Which line has to be 5 feet long?

[timm747]

As stated in my last post, I just recently purchased a Kenmore Kegerator. My question this time is which line has to be 5' long? Does anyone know if the Kenmore comes with 5' of line? I'm not home right now so I can't check it. The reason I'm asking is because the beer is still foaming and pouring fast at 38 liquid degrees and 12psi and I'm wondering if maybe I have to increase the length of my line since I've read that I should be at 14psi.

Thanks.

Tim

[CoreyD]

The 3/16" beer hose from the coupler to the tower is the 5' line.

[timm747]

Thanks! How do you get inside the tower to fasten that end of the line?

Tim

[Scott Zuhse]

Take the cap off of the top of the tower. You will expose the shank behind the faucet. You may have to loosen the nut in order to spin the fitting up towards you to access. Or simply take the nut off an slide everything out of the front of the tower. Be certain to reverse this when you put everything back together.

As to line length and pressure, never adjust pressure based on the length of line. Pressure to keg is always determined by beer temperature and carbonation level. What brand of beer are you dispensing?

Scott Zuhse, Instructor Micro Matic Dispense Institute

[timm747]

Scott, it's Miller Lite at 38 degrees liquid and 14psi. It comes out really fast and foams for 1/2 a cup before it clears up. The line is only 3-4 feet long, it's what came with the Kenmore kegerator.

Should I lenghten the line? What else do you suggest?

Also, how does the cap come off of the tower?

Thanks.

Tim

[Scott Zuhse]

There should be a seam at the top of the tower or a cap that can be slid of the tower. Often these are stuck and may need a little enforcing to remove. Try to use a tool that will not scar the surface. Or, drape a hot wet towel over the cap first to hopefully free it.

Your pressure is fine if you are at sea level. Try increasing the line to six feet and if necessary, trim back four inches at a time until desired flow rate is obtained.

Scott Zuhse, Instructor Micro Matic Dispense Institute

[timm747]

Ok, I'll try that.

One last (hopefully) thing. The liquid temperature of the bottle of water I have in there is 38 degrees. However when I poured my beer and stuck the thermometer in the glass it read 42 degrees.

The warm beer in the tower didn't go into the glass that was 42 degrees, I poured that into another glass first, then once the beer cleared up I poured it into my drinking glass and the drinking glass is what I measured.

Tim