KegLand KL10955 User manual

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KegLand
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KL10955
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User manual
Soda Carbonator Leak Fix Instruction Manual
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Soda Carbonator – Keg Reactor Lid
Leak Fix Instruction manual
KL10955
KegLand Distribution PTY LTD
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Soda Carbonator Leak Fix Instruction Manual
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Identifying a leak on your soda carbonator.
Therearetwowaystodetermineifthesodacarbonatorisleakingwaterfromtheballlockpostinto
thekeg.Thisleakmaynotbevisiblewhilethesodacarbonatorisattachedtothekeg.
Method1.
Step1.Disconnecttheliquidballlockdisconnectfromthesodacarbonatorlid
andremovethesodacarbonatorlidfromthekeg.
Step2.Submergethefloatmechanisminwateruntilwaterisnolongerbeing
sprayedfromthespraynozzle.Thismaytakeuptotwosecondstostop.
Step3.Whilesubmergedlookattheundersideofthelidforanyleaksthatform
onthethread.Thismaybeaveryslowleakanditcouldtakeupto30secondsfor
aleaktobeidentified.
Method2.
Step1.Attachthesodacarbonatortoakeg
Step2.Connectyourmainswatersupplytothesodacarbonatorkegviaaballlock
disconnectandallowthekegtofillwithwateruntiltheballfloatstopstheflowof
water.
Step3.Pressurisethekegtobetween5‐10PSI
Step4.Sprayorspongesoapywater(detergent)onthesodacarbonatorandlook
fortheformationofanybubblesindicatingaleak.Ifaleakisobserveddisconnect
theballlockdisconnectfromthesodacarbonator,releasethepressureinthekeg
andfollowtheinstructionsforfixingaleakonthesodacarbonator.
Step5.Ifnobubbleswereformedthendepressurisethekegandleaveit
connectedtothemainswaterforafewhours.Afterthistimehaselapseddisconnectthemains
watersupplyfromthesodacarbonatorandremovethesodacarbonatorlidfromthekeg.Ifthekeg
isfulltothebrimthenthisindicatesyouhavealeak.
Lookforaleakalongthisthread
Lookforbubbles
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Fixing a leak on the soda carbonator
Itisimportanttocloselyfollowthesestepsinthecorrectorder.Ifthestepsarefollowedoutof
orderthesodacarbonatormaycontinuetoleakduetotheo‐ringsnotbeingcompressedadequately
toformawatertightseal.
Step1.Ensurethekegisdepressurisedandthemainswaterballlockdisconnectisdisconnected
fromthesodacarbonatorlid.Thenremovethesodacarbonatorlidfromthekeg.
Step2.Partiallydisassemblethesodacarbonatorandensureallo‐ringsandsealsshowninthe
belowdiagramarepresentandingoodcondition.
Step3.Hand‐tightenclockwisethehexnutlocatedabovethefloat
mechanism.Ifthisisnottightenedpriortoreassemblyofthesoda
carbonatoritwillresultinthesodacarbonatorleakingduetothetop
o‐ringnotbeingcompressedadequately.
Step4.Insertthefirsto‐ringintothegrooveonthehexnut.Allmodels
soldafterFebruary1st2020haveaslimmernutwithoutaseated
o‐ring.Ifyouhaveamodelafterthisdateignorethisstep.
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Step5.Pushthethreadthroughthelidandinsertthesecond
o‐ringonthethreadabovethelidmakingsuretheo‐ringis
touchingthelid.
Step6.Insertthe5/8”washerintotheballlockpostandthenhandtightentheballlockpostonto
thethread,thentightenthisafurther¼turnwiththecorrectsizedspanner.Ensurethatthespray
jetisinthecorrectorientationasshowninthediagrambelow.Thesprayjetshouldbedirectly
oppositethepressurereliefvalve.
Step7.Whileholdingtheballlockpostwithaviceorthecorrectsizedspannertightenthenuton
theundersideofthelidsuchthatitisflushwiththelid.Ensurethatthesprayjetremainsinthe
samepositionasabove.
Step8.Performbothmethodsofleakteststoensuretheleakisfixed.
EnsurethesprayjetisoppositethePRV
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