I need to invest in some new o-rings for my pressure barrels. I've had a look online and they seem to be around £4 each so I wondered whether anyone had used any other alternative o-rings? Obviously it would need to be food / drink safe, but I wondered if anyone had used an o-ring that wasn't originally intended for use on pressure barrel and had managed to achieve a good seal?
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Pressure barrel o-ring
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Jocky
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Re: Pressure barrel o-ring
£1.08 here: https://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/ac ... hurst.html
I realise there's a postage cost too, but they also have the washers for taps and all the bits for S30 valves. You might even want to buy a spare.
I realise there's a postage cost too, but they also have the washers for taps and all the bits for S30 valves. You might even want to buy a spare.
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Re: Pressure barrel o-ring
Do you mean the old style blue O ring or the later Chinese flat white rubber washer ? There is a world of difference between the two.
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Re: Pressure barrel o-ring
It's the newer type flat white rubber washer. It's approximately 55mm diamataer and around 4mm thick.