daphatgrant
Well-Known Member
Hey HBT, I'm getting ready to clean all of my equipment for it's first use and I'm looking for a little direction. I've been buying parts and pieces for a while now so I've got a lot of stuff to do a first time cleaning on. Everything is new so I'm looking for removing any manufacturing oils etc. I'll list them below.
1. Keg - Ball Lock. I took the posts off, removed all of the O-rings from both tubes, the post itself, the big O-ring on top and the O-ring out of the poppets. I plan to clean all of the metal parts in warm TSP followed by a hot soap and water soak, followed by a hot water rinse. Wash all of the O-rings in a dawn dish soap solution followed by a hot water rinse. Is this ok?
2. Ball Lock disconnects (beverage), I broke them down as much as I think I can (unscrew the top, remove the spring, o-rings, etc) and plan to wash all of these in a hot water/dawn solution and then rinse with hot water. Sound ok? Do I break down and clean the gas disconnects as well?
3. Faucets, shanks, nuts & barbs (beverage), I broke everything down and plan to wash everything the same as I said for the keg, TSP for everything metal, dawn and hot water for everything rubber/plastic. Damn those faucets have a lot of O-rings! Does this sound ok? Do I need to clean the barbs and nuts for the gas side as well?
4. Hose, I've got a fair amount of 1/2" silicone hose that I need to clean, suggestions on that? I've got brushes that I can use to clean the inside but I'm not sure what method I should use for cleaning these.
I already cleaned all of my SS fittings, ball valves and disconnects in TSP followed Dawn/hot water and then a final rinse. I broke down all of the female disconnects and washed the O-rings with just dawn and hot water.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff that I'll add later. As soon as I get everything cleaned I'm actually ready to start brewing, I can hardly wait! .
Thanks for any help.
1. Keg - Ball Lock. I took the posts off, removed all of the O-rings from both tubes, the post itself, the big O-ring on top and the O-ring out of the poppets. I plan to clean all of the metal parts in warm TSP followed by a hot soap and water soak, followed by a hot water rinse. Wash all of the O-rings in a dawn dish soap solution followed by a hot water rinse. Is this ok?
2. Ball Lock disconnects (beverage), I broke them down as much as I think I can (unscrew the top, remove the spring, o-rings, etc) and plan to wash all of these in a hot water/dawn solution and then rinse with hot water. Sound ok? Do I break down and clean the gas disconnects as well?
3. Faucets, shanks, nuts & barbs (beverage), I broke everything down and plan to wash everything the same as I said for the keg, TSP for everything metal, dawn and hot water for everything rubber/plastic. Damn those faucets have a lot of O-rings! Does this sound ok? Do I need to clean the barbs and nuts for the gas side as well?
4. Hose, I've got a fair amount of 1/2" silicone hose that I need to clean, suggestions on that? I've got brushes that I can use to clean the inside but I'm not sure what method I should use for cleaning these.
I already cleaned all of my SS fittings, ball valves and disconnects in TSP followed Dawn/hot water and then a final rinse. I broke down all of the female disconnects and washed the O-rings with just dawn and hot water.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff that I'll add later. As soon as I get everything cleaned I'm actually ready to start brewing, I can hardly wait! .
Thanks for any help.