Hi,
I have pin-lock kegs and quick disconnects. Each time I put a new keg in my keezer, I disconnect all the liquid lines and clean them. I'm not sure when this started (I'm sure it hasn't always been this way), but lately when I remove my liquid disconnects, I often have to work them back and forth and really pull to get them to release. This often results in at least a little beer spilling out and possibly running down the side of the keg. The last time I did this, one of the poppets did not fully seat, and I had a very fine stream of beer shooting out about five feet before hitting the wall behind my keezer. Fortunately I got that stopped quickly, but I'd really like to avoid having that happen again! It's very possible the gas disconnects are doing the same thing - I haven't really noticed that as they obviously don't make a mess like the liquid ones do.
When I remove the liquid disconnects from the posts, it feels like they are stuck together. All I can think is that the o-ring on the post is really grabbing the disconnect and not wanting to let go.
I built my keezer in 2014, but I was kegging before that. All of my kegs are used pin-lock, that were purchased with new o-ring kits, so the o-rings and disconnects would be original from then. I remove and clean all the o-rings every time I swap out a keg, and they don't show any visible signs of wear. I also dissemble and clean my disconnects every time I clean my lines. When I assemble a keg for filling, I put keg lube on all the o-rings, including those on the liquid and gas posts.
I've just brewed an IPA that will be going in the keezer in about a month, and I'd really like to avoid this issue again. Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations? Thanks for the help!
I have pin-lock kegs and quick disconnects. Each time I put a new keg in my keezer, I disconnect all the liquid lines and clean them. I'm not sure when this started (I'm sure it hasn't always been this way), but lately when I remove my liquid disconnects, I often have to work them back and forth and really pull to get them to release. This often results in at least a little beer spilling out and possibly running down the side of the keg. The last time I did this, one of the poppets did not fully seat, and I had a very fine stream of beer shooting out about five feet before hitting the wall behind my keezer. Fortunately I got that stopped quickly, but I'd really like to avoid having that happen again! It's very possible the gas disconnects are doing the same thing - I haven't really noticed that as they obviously don't make a mess like the liquid ones do.
When I remove the liquid disconnects from the posts, it feels like they are stuck together. All I can think is that the o-ring on the post is really grabbing the disconnect and not wanting to let go.
I built my keezer in 2014, but I was kegging before that. All of my kegs are used pin-lock, that were purchased with new o-ring kits, so the o-rings and disconnects would be original from then. I remove and clean all the o-rings every time I swap out a keg, and they don't show any visible signs of wear. I also dissemble and clean my disconnects every time I clean my lines. When I assemble a keg for filling, I put keg lube on all the o-rings, including those on the liquid and gas posts.
I've just brewed an IPA that will be going in the keezer in about a month, and I'd really like to avoid this issue again. Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations? Thanks for the help!