boarderx3120
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I have a 3 tap kegerator I built from an old fridge. I typically keep a commercial + 2 cornys inside. I just replaced 3 crappy old standard cheap chrome faucets for 3 new chrome plated Intertap faucets. The old taps worked fine and poured a perfect beer but got sticky and gross quickly, hence the replacement.
So, I changed out all 3 faucets (literally the only change) and now I get nothing but an entire glass of foam. It also comes out pretty fast. I have literally been unable to find anyone on the internet using Intertap faucets and having foam issues. I don't understand how I went from perfect pours to glasses of foam when no other variable changed aside from the faucets. Fridge is at 40 (as low as it will go) the line length is 10ft and the regulator is set at 12.5psi. Lines were cleaned immediately before installing the faucets. I played with pressure up to 20psi all the way down to 7 psi. 7psi made it much better but I don't want to loss volumes in the beer. I want to keep it at 12.5.
Any suggestions? Would going up to, say, 15' of line be unwise? Or maybe the line is too long? All that fancy line length math says my line should be 3.66ft, but i've never had any luck with line that short. Maybe the resistance inside these new faucets is so low that a shorter line would actually work?
I contacted Keg King who makes the faucets and their only recommendation was to decrease temp, which I can't do unless I get a new fridge (not happening).
Any help is greatly appreciated!
So, I changed out all 3 faucets (literally the only change) and now I get nothing but an entire glass of foam. It also comes out pretty fast. I have literally been unable to find anyone on the internet using Intertap faucets and having foam issues. I don't understand how I went from perfect pours to glasses of foam when no other variable changed aside from the faucets. Fridge is at 40 (as low as it will go) the line length is 10ft and the regulator is set at 12.5psi. Lines were cleaned immediately before installing the faucets. I played with pressure up to 20psi all the way down to 7 psi. 7psi made it much better but I don't want to loss volumes in the beer. I want to keep it at 12.5.
Any suggestions? Would going up to, say, 15' of line be unwise? Or maybe the line is too long? All that fancy line length math says my line should be 3.66ft, but i've never had any luck with line that short. Maybe the resistance inside these new faucets is so low that a shorter line would actually work?
I contacted Keg King who makes the faucets and their only recommendation was to decrease temp, which I can't do unless I get a new fridge (not happening).
Any help is greatly appreciated!