Hello forum,
I just got my first kegerator, a Kegco K209SS. Great model by the way. Anyway, I have kegged some 420 with a sanke tap, and it will pump great with the perfect amount of foam, but after an hour or two, nothing will come out when pulling on the tap. It's definitely not empty.
I've taken the tap off, re-tapped it, made sure there's no gas leak, and usually after bouncing it around a bit or turning up the gas to above 10-12 psi (which is is usually at).. it starts again. But it has happened twice so far and I have no idea what's going on.
In terms of the tap, I don't know what the two plastic parts I removed in it were, but one looked like a stopper on the gas portion which seemed pointless because with it, gas couldn't get into the keg; and the other is a plastic ball with a plastic net-like web keeping the ball inside.
Since this has happened twice, I removed the ball to see if that was the problem. Theoretically, it seems like if the gas wedges the ball against the bottom of the tap, beer couldn't get up and into the lines? I don't know if this is the correct logic.
What is going on? Any ideas? No issues with my home brew, so it must be something with the sanke tap I think.
Thanks for all the help.
I just got my first kegerator, a Kegco K209SS. Great model by the way. Anyway, I have kegged some 420 with a sanke tap, and it will pump great with the perfect amount of foam, but after an hour or two, nothing will come out when pulling on the tap. It's definitely not empty.
I've taken the tap off, re-tapped it, made sure there's no gas leak, and usually after bouncing it around a bit or turning up the gas to above 10-12 psi (which is is usually at).. it starts again. But it has happened twice so far and I have no idea what's going on.
In terms of the tap, I don't know what the two plastic parts I removed in it were, but one looked like a stopper on the gas portion which seemed pointless because with it, gas couldn't get into the keg; and the other is a plastic ball with a plastic net-like web keeping the ball inside.
Since this has happened twice, I removed the ball to see if that was the problem. Theoretically, it seems like if the gas wedges the ball against the bottom of the tap, beer couldn't get up and into the lines? I don't know if this is the correct logic.
What is going on? Any ideas? No issues with my home brew, so it must be something with the sanke tap I think.
Thanks for all the help.