New Nitrogen Stout Tap...what went wrong?

[ArcticBear]

supposedly the one i was shipped is a Tap-Rite newer style of the SF2001, labeled by Taprite as the SF2001A

 

[ArcticBear]

i just contacted Taprite requesting assistance.

I have had nothing but "we'll get back to you" and then nothing from Perlick. I am not impressed with their customer service and am at the point of requesting an RMA to send this faucet back and purchase one elsewhere

 

[TRG]

Any news on this?

 

[ArcticBear]

Any news on this?

I received a few Emails from Taprite, and I fell off with them due to being overwhelmed with work and the holidays, i should send them an update as well.

I had a buddy come by to do some trouble shooting and we noticed 2 things. There was a missing o-ring, that sits above the restrictor plate to keep a tight seal and keep the restrictor plate in place. Also we noticed that the holes drilled into the restrictor plate were significantly larger than the holes he had drilled in his micro-matic restrictor plate.

We swapped out the restrictor plate and added the oring and it works 1000x better. I should get in touch with Taprite regardless but i was just happy it was pouring better... still not as efficient as i feel it should be running, but it at least gives the nitrogen effects now that it didnt before.

 

[TRG]

Thanks for the reply.

I'm asking because I just set up my own nitro tap. I took it apart and there were both Orings and the plastic bit beneath the restrictor. When I pour at 30psi, I get nothing but foam from the tap. I suspect that the stout is over-carbed. It was carbonated to about 2.0 volumes with pure CO2, then I purged and put it on the 70/30 beergas. I'm going to try and decarbonate it down to about 1.6-1.8 volumes, then give it another go.

Do you know what size of holes the new plate has?

 

[ArcticBear]

Optimal carbonation is around 1.2 volumes for the nitro faucet.

The holes are smaller enough for something like mechanical pencil led, but its hard to tell the exact size...i may just solder 2 or 3 of the holes closed and see if that makes it better before buying a new disc...

 

[TRG]

Thanks for the advice. I will report back with some results...