Keg possibly not holding air

[Thedude907]

So I tried to pressure test my 3 kegs with 3 different lids. None are holding tight. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if all 3 kegs and 3 lids are bad.

What i find odd is it seems all 3 lids " leak at the PRV" . All the same spot. Looked at the presure relief valve and the rubber looks fine. So kind of at a lose. This is my first time kegging so any insight is helpful.

I wanted to pressurise kegs prior to putting beer in them so in knew I had a good seal. Help please ? Are my lids not properly seated. Are my prv's bad. No idea

 

[oujens]

Are the PRVs screwed on all the way? Did you seat the lid with 30 psi? Did you change out the orings?

 

[RedlegEd]

So I tried to pressure test my 3 kegs with 3 different lids. None are holding tight. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if all 3 kegs and 3 lids are bad.

What i find odd is it seems all 3 lids " leak at the PRV" . All the same spot. Looked at the presure relief valve and the rubber looks fine. So kind of at a lose. This is my first time kegging so any insight is helpful.

I wanted to pressurise kegs prior to putting beer in them so in knew I had a good seal. Help please ? Are my lids not properly seated. Are my prv's bad. No idea

Hi. Are you using keg lube on your o-rings? If not, you should. Also, once you set the lid and pressurize, did you squirt it down with Starsan or soapy water to look for bubbles? Finally, you should also check your poppets to make sure they're clean and the o-rings inside are in good condition. Hope you find the leak(s). They can be very frustrating. Ed

 

[Thedude907]

Yes the prv's are screwed in all the way. And no I did not seat the lids with 30psi.

I did just pick up some keg lube I will try. I didn't want to put the beer in until I know I have a good seal. Going to give the 3p psi and keg lube a shot. Must be operator error. Because 2 kegs leaking with different lids. I would bet the problem would be me. All o rings look good.

Thanks for the quick reply guys

 

[ericbw]

Keg lube makes a world of difference. Lube every rubber o-ring, including on the lid, posts, and prv.

How did you find the leak?

 

[Thedude907]

I found the leak by doing a trial run and filling the keg with gas. I went to test the prv and no hissing. I felt a Gental cool breeze by the prv. I just so apes it and found it's leaking at the boring on the lid. I'm fixing to bump the psi to 30 to seat the lid and see if that works

 

[Thedude907]

Keg lube sealed er right up. No issues now. Thanks again for all the replies