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Wildknight65

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Hi guys. My new keezer I have built was holding a 1 keg at 10psi and has been for over 2 weeks now with my tank 1/4 full. I've attached. Picture. It was just above the red section. Before I added next keg. I've recently added a second keg, pressurised it up and after 5 days the tank dial has gone to lower bottom in the red. See pic. I've sprayed for all leaks. Cannot locate any issues. Sprayed the reg and connections and again no sign of leaks. But a little worried the amount Of gas the system has used since I added the second keg. Is this normal when you get in the red. Does it get used up quicker with 2 kegs. Any advice would be great. I left both kegs untouched for 4 days and the gas dropped by two bars on the dial in the red when checked today

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Have you moved the co2-tank to a fridge? If you have that will drop the pressure in the keg (but not amount of co2, just pressure).

If not, then it seems like you do have a leak..

Did you spary with a foamer, like star san? One safe way to see if connections are leaking is to put them in water, just like you do when looking for the hole in your bicycle-tire. Everything that can go into water you just put in water and look for bubbles.
 
i run six kegs in my keezer and with serving and pressurizing, I get about 2 months per 5 gal co2 tank. I've found many leaks around the top opening on my cornies, and have needed to adjust (reopen and jiggle clasp) them a few times sometimes to stop the bubbles. If your first keg held the co2 fine, you probably don't need to look around the regulator, look at the second keg. A spray bottle of star san is my best friend whenever putting a newly filled keg under pressure in the keezer. I bet i get bubbles about 25% of the time, and have to reseal.
 
i run six kegs in my keezer and with serving and pressurizing, I get about 2 months per 5 gal co2 tank. I've found many leaks around the top opening on my cornies, and have needed to adjust (reopen and jiggle clasp) them a few times sometimes to stop the bubbles. If your first keg held the co2 fine, you probably don't need to look around the regulator, look at the second keg. A spray bottle of star san is my best friend whenever putting a newly filled keg under pressure in the keezer. I bet i get bubbles about 25% of the time, and have to reseal.

Thanks guys, i suspected in could be the keg, i did notice the connector thread was slightly loose, so I've tightened that up, secondly, and this is my bad, i was using grey disconnects for both gas and beer. I've swapped the beer for a black one, but not sure if these connects are the same anyway? maybe that was it, I've poured a nice beer from the suspected barrel, gonna leave it overnight and see if I've any gas let. I've sprayed everywhere and cannot find any bubbles. going for a refill tomorrow anyway so will be able to monitor better once full again.
 
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