Nothing Coming Out of Faucet w/ New Keg

[smjohn15]

I'm new to owning a kegerator, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I was given a used kegerator, but it was in working condition when received. I did a complete cleaning of the parts (took apart coupler & faucet and soaked in cleaning solution, pumped cleaning solution through beer lines). I also refilled the co2, so that is full. I hooked up a keg the other day, heard the keg pressurizing, yet no beer would come through the lines when I opened the faucet. I tried readjusting the pressure (set to 10 psi per manufacturer) and still nothing happened. I took apart the coupler to check if the backflow preventer was stuck and turns out I had it in the wrong way. It's a Nostalgia kegerator and the round side should have been down (it doesn't use a ball, but rather a torpedo valve). I hooked everything back up, tapped the keg, and now it doesn't sound like any gas is going into the keg and nothing is dispensing from the faucet. I'm at a loss for what could possibly be the issue. Also, for reference, when I take the coupler off the keg and put it in a locked position, gas is running through the coupler, so it isn't an issue with that. Any suggestions on what might be the issue?

[djc]

Are you sure the torpedo is free to move up and down? Try taking it out and re-tap. It isn’t required and is only useful in keeping the beer in the line when you untap which is only a few ounces so not a huge deal. You don’t hear gas going into the keg right now because it already topped off with gas from your first attempt.

[smjohn15]

djc,

The torpedo was a bit sticky, even though it was cleaned, so I decided to remove it completely. Sure enough, when I opened the faucet, I finally got flowing of beer! Thank you!

[djc]

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