My red and blue CO2 lines are different -- should I care?

[pg_rider]

I recently converted my kegerator from a single to a dual setup. The original beer line was a basic red 5/16" ID. The new line I ordered from Beverage Factory is a 5/16" ID blue one, but it's a different construction -- see below.

Should I care? The red one looks like it has an inner "liner" that the blue one doesn't.

 

[day_trippr]

Those sure as heck don't look like the same ID.

But at the end of the day it doesn't matter - as long as you can make all your connections gas-tight.

fwiw, I like using 3/16" ID gas line on 1/4" barbs as that's a virtually self-sealing combination. I still use clamps but they're close to superfluous...

Cheers!

 

[pg_rider]

Funny -- I just measured them and sure enough they're identical. I guess the clear inside of the red one created an optical illusion lol. They both certainly felt tight on the barbs, and I used a clamp to be sure.