thecebruery
Active Member
Just put some brand new shiny perlick flow control taps on my keezer - hooked up a few kegs today to carbonate, and (I know I know) put them at burst carb pressure (~27psi in a 39F keezer). I accidentally knocked one of the handles on one of the taps while its coupler was hooked up to a keg getting gas at 29psi - naturally, BOOM, it cleaned that tap line out real good.
Unfortunately, I think it also blew out the little torpedo that serves to, well, adjust flow control. Typically, the little handle will rotate between, say, 6 and 10 on the clock (if looking at it from the right hand side, face on); as of now, however, mine rotates from 6 all the way around to nearly 2 or 3. And regardless of the position its in, the beer comes out at the same speed - namely, too fast (even at the proper serving pressure).
I intend to take the tap off and dismantle it when it's not serving as a pressure stop for a carbonating keg (I use sankes, so I can't just unplug the beer line or anything), but for those on this forum who've dismantled one of these and seen its innards, am I screwed? Or did something just pop over a groove inside the body of the faucet or something and I should be able to fix it if I take the time to take it apart?
Unfortunately, I think it also blew out the little torpedo that serves to, well, adjust flow control. Typically, the little handle will rotate between, say, 6 and 10 on the clock (if looking at it from the right hand side, face on); as of now, however, mine rotates from 6 all the way around to nearly 2 or 3. And regardless of the position its in, the beer comes out at the same speed - namely, too fast (even at the proper serving pressure).
I intend to take the tap off and dismantle it when it's not serving as a pressure stop for a carbonating keg (I use sankes, so I can't just unplug the beer line or anything), but for those on this forum who've dismantled one of these and seen its innards, am I screwed? Or did something just pop over a groove inside the body of the faucet or something and I should be able to fix it if I take the time to take it apart?
