That smell you smell (and taste)

[V-Fib]

Just replaced my stock PVC lines with new ones and eww. Just do right bad, awful everything. My old lines were about 4' and the 1st pour was 80% foam unless I had my regulator set to 4-6 psi. With 3 taps this didn't really work with having 1 regulator and a 3-way manifold. So I bout 30' of PVC tubing from an online retailer and it pours like a dream but... the first 4 ounces are so bad I have to dump it. It is a literal assault to my scenes and now my mind is playing tricks on me with every pour. I started by running water through my lines at start up.That went bad so I contacted the seller website. Per their instructions I soaked the lines in PBW for 24 hours then ran BLC through them and a water flush with no change and when I open my kegerator door the vinyl is dominating I will be replacing my lines in a couple days but...

Could it be that the beer has twice as much contact with the PVC?

Did I get a bad batch of PVC tubing?

Anyone have better luck with Bevflex 200 tubing?

Accuflex seems like the gold standard but my taps are a 90 degree bend 3/16" barbed fitting so the John Guest fittings are a no go on that end right? Also people have said they are rigid and need more length then the standard PVC tube. With my current set up its a tight fit so can you pull off a 12" coil with the Accuflex?

 

[FloppyKnockers]

1) So gas or beverage lines? I read a few times, but couldn't decipher... I'm thinking maybe gas.
2) What 'online retailer'? They might be a vendor here and be willing to help you out or at least a warning to others who to steer clear of.

 

[V-Fib]

Bev line and they are the basic PVC from Northern Brewer.

 

[V-Fib]

Northern brewer has refunded the cost of the beer tubing. While the product was sub par their customer service was great. In the 2nd email I sent them to let them know a 24 hour PBW soak and running BLC through didn't work to get rid of the plastic taste. They offered me a cash refund or a NB gift card with some extra money on it before I mentioned replacing the tubing.

I replaced it with Bevflex 2000 from my local shop and after a 2 day period I'm 90% sure there is no PVC smell or taste. In my wezienboch and stout I get nothing but I have a blonde that at times I think I taste and smell PVC in a 2oz test pour. It's probably all in my head now cause I'm hunting for the taste and the blonde is about as basic as a home brew can get.