The subject is correct, I'm trying to get 1/4" beer line onto a 3/16" barb. Of course the line is too big so I'll fill you in a little
When I built my kegerator last year I ordered basically everything other than the kegs and the fridge online as a kit. It came with the beer lines and c02 lines already installed. I found a bad vinyl taste (and smell) from the lines but figured this would disappear with time. It never has and the online store I bought it from hasn't been of any help.
I researched and found out a lot about beer lines, including what seems to be the best - the Bev-Seal Ultrafllex 235. I was surprised to find that my local store had it in stock and in my excitement I just took 30 feet. It wasn't until I got home and tried to install it that I discovered that it was 1/4" line and my original beer lines were 3/16". It's no problem on the keg disconnect end, that's a 1/4" barb that fits perfectly. It's my tower shank/gooseneck nipple that is 3/16" and of course is too small and line will obviously not be able to seal on it.
So, my question is what's the best thing I should do here? Try and find 3/16" Ultraflex (maybe hard)? Replace shank/gooseneck with to one with 1/4" nipple (haven't been able to find one yet, not at any of the canadian stores)? Maybe even use some type of 3/16" to 1/4" splicer and have a couple of inches of 3/16 line at the shank going into the 1/4" line?
In the meantime, I have ordered some Bevlex200 3/16" just in case I can't get the Ultraflex 235 to work.
Help!
When I built my kegerator last year I ordered basically everything other than the kegs and the fridge online as a kit. It came with the beer lines and c02 lines already installed. I found a bad vinyl taste (and smell) from the lines but figured this would disappear with time. It never has and the online store I bought it from hasn't been of any help.
I researched and found out a lot about beer lines, including what seems to be the best - the Bev-Seal Ultrafllex 235. I was surprised to find that my local store had it in stock and in my excitement I just took 30 feet. It wasn't until I got home and tried to install it that I discovered that it was 1/4" line and my original beer lines were 3/16". It's no problem on the keg disconnect end, that's a 1/4" barb that fits perfectly. It's my tower shank/gooseneck nipple that is 3/16" and of course is too small and line will obviously not be able to seal on it.
So, my question is what's the best thing I should do here? Try and find 3/16" Ultraflex (maybe hard)? Replace shank/gooseneck with to one with 1/4" nipple (haven't been able to find one yet, not at any of the canadian stores)? Maybe even use some type of 3/16" to 1/4" splicer and have a couple of inches of 3/16 line at the shank going into the 1/4" line?
In the meantime, I have ordered some Bevlex200 3/16" just in case I can't get the Ultraflex 235 to work.
Help!