The Good...the keezer has been done since early July. It looks awesome and I hope to provide pics asap. I purchased one of kegconnection's premium kits with the tapright setup and perlick faucets.
The Bad...I've gone through 2 5lb tanks since early July. This can't be normal from what I've read from others saying I should be able to go through 5-6+ kegs.
I know when the CO2 tank is within the freezer, the gauge that measures how full it is will drop because of the cooler temps. I have mine set to around 42deg F. I use set and forget and have my stout at about 9 psi and the draught at 12, using the popular chart many of us use.
The first go around things seemed to be holding good for the first few days, then I noticed the level gauge dropped to the lower green section of the full range. I was enjoying my beer for about a month, then one day after being on vacation we came home and all the guages were reading ZILCH (0).
One of my kegs still had pressure, but the other one had none.
So, I talked to Keg Connection. According to their website the kegs are pressure tested, so I cleaned everything and used keg lube the first time withought changing and o'rings, they all looked good. I quickly changed the main lid seal and lubbed it up good, checked tightness of everything else, went and got the tank filled again and pressurized the system again.
I used soapy water and could not find a leak anywhere in the entire system, so I assumed I had fixed the issue with reseating the lid with a new seal.
Jump ahead to a few days ago, and the same dang thing happened. Since it was my Stout keg last time that had no pressure left, I turned that line off. over the next few days it seemed the levels did not drop.
The guages "before" the out lines to the kegs held steady so I think the problem is after the gauges somewhere. I noticed the fitting going into that particular gauge from the stout keg had more threads showing than the other keg so I tightened it up a bit more, but after turning that line back on, tonight the main level gauge was almost 0.
The CO2 tank is about empty as I can easily lift it again.
Sorry for all of this, but I finally had time to post.
I love this hobby, but this is really frustrating me as I have beer I want to drink I can't afford to fill my tank every few months.
Randy
The Bad...I've gone through 2 5lb tanks since early July. This can't be normal from what I've read from others saying I should be able to go through 5-6+ kegs.
I know when the CO2 tank is within the freezer, the gauge that measures how full it is will drop because of the cooler temps. I have mine set to around 42deg F. I use set and forget and have my stout at about 9 psi and the draught at 12, using the popular chart many of us use.
The first go around things seemed to be holding good for the first few days, then I noticed the level gauge dropped to the lower green section of the full range. I was enjoying my beer for about a month, then one day after being on vacation we came home and all the guages were reading ZILCH (0).
One of my kegs still had pressure, but the other one had none.
So, I talked to Keg Connection. According to their website the kegs are pressure tested, so I cleaned everything and used keg lube the first time withought changing and o'rings, they all looked good. I quickly changed the main lid seal and lubbed it up good, checked tightness of everything else, went and got the tank filled again and pressurized the system again.
I used soapy water and could not find a leak anywhere in the entire system, so I assumed I had fixed the issue with reseating the lid with a new seal.
Jump ahead to a few days ago, and the same dang thing happened. Since it was my Stout keg last time that had no pressure left, I turned that line off. over the next few days it seemed the levels did not drop.
The guages "before" the out lines to the kegs held steady so I think the problem is after the gauges somewhere. I noticed the fitting going into that particular gauge from the stout keg had more threads showing than the other keg so I tightened it up a bit more, but after turning that line back on, tonight the main level gauge was almost 0.
The CO2 tank is about empty as I can easily lift it again.
Sorry for all of this, but I finally had time to post.
I love this hobby, but this is really frustrating me as I have beer I want to drink I can't afford to fill my tank every few months.
Randy