I've got a force carbed Corny keg setup with Perlick faucets that I've been using for maybe 8 years. Over the last year I've developed a leak from one of the faucets that will result in filling the drip tray full enough to make it fall and winding up with about a quart of beer on the ground by the time I go into the room again sometime the next day. Today was probably the 4th time it's happened.
Prior times, I'd fully disassembled the faucet and cleaned it thinking it was just dirty. The next time it happened, I thought maybe it was a pressure issue since I don't always leave the CO2 line open - I'll shut it off at the manifold and open it periodically to fully repressurize it, but then thought maybe it needs more pressure to keep the faucet shut. That didn't fix it either. It's not in a traffic area at all, so it's not getting bumped this many times.
The only post I see like this is here. 5 questions from that post:
Prior times, I'd fully disassembled the faucet and cleaned it thinking it was just dirty. The next time it happened, I thought maybe it was a pressure issue since I don't always leave the CO2 line open - I'll shut it off at the manifold and open it periodically to fully repressurize it, but then thought maybe it needs more pressure to keep the faucet shut. That didn't fix it either. It's not in a traffic area at all, so it's not getting bumped this many times.
The only post I see like this is here. 5 questions from that post:
- Which model faucets? - Perlick faucets (630 I think, but not sure)
- How touchy are they when opening to pour? - not touchy at all. just right, I'd guess
- How long are your beer lines between the kegs and the faucet? What diameter? ~12 ft / 7mm IIRC
- What's the serving pressure and temp? 10-12 psi, 5C
- Is the tower chilled? Insulated? No tower, collar