HELP!!!!!!

[ashman]

Just got home with my second 1/4 of Sam Adams. Tapped it, turned on the gas, and it started hissing from where the coupler meets the keg. I turned of the CO2 andit stops once the gas is bled out. I re-tapped it several times with no different results. So, I am sitting here with my new keg, gas off, until I wanna pour another one. I will do this all night if I have to. Any suggestions from the crowd??? I figure a rubber gasket amy do the trick, but have none handy.

[psychodad]

You are turning the keg coupler all the way aren't you? Other than that I'd say mayhaps you lost the skirt washer and it is still stuck on the keg you just returned. Pic of skirt washer here: http://www.bannerbeer.com/store/inde...5a1773bf765fb/

[ashman]

Skirt washer is in tact, along with a second smaller washer. Pressure is at 12 psi. I actually went to the liquor store and found the keg I returned to make sure nothing was left behind. All is fine when CO2 is off and bled. Once I turn the CO2 back on, the hiss begins. I have re-tapped a dozen times now, making sure it is all the way tight. I am lost. For now I am shutting off the valve between pours. The pours are fine once gas is on.

[psychodad]

If it goes away when you turn the gas off, it is in your CO2 line or connection. The area around the skirt washer should have keg pressure on it whenever it is tapped.

[ashman]

quote:Originally posted by psychodad

If it goes away when you turn the gas off, it is in your CO2 line or connection. The area around the skirt washer should have keg pressure on it whenever it is tapped.

I have tried tapping it with the CO2 on, and with it off, with the same results. The CO2 line seems to be fine, with no leaks and solid connections. It appears to be the coupler to keg connection. All O-rings are flush with no cracks or warps. I am so confused

[Larry Tapper]

Uncouple keg , put coupler in small pail of water, see where the co2 is coming from go from there.

L. Tapper

[Larry Tapper]

You could be just heatring the gas bring the pressure up to the 12# setting

L. Tapper

[ashman]

quote:Originally posted by Larry Tapper

Uncouple keg , put coupler in small pail of water, see where the co2 is coming from go from there.

L. Tapper

I did this and the gas appears to be coming just outside the smaller of the two washers, just outside of where the beer flows through the coupler.

[Beer Dr]

The term skirt washer, is the the same as Micro Matics body washer. I have found if you have a coupler not manufactured by Micro Matic they will leak on certain kegs. If you have one of these couplers try looking on the top of the barrel. There are two **** (sorry) that stick out that recieve the coupler. Bend them down a little bit with channel locks or a hammer. This will tighten up the connection and solve your problem. I usually don't have a problem with MM couplers

[Scott Zuhse]

If the brand of coupler you are using is a Perlick, evaluate the probe tip which houses the smaller of the two gaskets on the bottom of the coupler. This tip is threaded and can become loose and cause issues. This will not allow the gas to escape outside the coupler. If this takes place, the larger gasket on the bottom of the coupler could be the culprit.

One other problem could be the keg itself. If the gasket that seals the keg valve in the keg is defective, gas will escape at the top and side wall of the keg well where the couple meets the valve.

Scott Zuhse, Instructor Micro Matic Dispense Institute

[ashman]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Yesterday morning I went to Home Depot and picked up a bunch of rubber washers. I threw one on top of the keg, threw the coupler on, and it is working like a charm. Bottom line, I will likely be ordering a Micro Matic Coupler in the next couple weeks.