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[Deerslyr]

there is no way you can solve a problem like this for as little as 35 cents!!! This looks like a good fix as it should prevent the beer from drying inside the faucet.I had stuck fauget problems on my kegerator for a while. Then I started to force a couple quarts of hot water back down the tap into the keg each time a keg kicked. My kegerator came with a bottle that attached to the faucet and this was nice as it also flushed my beer dip tube in the keg. Now I use the kegerator for a fermentation chamber and use cobra taps out of a fridge in the garage.

Best plan is to just drink daily... and next time I go on vacation, the liquid lines get disconnected and the faucets go for an overnight soak. We take 2 week vacations each year, so it's just going to have to be part of the routine.

[Patrick C.]

Instead of taking everything apart, you could just put some Star San or Beer Line Cleaner in a keg and run it through each line. Or get some forward seals and forget about it

[Deerslyr]

Instead of taking everything apart, you could just put some Star San or Beer Line Cleaner in a keg and run it through each line. Or get some forward seals and forget about it

I only have 3 kegs and I use them for beer! Would love to get some forward seals at some point, but I feel as though I must use the ones that came with the tower for at least a year (minimum) before I can squeek by the purchase of a forward seal faucet from my wife. Actually disassembling the unit took a matter of minutes. I futzed around more trying to get it unstuck after dipping it in water for 30 seconds. Once I gave up on that, I disassembled as much as I could (approximately 30 seconds and tossed the faucet (including the brass ball lever that wouldn't move) into water overnight. Last night I took them out and they worked like a charm. Spent another minute putting everything back together. Not too bad really. It was just my "first time" so I guess my cherry was popped on the whole "stuck faucet" business.

[Cliff Claven]

Make a "keg" from a 1 gallon garden sprayer. Fill it with PBW and flush your line before you leave for vacation.They should be going on sale soon.

[Big Nake]

This happened to me a few times with my old-school faucets. I had a friend go downstairs to the bar to get a beer and when he came back upstairs, he said, "Hey, is your tapper locked or something??" Grrrrrr. The Ventmatic Ultraflo faucets I have now are working properly, thank you God.