leaking cornie

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Re: leaking cornie

Post by orlando » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:11 am

PeeBee wrote: you know exactly what I discovered looking up "KY Jelly".
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Re: leaking cornie

Post by Hogarth » Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:40 pm

Kev888 wrote:It is relatively easy to get a seal initially ... But subsequently maintaining that seal at very low pressure, reliably over time, is a different matter.
Yes, this is what happened with mine. It held the pressure fine until it was 3/4 empty, and then began leaking. I don't know why, since I didn't touch the regulator. But perhaps the sanitizer I'd sprayed onto the seal had helped it to seal, and this had finally dried out ... or something.

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Re: leaking cornie

Post by Wonkydonkey » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:29 pm

Umm,, I like a good KY JELLY thread :=P happy ending :mrgreen:
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Re: leaking cornie

Post by Midlife » Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:31 pm

Right, didn't want to kill the KY stuff so just want to add....

Ever since I've used petrogel food grade grease, I've not had a problem. After the good clean, I very lightly grease the three seals, place altogether and put a bit of gas in. On brew day after sanitising and fill with beer I force carb starting about 20 psi to make the lid seal with some good pressure on. Does the trick, and touch wood no problems.

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