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raiderman

Pressure loss

Post by raiderman » Sun Sep 06, 2015 2:22 pm

One of my cornies isn't holding pressure. I noticed it on a previous fill and this time I greased the O ring and oiled the posts. That's the limit of my technical ability! It hasn't fixed it. Any ideas what I do next to make it pressure tight? Cheers

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Re: Pressure loss

Post by mb » Sun Sep 06, 2015 3:42 pm

have you checked the Pressure Relief Valve? when venting kegs i've noticed mine can leak a litle if the ring you lift with isn't back in the right place.
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Re: Pressure loss

Post by raiderman » Sun Sep 06, 2015 5:21 pm

Cheers. I'll give it a try

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Re: Pressure loss

Post by JabbA » Sun Sep 06, 2015 5:29 pm

Are the o-rings good? On one of mine the o-rings on the gas in post had cracked. I got some replacement silicone ones - see this post:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=64402&hilit=+O+ring

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Re: Pressure loss

Post by Wonkydonkey » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:54 pm

They way to check is,,,, pressure the keg, if it has beer in it, just put a little star San on top of the gas post, you will see bubbles if list leaking if it's the liquid post you get beer/liquid out, and if you spray tip a little star San around the lid seal you will see bubbles.
Now if it's a empty keg then pressure it up and dunk it in the bath.

But either way, just having a little pressure in keg can show up a leak, but having loads of pressure can seal the leak.

You sure the beer is not still absorbing co2. It's just a thought :wink:

If the lid seal is not what it used to be you could boil (15/20mins) it to soften up a bit to get you out of troble, till you get a new one.
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Re: Pressure loss

Post by raiderman » Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:50 pm

Thanks I'll try both!

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