Perlick to stop selling 525 in 2014?

[TNTgill]

So I've been looking at faucets for an upcoming keezer build and I noticed on the chicompany website (ventmatic faucet seller) that all the perl faucets state that they will be pulled from the market in first quarter 2014. Anyone else heard this?

 

[thadius856]

This is correct. The 525SS is being discontinued Q1 2014 (CY).

It is being replaced with the 630SS. I assume it'll be much the same, except with a different seal design to eliminate the leakage issues some (but not I) have had with the 525SS.

See post #340 here:

http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/60490-perlick-flow-control-taps/page-17

 

[KiltedSoule]

Here is the new 630:
http://www.homebrewing.org/Perlick-Stainless-Steel-630ss-Perl-Faucet_p_4606.html?AffId=160

 

[BirdmanBrewingCo]

That's correct. They are replacing the 525SS with the 630SS. They took out a ledge at the bottom of the faucet and changed the angle of the spout slightly to make the faucet drain faster making it more sanitary. They relocated the O-ring in the bonnet area and changed the bearing cup to stop any potential leaking from that area. And the sealing O-ring at the spout was changed to a different style O-ring.

Here it is: https://www.birdmanbrewing.com/perlick-630ss-stainless-faucet/

It's also available with all of our beer towers and keg kits.

 

[thadius856]

...I still see the ledge?

 

[day_trippr]

No "ledge" = nothing to hold an O-ring, so there'll always be a ledge.
Not sure why that was tossed in there...

Cheers!

 

[BirdmanBrewingCo]

thadius, daytrippr - the "ledge" refers to the shape of a portion of the interior of the faucet which has been flattened out to produce a better flow. i.e., a right angle "ledge" has been smoothed out.

 

[day_trippr]

You mean on the shank side of the #3 O-ring, or on the spout side?

I'm not sure what the advantage of the former would be if the flow-limiting factor remains the inside diameter of the #3 O-ring. Otoh, if the downwards turn of the spout starts immediately past the O-ring, it might eliminate one or two of the three drips on closure typical of a working 525...

Cheers!

 

[BirdmanBrewingCo]

You mean on the shank side of the #3 O-ring, or on the spout side?

I'm not sure what the advantage of the former would be if the flow-limiting factor remains the inside diameter of the #3 O-ring. Otoh, if the downwards turn of the spout starts immediately past the O-ring, it might eliminate one or two of the three drips on closure typical of a working 525...

Cheers!

Spout side. (And we're just relaying the info from Perlick.)