won't pour

tholis2 · Mar 25, 2014

Ok guys new to this i have a kegerator first two 1/6 kegs of bud worked great then a 1/2 bought a 1/2 barrel of sam adams boston lager set pressure to 10 psi and only had spurting foam then laid it on its side and works great thought the siphon tube was bad so took it back and got a 1/2 barrel of bud and have the same prob. please need help here guys thx

NTXBrauer · Mar 25, 2014

What is the temperature your kegerator is set at? You might try purging the keg (if you have a valve to do so), and then set the pressure back to 10-12 psi. Also, open the tap fully when pouring a glass to minimize the head.

tholis2 · Mar 26, 2014

Yes l have reset the pressure on the. Keg but no luck no matter what I set the pressure to the temp is set to 36deg f could it be a bad pressure regulator? Is there a way to check it before buying a new one? Thx

Rockn_M · Mar 26, 2014

I had that problem once and finally found out that I had a kink in my line. Make sure all lines are not kinked or frozen. I've had issues where the beer line was too close to the chill plate and partially froze in between uses.

Pipefighter · Mar 26, 2014

I had the problem with one of my kegs at the bottom would freeze in my new keg a rator because I didn't have circulation fans. all the other kegs are fine but one 2.5 gal that sat on the bottom with no rubber bottom on it when I opened it up there was an ice chunk bottom 2 inches

Teromous · Mar 26, 2014

Rockn_M said:
I had that problem once and finally found out that I had a kink in my line. Make sure all lines are not kinked or frozen. I've had issues where the beer line was too close to the chill plate and partially froze in between uses.

I have also had a similar problem. The beer would freeze where the beer line passes through the upper part of the freezer on my home-made keggerator. Working the line a bit and letting the temperature drop to break up the ice fixed the problem.

duboman · Mar 26, 2014

What size lines and how long are they?

tholis2 · Mar 27, 2014

no exactly sure the size of the line but it is what came with it ,and its about four feet long i tried purging the keg and let it sit at room temp nothing only gas escapes but the second i put it on its side it works great