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teewaddy
06-13-2006, 05:03 PM
I have a cooler with approx 100' of SS tubing that poors slow. The regulator on the CO2 tank does ice up when in use but does regulate air flow according to the pressure guage I have installed. I have adjusted the regulator from 12psi up to 30 psi and the same slow poor comes out of the faucet every time.

Any Suggustions on why the flow out of the knozzle doesnt increase when I increase the PSI on the regulator?

Any suggestions on how to get more beer out of the faucet rather than a current slow trickle of beer?

Could it be a bad faucet? too much SS Tubing. Bad Sank Key??(Which brings me to my next topic.

I think My sank Key went just went bad. I went to clean out my coils with a 5 gal cleaning tank which I fill to run water and solution through the coils. Nothing is being pumped out. No pressure is being built up in the cleaning tank. When I engage the Sank Key with out the cleaning tank, I do not hear any pressure. Should I? Could I have a defective Sank KEy all of a sudden. How can I check.

Frustrated and looking for Help,

Teewaddy

HarkJohnny
06-14-2006, 12:08 PM
not sure if I entirely understand but if you have CO2 hooked up to the keg you should be getting pressure of some sort when you tap it.

My first thought as to your slow pour is that your lines are gunked up. cleaning with a solution such as BLC (Beer Line Cleaner) should help that.

teewaddy
06-14-2006, 01:30 PM
I guess I have two issues. Current issue is that Im not getting any pressure passed the Sank Key. How do I know if my Sank Key is defective. If I engage my Sank Key with out a keg or the cleaning unit. should CO2 flow through it. The Cleaning tank, when the sank key is engaged to the unit. is not building any pressure. Thus I think the problem is the sank key.

Thanks for the thoughts on clogged line but it is only the 2nd time Ive used the unit and have always had slow poor. Cant imaging that the line is clogged.