DuncB
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Some good does come out of Reading then.
Beer Engine strip down advice
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Yes better than Reading. My uncle and cousin have emigrated to just near Martina Franca about 15 years ago.
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Have had some correspondence from RLBS
Hi Duncan,
Thanks for the below. What you have is an EWL 1/2pt Clamp-on handpull with Water Cooling Jacket.
Unfortunately this is a super rare animal which we carry no spares for and don’t have much experience with.
The white flanged plastic part in your picture Base Connector 1 is actually the handle rod spacer which sits inside the top of the brass handle ferrule keeping the handle rod in the centre away from the brass (under the porcelain handle).
The heavy spout is an old short spout used by southern UK brewers to serve beer without a sparkler and the longer spout to be used with the sparklers.
The different sparkler will give you a different presentation/finish to the beer being serve using the long spout. Personal preference will be the answer to this.
No don’t use the Check Valve (Demand Valve) if your beer is not higher than the pump or not pressurised. It will only course an extra restriction in the pull which with a 1/2pt pull will only make this harder to action.
Hope this help?
Cheers,
Hi Duncan,
Thanks for the below. What you have is an EWL 1/2pt Clamp-on handpull with Water Cooling Jacket.
Unfortunately this is a super rare animal which we carry no spares for and don’t have much experience with.
The white flanged plastic part in your picture Base Connector 1 is actually the handle rod spacer which sits inside the top of the brass handle ferrule keeping the handle rod in the centre away from the brass (under the porcelain handle).
The heavy spout is an old short spout used by southern UK brewers to serve beer without a sparkler and the longer spout to be used with the sparklers.
The different sparkler will give you a different presentation/finish to the beer being serve using the long spout. Personal preference will be the answer to this.
No don’t use the Check Valve (Demand Valve) if your beer is not higher than the pump or not pressurised. It will only course an extra restriction in the pull which with a 1/2pt pull will only make this harder to action.
Hope this help?
Cheers,
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Hey DuncB!
I thought I'd resurrect your post instead of starting a new one, I hope you don't mind!
I'm new to this forum but have been on AHB for ages (I'm in Melb, Aus). I scored a pump while on a business trip to Manchester in 2014 and by pure luck nabbed two identical units off eBay earlier this year, so I now have 3 of what I believe are all identical EWL pulls like yours but of the 1/4 pint variety.
I'm about to start dismantling them to clean them, and I'm curious, did you manage to open up the cylinder body on yours in the end?
Looks like the bottom unscrews with a big enough shifter but using a strap wrench they seem pretty tight.
Cheers!
Karl.
I thought I'd resurrect your post instead of starting a new one, I hope you don't mind!
I'm new to this forum but have been on AHB for ages (I'm in Melb, Aus). I scored a pump while on a business trip to Manchester in 2014 and by pure luck nabbed two identical units off eBay earlier this year, so I now have 3 of what I believe are all identical EWL pulls like yours but of the 1/4 pint variety.
I'm about to start dismantling them to clean them, and I'm curious, did you manage to open up the cylinder body on yours in the end?
Looks like the bottom unscrews with a big enough shifter but using a strap wrench they seem pretty tight.
Cheers!
Karl.
DuncB
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Morning Karl
I'm on AHB as well. Like you one Engine has now grown to 3 engines.
All different of course!
I didn't have the courage to uncrank the jacket around my cylinder, the strange noises all disappeared once the cylinder had liquid in it.
I do notice that RLBS now sell reconditioned ones of these.
https://rlbs.ltd.uk/handpull-ewl-1-4pt-paragon-plus-clamp-on.html
So it is probably worth contacting
From my post 34 above. I suspect they bought up the EWL stock when they went out of business.
It probably is as simple as cranking it harder to undo but it would be good to get confirmation or even talk to one of their technicians.
My other engine is an Angram and an unknown but it's got a really nice all wood handle.
I think my EWL is a third of a pint now that I'm using a proper pint glass rather than those daft " NZ pint " glasses.
Let me know how it goes. Must catch up when I'm next in Melbourne, have been trying to get there for ages. Cancelled last minute as was going to the Grand Prix.
I'm on AHB as well. Like you one Engine has now grown to 3 engines.
All different of course!
I didn't have the courage to uncrank the jacket around my cylinder, the strange noises all disappeared once the cylinder had liquid in it.
I do notice that RLBS now sell reconditioned ones of these.
https://rlbs.ltd.uk/handpull-ewl-1-4pt-paragon-plus-clamp-on.html
So it is probably worth contacting
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From my post 34 above. I suspect they bought up the EWL stock when they went out of business.
It probably is as simple as cranking it harder to undo but it would be good to get confirmation or even talk to one of their technicians.
My other engine is an Angram and an unknown but it's got a really nice all wood handle.
I think my EWL is a third of a pint now that I'm using a proper pint glass rather than those daft " NZ pint " glasses.
Let me know how it goes. Must catch up when I'm next in Melbourne, have been trying to get there for ages. Cancelled last minute as was going to the Grand Prix.
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Thanks dunc!
Yeah I'm hesitant to crank up the torque on the cylinder without guidance and have contacted Steve already to get his thoughts on it too - will post them here if they're useful.
Very likely I'll get impatient and just start using one though without opening it up
It is a shame travels been nuked, I used to be in NZ every 4-6 weeks for work (mostly north island) but it's been 2 years now. Let me know if you're in melb though, beers are good
Yeah I'm hesitant to crank up the torque on the cylinder without guidance and have contacted Steve already to get his thoughts on it too - will post them here if they're useful.
Very likely I'll get impatient and just start using one though without opening it up
It is a shame travels been nuked, I used to be in NZ every 4-6 weeks for work (mostly north island) but it's been 2 years now. Let me know if you're in melb though, beers are good
DuncB
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Yes I would just pump lots of warm PBW through and you could use some line cleaner as well ( that's caustic ) then flush out with warm water and final starsan.
If the water coming out is clear then it's probably clean on the inside.
To sparkle or not to sparkle that is the question, I find if I have the demand valve on then it is more like sparkler dispense straight out of the tap.
Another useful site not sure I linked it above
https://homebrewindonegal.blogspot.com/2015/07/beer-engine-happiness.html
Also this site very handy
https://www.beer-genius.co.uk/
Yes I would just pump lots of warm PBW through and you could use some line cleaner as well ( that's caustic ) then flush out with warm water and final starsan.
If the water coming out is clear then it's probably clean on the inside.
To sparkle or not to sparkle that is the question, I find if I have the demand valve on then it is more like sparkler dispense straight out of the tap.
Another useful site not sure I linked it above
https://homebrewindonegal.blogspot.com/2015/07/beer-engine-happiness.html
Also this site very handy
https://www.beer-genius.co.uk/
