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[ChefLamont]

That's beautiful man!I hope to be telling a similar story soon. I completely redid my manifold and all of the connections. I pretty much just have the kegs left to check.

[No Party JKor]

Final update: After switching the gas-in post from another keg, I took a look at the old one. Even with my aging eyes and without reading-glasses, I could see the crack in the o-ring. So, the final lesson is... Do a visual inspection of all your o-rings when you're getting a keg ready to fill (note to self: Get a pair of reading glasses for the brewing area).At the risk of stating the obvious again, I'll also add that the "gas-gauge" on the tank will drop when you put the tank in the fridge because gasses take up less volume when they cool. If you want to use the gauge to monitor for slow leaks, you have to leave the tank in the fridge overnight first to cool it off enough to get a stable reading. Mine's been rock-steady since last night (I marked the dial with electrical tape). I love happy endings (*sniff*).

Actually, the tank gauge drops when you put it in the fridge because you are altering the gas-liquid equilibrium of the CO2 in the tank. If it was a pure gas tank, like nitrogen, it would drop due to contraction of the gas. Just a minor thermodynamic niggle. :facepalm:Nice work on the leak hunting, BTW.

Edited by JKoravos, 23 February 2011 - 07:04 AM.