Poorman's Bleeder Valve

[briewer2]

Here is my hundredth post of the day.....

So I wanted to build a bleeder valve attachment to see what the pressure is inside my kegs. I have seen pictures of a few metal ones. I was wondering if it would work if I just took a gas-in disconnect and attached it to a low pressure co2 gauge via a piece of gas line and hose clamped it together. I realize I would not be able to bleed off pressure with it, but I just want to measure the pressure in the keg, so I don't see why that wouldn"t work.

Again that is.....
Ball lock quick disconnect -> gas line -> regulator

 

[RogerMcAllen]

Should work.

What if you took the valve stem from a tire, and attach that to your keg with a small piece of tubing and some hose clamps. Then you could measure/alter the pressure with a tire gauge that has a bleed off feature.

 

[jpc]

Here is my hundredth post of the day.....

So I wanted to build a bleeder valve attachment to see what the pressure is inside my kegs. I have seen pictures of a few metal ones. I was wondering if it would work if I just took a gas-in disconnect and attached it to a low pressure co2 gauge via a piece of gas line and hose clamped it together. I realize I would not be able to bleed off pressure with it, but I just want to measure the pressure in the keg, so I don't see why that wouldn"t work.

Again that is.....
Ball lock quick disconnect -> gas line -> regulator

That would work to measure the pressure, but what would you use to bleed off the excess pressure?

FWIW, I used the following from McMaster-Carr for my pressure relief uses:

48935K25 Brass Adjustable Vacuum/pressure Relief Valve, 1/4" Npt Male, 0-20 Psi

I connected them to this tee:

50785K72 Med-pressure Extruded Brass Thrd Pipe Fitting, 1/4" Pipe Size, Tee

and then bought a few "keg pressure testers" from kegkits.com.

I replaced the connector in the pressure tester with the tee, and screwed the gauge and relief valve into the other openings. Now I have an automatic relief valve for carbonating... total cost about $35-40 each.

Sorry, no pics

 

[Hammy71]

It's exactly what I made a couple of months ago, except I added a ball valve in between the reg and the disconnect. I found alot of times the pressure in the keg would "push" some beer into the airline...so I crack the valve and let the pressure equalize slowly. To release the pressure from the line when I'm done...I simply use my finger to push the "nipple" (hee hee...) inside the ball lock disconnect to release the pressure in the air line....easy and cheap.... Seems to be a running theme with me and my beloved ghetto set up(s).

 

[briewer2]

That would work to measure the pressure, but what would you use to bleed off the excess pressure?

This may sound stupid, but couldn't I just use the pressure release valve on the keg lid? The only reason this appeals to me is because I work at a bar and have countless regulator gauges at my disposal, and I have a few extra quick disconnects.

 

[jpc]

This may sound stupid, but couldn't I just use the pressure release valve on the keg lid? The only reason this appeals to me is because I work at a bar and have countless regulator gauges at my disposal, and I have a few extra quick disconnects.

Yes, you could, but I have found that a quick "blip" on the lid valve can result in quite the pressure drop... like from 12 PSI down to 0.