Help With One of My Beer Lines - Please!!!

[KevinK441]

I tried to search for something related but couldn't find anything.

I have two taps and a serving pressure of 10 psi. One tap the beer comes out just fine. On the other, the beer comes out almost spraying. Temperature is not an issue as I keep the kegerator at a nice cool temp. I have the regular chrome faucets and both of my beer lines are the same length. I also recently cleaned both faucets. Just throwing this out there to see if anyone has any suggestions as to what might be going on. Why is one coming out fine, nice and steady with a solid line and the other is spraying? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Stauffbier]

Something lodged in the faucet? Or maybe the faucet was assembled wrong? Have you tried to take the faucet apart to see if anything is in it?

 

[KevinK441]

not since i cleaned a while back. i'll give it a try and a nice soak in some oxyclean. I appreciate your help

 

[Stauffbier]

You might want to check the quick disconnect too. It could have a crooked washer or some other type of restriction.

 

[sniperd]

Depending on when you kegged it could have still been ferementing. I secondary in a keg sometimes and a day or two before I put it in the fridge I'll de-gas it a bit. From what you've said it just sounds like one keg is at higher pressure.

 

[day_trippr]

What happens when you swap the beer lines between kegs?

Cheers!

 

[KevinK441]

What happens when you swap the beer lines between kegs?

Cheers!

A good thought, I'll try that. Thanks.

 

[Setesh]

Depending on when you kegged it could have still been ferementing. I secondary in a keg sometimes and a day or two before I put it in the fridge I'll de-gas it a bit. From what you've said it just sounds like one keg is at higher pressure.

Sounds like it to me too. Remember that if you have check valves in your system your gauges may not read the actual keg pressure, just the pressure before the gauge. Purge the keg right before pouring and see if that makes a difference.

 

[day_trippr]

A good thought, I'll try that. Thanks.

If these are Cornelius style kegs, and the problem switches to the other faucet, my bet is the o-ring under the Out diptube flange is not sealing, allowing CO2 to pass directly from the head space into the beer flow at the post...

Cheers!