Help with Intertap Faucets please

[robby6pack]

I just took 2 intetap faucets off of my keezer, that worked fine and tried to put them on a tower keggerator. They both leak at the point where the faucets screw onto the shank. The metal ring in picture 1 hits the bottom of the threads in picture 2 before the oring (seal) in picture 3 seals against the metal ring in picture 4. I think I probably know the answer, but I'm going to ask. Can I get thicker gaskets (o-rings, seals)? The o-rings that come in these fit in a recessed area. If not, what is a decent shank to buy? I have 2 faucets that are at the same height on my tower. The shanks that are on them have barbed connections the bend 90 degrees. What size do I need if they are straight? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[day_trippr]

That's weird. While I've read of certain faucets with sliding shuttles have had trouble with certain shanks, it was the shuttle interference, not the basic coupling - which is supposed to be "standard".

Before you go swapping shanks, have you tried using two shank O-rings? Might just work.
Otherwise, your tower likely uses shanks that looks like this:

...which you can get lots of places, including here. But I would not expect there would be anything special about them wrt threading to a faucet. If you want a straight tower shank and use a 90° tail piece those are also available, but again I would not count on any replacement fixing this specific problem...

Cheers!

 

[MikeCo]

I can't quite tell from the picture, but do you have an o-ring in the tower shank AND one in the faucet? I just looked at some spare tower shanks I have and there is no o-ring in them. If there is an o-ring on both pieces it may be difficult to engage the threads enough to seal.

Does this happen for both faucets and shanks? If not maybe bad/rough threads on one of the shanks?

 

[robby6pack]

The only washer/oring/seal is in picture 3. These faucets worked just fine on my other shanks on another kegerator. I believe that I’m going to have to get new short tower shanks. My Perlick faucet works just fine on these two shanks. Did I mention that both of my Intertap faucets leaks on both of the shanks.

 

[juggabrew]

If not seated in the teeth on the inside and also not tight enough it will leak. I just replaced my beer line( which sucks doing with a tower) and I didn’t tighten it enough it started to leak when the tap was closed. Quick righty tighty and it sealed. I have intertaps on generic tower and shanks. Also, one shank has a shorter bend than the other one can go over that