Duotight is a blessing to all mankind, but attaching Duotight fittings to flared fittings seems to be a source of endless new lessons.
I put a Duotight gas disconnect on some EVAbarrier, I ran it to a Kegland inline regulator, and then I ran more to a flared thread on a check valve on a CO2 tank. I checked everything with soapy water, and days later, I still found gas coming out at one joint. I had been gassing up the kegs and then shutting the CO2 off to see if the pressure was stable, and it kept dropping, so I didn't lose much gas. I must have tightened it three full turns to make it stop.
Kegland says to tighten these things hand-tight and then go 1/4 turn, if memory serves. Maybe it's half a turn. Anyway, I generally have to to way past that to make the bubbles stop. Am I alone here?
Today I went to sample an ale in the garage keezer. I had a Duotight flow control disconnect on EVAbarrier, connected to a faucet with a flared fitting. It seemed fine yesterday. Today I found over a gallon of beer on the keezer floor. I had to suck it out with a Shop Vac, which nearly ruined the flavor. I kid. It still tasted great.
I had to crank the fitting down far past the point at which it had seemed to seal before.
I put a Duotight gas disconnect on some EVAbarrier, I ran it to a Kegland inline regulator, and then I ran more to a flared thread on a check valve on a CO2 tank. I checked everything with soapy water, and days later, I still found gas coming out at one joint. I had been gassing up the kegs and then shutting the CO2 off to see if the pressure was stable, and it kept dropping, so I didn't lose much gas. I must have tightened it three full turns to make it stop.
Kegland says to tighten these things hand-tight and then go 1/4 turn, if memory serves. Maybe it's half a turn. Anyway, I generally have to to way past that to make the bubbles stop. Am I alone here?
Today I went to sample an ale in the garage keezer. I had a Duotight flow control disconnect on EVAbarrier, connected to a faucet with a flared fitting. It seemed fine yesterday. Today I found over a gallon of beer on the keezer floor. I had to suck it out with a Shop Vac, which nearly ruined the flavor. I kid. It still tasted great.
I had to crank the fitting down far past the point at which it had seemed to seal before.