Kegerator faucet issue

[thejuanald]

I have a kegerator that was used solely for craft brews but now that I know how to disassemble a sanke keg to clean and use for homebrewing, I will be using that.

Last time I switched out kegs and cleaned all the tap equipment and put everything back together, I have come across an issue with my faucet. If I pull the tap all the way like normal, nothing but foam comes out and then quickly it stops coming out altogether. Playing around with it, I have been able to find a point where I can get good pours but I'm not always accurate with opening the faucet to the same point.

I haven't taken it apart again yet to try and fix it, but is there anything in particular I should be looking at for fixing this issue of having pretty much nothing come out if I pull the tap completely and having to do an intermediate pull to get the beer to come out? Thanks!

 

[Holy_Hops]

I'd start with taking it apart and making sure it's put back together correctly. If those mechanisms aren't lined up correctly it probably would foam like that.

 

[thejuanald]

I'd start with taking it apart and making sure it's put back together correctly. If those mechanisms aren't lined up correctly it probably would foam like that.

I figure that's probably the issue. I've never had anything like that happen before though. Do you think the main culprit might be the compression bonnet or the handle jacket? Or probably a mixture of everything haha

 

[thejuanald]

Fixed. When I took it apart I realized immediately that I put the wrong, thicker washer in the connection for the faucet to the shank. So dumb, haha