Serving with maxi cooler

[Secla]

Trying to set up serving from a maxi cooler but looking for some tips !
Kegs are stores at room temperature, 5/16 line from keg to cooler and 1/4 line from cooler to intertap flow control tap ! I'm getting excessive foaming. Thinking I should turn down serving pressure but worried it will cause beer to lose carbonation over time.

Anyone using a similar setup with success ?

[Haydnexport]

yes its a nightmare with big line. I ended up buying 3/16 line and putting a couple of feet (might have been 3 or 4) right near the tap going to a stub 8mm line of around 3" so it fit in the tap , but i should really source a stem reducer to minimize parts. I was serving at around 12psi and would get a nice pint of lager with good carbonation for that. Ive dismantled it atm or id post a picture

[Fil]

check the agitator or recirc pump is working ok, without either of these the chillers performance takes a big hit.

sounds as if your trying to use the chiller to recondition the beer on its way to the tap if stored warm. In which case Perhaps use large bore 3/8" beer line to connect the chiller to the keg and run the pressure restricting 3/16" microline post chillier before the tap. this should both balance off the keg pressure and reduce the flow speed so the beer stays in the chiller reconditioning a lil longer. While not reducing pressure before the chiller to allow maximum reconditioning to occur in the product coils

a large volume drip tray will also allow you to skim off excess foam as you pour 'ala le continent'

I use the coolest spot i can for my keg store which means i only NEED the shelf chiller come June onward as a rule..