Torpedo Keg Buoy - Floating Dip Tube

[MikeCo]

It must be sticking to the side of the keg enough to hang up until you move it. If you can, add a little weight and it should work better. The Ballandkeg floating tubes have a fairly heavy piece of SS tubing in the end so I think that's why mine don't do the same thing.

I think I'll try adding weight. I have another keg buoy I haven't installed and it seems that the tubing is stiff enough that it could prop the inlet tube up, and that tube is very thin and light.

 

[MikeCo]

I installed my other keg buoy in a keg and filled it about 2/3 with water. I found the ball can be against the wall with the tube sticking above the water. I'll see if I can find a weight to put around the tube to help keep it submerged. Does anyone know if later versions of this may have thinner tubing or a heaver inlet tube?

 

[MikeCo]

Here is what I added for weight - a stainless S-hook bent so it stays on the ring and pulls the end of the tube under the liquid surface. It works pretty well from a quick test in water - I can't pull the tube upward out of the water in the keg without it sinking back below. I may need to go slightly heavier on the weight though; it feels like this is right on the edge of heavy enough.