Out of curiousity I switched the pump and hose assemblies and the tap looks much more normal now. Ha! Another couple of questions though: Would having tried to use the tap a number of times, while incorrectly assembeld, damaged anything? The relief valve maybe? Also, once it was together correctly and looking strong, I washed it out using warm tap. It wasn't hard to notice that while wet, when the tap was turned right side up, the pump wasn't able to send any air down and out (into what would be the keg). Does the check ball float in the beer to relieve this problem or do I still have something backwards?
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