Franken-regulator - no more party pump :-)

[woody]

Hey Ladies,

My friend Jordan is having a party next week. Her last party was great, but MAN did it seriously stink having to pump the keg and wait while everyone else pumped the keg.

So I took my old regulator, hooked up a 1/2 to 1/4 adapter and a 1/4 inch air compressor fitting to that. She only lives about 1/2 mile from my house, so I'm bringing my old tap, which will be hooked up to the "business end" of a party tap (the thumb operated faucet and line) and my Franken-regulator, along with my air compressor. Last night I hooked it up to the air compressor to see if it holds pressure, and despite its apparent age, it's fine.

They'll certainly kill one keg, if not two, so using air is no prob. Saves that CO2 for the kegerator!

Dave

[Kenny Z]

Looks like there was a 1/4 x 1/2" adapter and you added a 1/2" x 1/4" on top of that. Are the threads different or something?

[Scott Zuhse]

They are using an air compressor to dispense the beer. The inlet on the old primary regulator was adapted to accommodate a quick disconnect fitting commonly used with air compressors.

They were tired of pumping the picnic pump. Either way, the beer at the bottom of the keg will taste like cardboard.

[Kenny Z]

I just meant there might be some unnecessary hardware in there. It looks like the quick disconnect might thread into the regulator body without any adapters. Either way I'd rather use a couple of dollars worth of CO2 instead of hauling a compressor, listening to a compressor, and maybe drinking oil, rust and whatever else might be in the compressor. Extra credit for ingenuity though.

[woody]

It actually was fine. The compressor is pretty new and I drain the condensation out of the tank every time it's used, and it's only been used to inflate a kiddie pool about 3 or 4 times and clear sawdust off my drill press a few times. It never blows anything nasty out, but that is definitely a good point.

The compressor only fired up twice all night and it was hooked up to a 50 foot hose far away behind their air conditioner. I don't think anyone noticed it as the air conditioner was the major annoyance if you were in that part of the yard.