Beer Taps
Beer Taps
Hi
I currently have bar mounted Beer Tower (fairly cheap import I must admit) that works fine. The tap is spring bound, so you have to hold the tap open whilst pouring. A lot of YouTube tutorials show taps that flip open and then stay open without having to hold them open. I was wondering if there are any modifications that can be made to the tap I have, or which particular type of tap I would need to replace my existing one?
I currently have bar mounted Beer Tower (fairly cheap import I must admit) that works fine. The tap is spring bound, so you have to hold the tap open whilst pouring. A lot of YouTube tutorials show taps that flip open and then stay open without having to hold them open. I was wondering if there are any modifications that can be made to the tap I have, or which particular type of tap I would need to replace my existing one?
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Personally I prefer the taps which close themselves but if you don't want that can you not just open the tap and take the spring out?
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Hum... as "joe1002" suggests, he, and most others, want taps that close themselves. I have "bumped" taps before now and ended up with a good splash on the floor, which, once I've reacted to the "collision" and closed the tap, I sit in and cry.
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I've got one of each, the spring is in the shank on mine, other than that there identical.
Does the spring not pull out?
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Does the spring not pull out?
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Hi thanks for the replies. Yes the spring does come out, but I thought that may affect the functionality of the tap? I would expect in order for it to close tight the spring would be needed. I was hoping for something in between... a tap that stays open when ‘on’ then flips back to close position when when pushed. I’m sure i can live with holding it on whilst pouring
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It is a pull, not a push tap. I would say standard beer tower style. I guess a good way to describe what I am looking for would be a 'pub style' tap. These seem to be spring bound, but stay 'on' so that a slow pint can be poured whilst doing other things. Then a quick flip and the spring would close the tap off again
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A lot of pub taps you may have seen are the black plastic Dalex type, or metal variations on that kind of design. They have springs to ensure they stay closed, and in fact will close themselves up to a certain point. But if you pull them fully on then a cam action in the handle latches them open. You can sometimes get them fairly cheaply on ebay with or without flow adjustment (check their thread and beer-line fittings match your requirements).
I find the latching thing quite useful when running stuff through (to clean and so on), but don't usually make use of it when filling a glass. Partly because I prefer to hold the glass at a good angle and height (so I'm stood there anyway), and partly because distraction can cause spills if the tap is left running.
I find the latching thing quite useful when running stuff through (to clean and so on), but don't usually make use of it when filling a glass. Partly because I prefer to hold the glass at a good angle and height (so I'm stood there anyway), and partly because distraction can cause spills if the tap is left running.
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Thanks Kev888 cleaning was what made me look into this also
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The pressure in the line will seal shut once pushed closedBrewser wrote:Hi thanks for the replies. Yes the spring does come out, but I thought that may affect the functionality of the tap? I would expect in order for it to close tight the spring would be needed. I was hoping for something in between... a tap that stays open when ‘on’ then flips back to close position when when pushed. I’m sure i can live with holding it on whilst pouring
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