I purchased the 304 trigger taps about half a year ago. When I initially set them up, I had a lot of issues with faucet shaft mechanism seating properly. Basically, the solid shaft from the 304's is replaced with a spring mechanism that comprises the "trigger" system.
Unfortunately, there are times when the shaft doesn't seal completely and beer just keeps dripping out of the faucet, all the while a knocking can be heard, which is the sound of that spring bouncing around while beer continues to push past it.
Does anyone have a work around for this issue? I reached out to MM when I first installed them and never received a response. The problem is intermittent -- but a huge pain in the *** as I'm on a long draw system and have to send my bartenders into the basement to shut the line off so I can take the assembly apart.
I suppose it's time to remove the "trigger tap" system altogether and just replace it with the solid shaft of the normal 304's -- but considering the price difference between the two, you would think that MM would have sorted out the engineering on these. Perhaps it's user error -- but I've taken everything apart and put it back together as it should appear to go and I'm still having issues.
Any tips are welcome.
Unfortunately, there are times when the shaft doesn't seal completely and beer just keeps dripping out of the faucet, all the while a knocking can be heard, which is the sound of that spring bouncing around while beer continues to push past it.
Does anyone have a work around for this issue? I reached out to MM when I first installed them and never received a response. The problem is intermittent -- but a huge pain in the *** as I'm on a long draw system and have to send my bartenders into the basement to shut the line off so I can take the assembly apart.
I suppose it's time to remove the "trigger tap" system altogether and just replace it with the solid shaft of the normal 304's -- but considering the price difference between the two, you would think that MM would have sorted out the engineering on these. Perhaps it's user error -- but I've taken everything apart and put it back together as it should appear to go and I'm still having issues.
Any tips are welcome.