Donner
Well-Known Member
Yesterday I just grabbed one of the four kegs i bought from a member here and went about cleaning and replacing all the seals. No big deal, i did this with my last two and it was fine.
First i had to vent A LOT of gas to purge the keg. After that it was the normal cleaning and lubing and such. Well, i can't get the lid o-ring to seal property now.
I first tested with what and turning the keg upside down, wouldn't seal. Re lubed and still nothing. Then i thought i'd put some gas on it to see.
Well, i didn't have a lot of water in the keg when i did this, but the small amount of gas i put on the keg (~8 lbs) for a few seconds did nothing. I could hear it leaking and used star san to confirm it was from the lid.
At that point i was tired and mad so i gave up. SHould i have hit it with more gas or at a higher PSI? I never had to do this with my old kegs. I am worried that hitting it with 30 PSI to 'seat' the lid could lead to problems later if i don't use that much gas to carb with. Wont the beer absorb the CO2 it needs and the lid relax from the drop in pressure and leak? Am i over thinking this?
We are going away for a few days so i didn't want to do anything that would require close monitoring of the keg.
Thanks.
Also, the top of the liquid post is slightly bent down. Not much but like the lip above the o-ring is pinched down just a touch. Any danger from this?
First i had to vent A LOT of gas to purge the keg. After that it was the normal cleaning and lubing and such. Well, i can't get the lid o-ring to seal property now.
I first tested with what and turning the keg upside down, wouldn't seal. Re lubed and still nothing. Then i thought i'd put some gas on it to see.
Well, i didn't have a lot of water in the keg when i did this, but the small amount of gas i put on the keg (~8 lbs) for a few seconds did nothing. I could hear it leaking and used star san to confirm it was from the lid.
At that point i was tired and mad so i gave up. SHould i have hit it with more gas or at a higher PSI? I never had to do this with my old kegs. I am worried that hitting it with 30 PSI to 'seat' the lid could lead to problems later if i don't use that much gas to carb with. Wont the beer absorb the CO2 it needs and the lid relax from the drop in pressure and leak? Am i over thinking this?
We are going away for a few days so i didn't want to do anything that would require close monitoring of the keg.
Thanks.
Also, the top of the liquid post is slightly bent down. Not much but like the lip above the o-ring is pinched down just a touch. Any danger from this?