Hi,
I'm converting my kegs from pin lock to ball lock and I'm getting ready to fill my first converted keg.
The conversion kits I purchased have flat rubber O-rings for the dip tubes. These appear to be a little thicker than my usual O-rings. The flat design seems to fit well against the keg, but my dip tubes are slightly concave on top, so I don't know if the flat O-rings will fit as well there.
It seems to me that the new ball lock posts don't tighten down quite as well as the pin locks did. But right now I'm tightening them down with a closed end wrench, which I don't think lets me tighten them as much as a socket as the notch around the rubber keg handle is pretty narrow. I have a deep-set socket arriving tomorrow, so that should resolve the issue.
I assembled the keg, filled it with water and put some CO2 in it. Nothing seemed to be leaking and it held pressure for several hours. The pressure did drop - I assume the little headspace of CO2 was dissolving into the water.
I'm trying to decide if I just go with the flat washer, or double up with a rounded silicone washer on top and the flat rubber washer below (see pic). Any thoughts?
Also, does anyone happen to know where I can buy the flat rubber washers?
Thanks for your help!
I'm converting my kegs from pin lock to ball lock and I'm getting ready to fill my first converted keg.
The conversion kits I purchased have flat rubber O-rings for the dip tubes. These appear to be a little thicker than my usual O-rings. The flat design seems to fit well against the keg, but my dip tubes are slightly concave on top, so I don't know if the flat O-rings will fit as well there.
It seems to me that the new ball lock posts don't tighten down quite as well as the pin locks did. But right now I'm tightening them down with a closed end wrench, which I don't think lets me tighten them as much as a socket as the notch around the rubber keg handle is pretty narrow. I have a deep-set socket arriving tomorrow, so that should resolve the issue.
I assembled the keg, filled it with water and put some CO2 in it. Nothing seemed to be leaking and it held pressure for several hours. The pressure did drop - I assume the little headspace of CO2 was dissolving into the water.
I'm trying to decide if I just go with the flat washer, or double up with a rounded silicone washer on top and the flat rubber washer below (see pic). Any thoughts?
Also, does anyone happen to know where I can buy the flat rubber washers?
Thanks for your help!