Leaky Poppets

[derfburg]

All of a suddon I have 2 kegs with leaky poppets. WTF, been good for anumber of years, guess they just go bad? At $5 each, that's not too cheap. Any suggestions?

[Whitebeard_Brewer]

Replace them!

[BayouBrew]

Yep, they do just go bad all of the sudden. With all of the in-and-out of your QDs, and up-and-down of the poppet, the little spring goes a little limp and doesn't keep a good seal anymore . All you can do is replace them. Hope you didn't lose a full 20# CO2 tank before you figured it out.

[derfburg]

This was on the beer side, lost a little beer. Not much though.

[Kbar]

Yep, they do just go bad all of the sudden. With all of the in-and-out of your QDs, and up-and-down of the poppet, the little spring goes a little limp and doesn't keep a good seal anymore . All you can do is replace them. Hope you didn't lose a full 20# CO2 tank before you figured it out.

Don't think it is the stainless spring to blame, usually the seal.........

[mordantly]

the rubber seamed to be deformed. one face full of beer made me replace all mine (30 to be axact)

[Thirsty Boy]

you can just replace the little rubber seal - no need to replace the entire doohickey

http://craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=855

[brewinhard]

Sometimes replacing the rubber seal works (be sure to add some keg lube) and if not you gotta replace the poppet. And you are right, they are not cheap. I just replaced a couple a few wks. ago.