Refurbishing leaking flip pressure valve

[jharmon203]

I have a pressure valve on one of my corny kegs that is a flip style of valve. It it leaking a bit and I was wondering if it's possible to replace these or if you just have to get a new lid. I do not see any replacement options online and it doesn't appear to unscrew, but I figured I would post here to just make sure I am not missing something.

 

[day_trippr]

fwiw, I had one keg out of 16 with a flip PRV - and it also decided to leak. But it did screw in/out and I was able to replace it with a pull-ring PRV to match all of my other kegs. You should be able to check it out using a PRV from one of your other kegs...

Cheers!

 

[Transamguy77]

Do you have a picture of it? I have a few flip ones and the ones I have unscrew.

 

[jharmon203]

Here's a picture. Does this unscrew? There is another hole on the other side of the one shown, but it does not go all the way through.

 

[day_trippr]

Looks different from the one example I dealt with.
Is that keg occupied, or can you show us the inside of the lid?

Cheers!

 

[jharmon203]

it's occupied, but I can easily just bleed the air off and refill. thanks for the replies everyone.

 

[jharmon203]

You are correct the valve comes apart. there was a plastic nut on the bottom and I was able to unscrew the assembly. However, I do not see replacements for the flip style of valve online. Only the pull up kind seem to have replacements. What options do I have?

 

[day_trippr]

Ah, ok, that's a "dome top" lid I believe. This replacement PRV should work.
https://www.chicompany.net/lids-par...replacement-pressure-relief-valve-p-3434.html
But, replacement lids aren't expensive. New Cornelius Keg Lid with New Pressure Relief Valve
I'd actually go with that vs replacing the PRV...

Cheers! (replaced stale link)

 

[jharmon203]

Thanks! yeah I may just opt to get a new lid.

 

[Transamguy77]

https://www.homebrewing.org/New-Cor...-relief-valve-lid-o-ring-included_p_1415.html
On sale at Adventures in Homebrewing.

Edit: the picture says it’s used but the website says new, not sure why it was linked that way.

 

[SanPancho]

AIH actually has pretty good deals on used lids. i've bought quite a few, alot of them were a light blue plastic composite type material, a few were stainless. all work fine and were very cheap. like $5 a piece i wanna say. (been a while)

 

[day_trippr]

[...]
Edit: the picture says it’s used but the website says new, not sure why it was linked that way.

That's the same page I linked earlier, and yeah, the page meta data is borked

Cheers!

 

[Transamguy77]

That's the same page I linked earlier, and yeah, the page meta data is borked

Cheers!

I didn’t even realize it was the same link! Great minds think alike

 

[day_trippr]

Well, they had the lowest price I could find for a new lid. So, yeah!

Cheers!