Nostalgia, where does piece this go?

[pcm2a]

It fell out of the bag that contained the piece that attaches to the keg. At first I figured it was some extra piece of junk, but there was a "spare" one in the bag of extra seals so it must be important.

I have my keg together and cooling down at the moment, at about 42 degrees so far and the stock regulator turned just a hair from off. We will see in the morning how it pours.

[pcm2a]

Also, if anyone knows what size are the threads on the inside of the co2 hose that connects to the keg piece? I think I will stop tomorrow and pick up a $8 psi gauge from Lowes to make sure I get my psi set correctly.

200# Gauge

Seems like all I would need is a nice fitting to go from that to the hose and I can easily take it off and check the pressure when needed.

[tappa kegga bud]

that piece looks like the thing that acts as a one way valve preventing beer from backing up into the gas side of your system. If it is indeed that piece, the "chisel shaped" end of it will be horizontally split, allowing gas to flow through it in that direction only. It is meant to drop into the gas inlet of the keg coupler, chisel end first, before you attach the CO2 supply hose. You can check which way the flow goes by putting it up to your mouth and blowing through it (one way will be pretty easy, the other damn near impossible because of the chisel point shape) but make sure to wash it after you do that, otherwise you just stuck your mouth on every beer that comes out of your keg. I'm also pretty sure that MicroMatic has exploded views of most of the parts, and if you look at a keg coupler you'll see that same part. The time when this part is really important is when you're first tapping, and the beer squirts up into the beer line under its own natural pressure....you don't want it squirting over into your CO2 line because the gas isn't on yet (the inside of the CO2 line could get moldy and make the beer taste like &$^%#)

[pcm2a]

Indeed it is! I'm about to run out to the hardware store and get a psi gauge, so I'll install it after testing the psi! Thanks.

[pcm2a]

Hmm, now I'm second guessing if that piece goes into the tap inbetween the tap and the co2 line.

The co2 line has a gasket and such that looks made to stick right onto the tap piece. If I put the one way rubber thing in, I still can get a good tight seal but it doesnt seem right. See the pictures below.

I also want to know if what I'm about to try is ok or not. I have bought a air-psi gauge with an adjustable knob on it. It fits perfectly right on the regulator. So basically I'll have a regulator with both gauges and fine control for only $14 extra. Pics below.

[pcm2a]

Tons of dissapointment.

Lengthened the hose line by 5 feet, this slows the flow of beer (glad to see this) but still have a continual leak (from the tip of the faucet where you put your cup).