replacement kegerator parts

[Hurst]

The company that sent me my kegerator neglected to send me the proper plumbing parts to split my beer flow for my dual tower. The parts and everything they gave me (beer nipples, lugs, tubes) are basically in metrics, so when I went to the home depot, I couldnt find the right size of nipples and splitters to split the flow. Does anyone know any specialty sites on the internet for these parts or should I just redo all the parts in new parts....kinda irritated

[bruin_ale]

Just to clarify, what are you trying to do? It sounds like you want to split your output so that you have one keg serving on two taps? If so, why?

[Hurst]

I have a dual tower with two taps. Each of them has their own plastic pipe line, I just bought the kegerator with that specification.

[danno]

so you have it set up so one faucet works, and one is sitting there unused?

I'd go to the hardware store and find a slightly larger plastic tee and a few small hose clamps, slice open your beer line, dip the ends into hot water, shove them onto the slightly larger tee barbs, clamp them, and serve from both towers. don't overthink this, unless you plan on repeatedly trying to pour simultaneous pitchers, this really isn't a big issue...

[HogieWan]

Do you want two taps from the same keg or the two taps to separate kegs? If it's the latter, do you need help getting the CO2 to both kegs?

[Hurst]

here's the basic setup: I have a coupler attached to the keg, which is connected to the c02. From the coupler, I have a lugnut attached to a beer-nipple, which runs into a tube which should split into two tubes and thus into my dual tap tower. The company where I purchased the kegerator did not send adequate parts to split the beer-feed into the two tubes (for the two taps). So, I went to Home Depot to get some replacement parts, but I can't get the same metrics which the person sent me (the stuff he sent me are all in metric units and I cant find proper fits from Home Depot). So I can either overhaul all the parts and buy it fresh from Depot or look for a specialty store.

[toneyc]

They didn't send the parts for it because it isn't normally done that way. You have two taps to run two beers from, not the same beer twice.

:eek:
Toney.

[danno]

I regularly put 3/16" beer line on 1/4" barbs, so the english/metric thing isn't a problem. just put the tubing in a cup of hot water for 30 seconds or so, then shove it onto a different sized tee...

[TerryM]

Originally posted by toneyc
They didn't send the parts for it because it isn't normally done that way. You have two taps to run two beers from, not the same beer twice.

:eek:
Toney.

Hurst has a shotgun tower - two taps from the same keg for quicker pitcher filling.

Try Micromatic.com. The parts list page is:

http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/fittings-portfolio-cid-868.html

Cheers
TerryM

[Hurst]

wow that is massively useful. Thanks!!

[toneyc]

Ha! That's why I love this board!

:D
Toney.