[ccschoch]

Last year I purchased a Haier Kegerator. I am having troubles and the people at Haier are no help so I am turning to these pages.

First problem. I think I have a leak. I have a 5 Lb Co2 tank and only get about 1.5 half barrels per tank. I thought I corrected the problem when I put some suds on the regulator where the red hose plugs in and seen bubbles, I put some plumbers tape around the connection and tightened and thought that did the trick. The reason I thought I had it fixed was my regulator FINALLY read a 10 psi (I could never get it above 4 before I did that)...but I went down to pour a beer the other night (w/out pouring one for a good 5 days) and I had no c02 left...so it has to be leaking some where for the c02 to escape w/out it being used...correct? I have checked w/ suds all over the red hose, both ends where it connects to keg / regulator and no bubbles...what else can I do???

Secondly...this is my first kegerator so I do not know if this is normal or not. IF I do not pour a beer for 4 - 5 days the tap handle starts to get really tight and is hard to pull. If I go longer than a week or two w/out a beer that tap handle is EXTREMELY TIGHT and hard to pull to the point where it feels like I might break it off to pour a beer. Is this normal if the tap isn't pulled regularly? If not, any ideas what could cause this?

Thanks for any help!!!

Chris