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[Doomsday Brewery]

I have several kegs that I am looking to swap with another brewer. Some of mine have pressure blow off valves that blow off if the pressure hits 130psi. I was considering on swapping kegs and trading my pressure blow off caps for the plain lids that are flat with no valve on the lid. The reason why I am considering this is due to the fact that the valve area is another area for cleaning and sanitation, Keg should never hit 130psi since the vinyl tubing would blow before that would occur, the gas splitter valve has a 115 psi blown off valve itself prior to the kegs. The other issue of concern is the cost issue when these pressure valves leak and you have to spend money to replace them. It just seems the flat lids are easier to clean/sanitize and no moving parts to fail that require replacing. I just wanted to get an idea of what others on the board thought.

[JReigle]

I have several kegs that I am looking to swap with another brewer. Some of mine have pressure blow off valves that blow off if the pressure hits 130psi. I was considering on swapping kegs and trading my pressure blow off caps for the plain lids that are flat with no valve on the lid. The reason why I am considering this is due to the fact that the valve area is another area for cleaning and sanitation, Keg should never hit 130psi since the vinyl tubing would blow before that would occur, the gas splitter valve has a 115 psi blown off valve itself prior to the kegs. The other issue of concern is the cost issue when these pressure valves leak and you have to spend money to replace them. It just seems the flat lids are easier to clean/sanitize and no moving parts to fail that require replacing. I just wanted to get an idea of what others on the board thought.

I know personally that I use that valve for purging air from my kegs all the time and have no idea how I could get by without it. Based on that alone I wouldn't replace the lids. I've not had sanitation problems or failures of this part and it seems to get pretty clean through my standard keg washing procedure but YMMV.As for the pressure, I don't think that's a problem for all the reasons you cited. Additionally, I know my (and many others) regulator doesn't go above 80PSI, further reducing the possibility of a ruptured keg.

[Doomsday Brewery]

I know personally that I use that valve for purging air from my kegs all the time and have no idea how I could get by without it. Based on that alone I wouldn't replace the lids. I've not had sanitation problems or failures of this part and it seems to get pretty clean through my standard keg washing procedure but YMMV.As for the pressure, I don't think that's a problem for all the reasons you cited. Additionally, I know my (and many others) regulator doesn't go above 80PSI, further reducing the possibility of a ruptured keg.

Yea I think I may not have worded it correctly. I am talking about the Pressure blow off valves that do not have a manual pull ring. The ones I am talking about have a plug in the underside that is set for a static 130psi you have not way to adjust or pull anything. I have a few with the valve on the top with a pull ring I am definately keeping those