help leaking barrels

[bluefish]

:cry: one off my kingkrg barrels has started to leak at the tap though the rubber seal i have had it on its side and cannot seem to get it tight enough :shock:
any sugestions people :hmm:
THANKS NEIL.

 

[Cussword]

Hi Neil, Sounds stupid but if you have some rubber gloves ( ), you may be able to tighten it a little more. Either that or new seals :thumb:

 

[tubby_shaw]

Rubber gloves are not necessary, simply dip your arm in boiling water up to the armpit to sanitise then into the beer to grab the back nut to tighten it
But seriously over tightening can deform the seal and cause a leak, try slackening the tap, and gently re tighten.
If that doesn't work it's a new seal I am afraid

















Seriously don't boil your arm :nono:

 

[Cussword]

Seriously don't boil your arm :nono:

'elf 'n safety Tubby? :rofl:

 

[bluefish]

so i need to open the lid and put my hand inside to reach back nut will this not wreck the bitter letting all the presure out

 

[tubby_shaw]

The pressure will be released, but as most of the CO2 is in solution in the beer you can either add a little more priming sugar to get the pressure back up, or preferably just add a squirt of CO2 through the inlet valve :thumb: