drummer4gc
Active Member
I have been kegging my beer for close to a year, and have had to refill a 10lb co2 tank like 4 times, because it keeps leaking out!
i have pin lock kegs, and i have replaced all of the orings with the silicon ones in the size recommended on this site. I use a thin layer of keg lube on the orings. I do notice that often times when I hook up a tank, i can wiggle the disconnect around and get it to leak a little gas, but often i can get it to a place where it seems to stop. I've switched orings, disconnects, even valves. I have even checked with soapy water when it seems to be sealed and stable...no bubbles.
the only thing i can think of is that my regulators are attached to the back of the collar of my keezer, meaning each time the lid is lifted, the regulators move the hoses around, which may be moving the disconnects around on the keg valves. i plan on moving the regulators so that they dont move when the lid is lifted. but still, it doesnt make sense to me that slight movement might affect the seal and cause a leak unless something else is wrong.
any ideas? any better sealing orings out there? anything else to check?
thanks so much.
i have pin lock kegs, and i have replaced all of the orings with the silicon ones in the size recommended on this site. I use a thin layer of keg lube on the orings. I do notice that often times when I hook up a tank, i can wiggle the disconnect around and get it to leak a little gas, but often i can get it to a place where it seems to stop. I've switched orings, disconnects, even valves. I have even checked with soapy water when it seems to be sealed and stable...no bubbles.
the only thing i can think of is that my regulators are attached to the back of the collar of my keezer, meaning each time the lid is lifted, the regulators move the hoses around, which may be moving the disconnects around on the keg valves. i plan on moving the regulators so that they dont move when the lid is lifted. but still, it doesnt make sense to me that slight movement might affect the seal and cause a leak unless something else is wrong.
any ideas? any better sealing orings out there? anything else to check?
thanks so much.