrew]

Use a bit of leg lube on the gasket so it will seat better. You might need a new gasket. Perhaps the rubber feet are worn and the coin trick will help?

 

[jmcquesten]

Also, they do sell replacement rubber feet for the lids. If the coin trick works, I'd look into getting those in the future. Probably wouldn't hurt to get a new lid o-ring too. They actually sell extra thick o-rings that are supposed to help leaking lids. Here's one place that sells the thick ones.
https://www.williamsbrewing.com/mobile/OVERSIZE-KEG-LID-SEALING-O-RING-P58.aspx

 

[Beardown]

Have 3 fairly new o rings and tried em all, all same issue ?, if I'm leaking I'll try coins for this batch then test before next one

 

[bigken462]

Stick coins under the locking lever feet...

Cheers!

This is a facepalm moment for me....Duhh, Damn why didn't I ever think of that.