After my previous whoopsie connecting up my keg for the first time, I got a refill SodaStream exchange (*) an have been happily pulling quite decent glasses of a Morgans Old Toucan: serving pressure around 12psi; the kit came with a rather long 3/16 beer pipe which I have not yet cut so it's been a bit slow and not very carbonated but that's fine. Mostly turning off the CO2 at the regulator after pouring. End of last week I left the CO2 tap on the regulator open to try and carb the beer up a bit more. Yesterdy morning I found my SodaStream was totally empty.
When I'd put everything together I had checked for leaks by putting water on the joints (OK, should have been soap solution) and not seen/heard any leaks.
Decided to take the gas pip off the keg and the disconnect came apart in my hand! (See pic) I've managed to find 3 of the 4 little balls and put them back in place then put the two parts together again.
HAs anybody else had a disconnect disintegrate? And could it have been related to my SodaStream gettimg emptied, or was that just gonna happen anyway? Using 425g of CO2 on less than half of a single keg seems a bit steep.
(*) - had to get it from Argos, £15. SodaStream do them by post but it's £6 postage; The Range do them for £13 but they haven't had any for yonks.
When I'd put everything together I had checked for leaks by putting water on the joints (OK, should have been soap solution) and not seen/heard any leaks.
Decided to take the gas pip off the keg and the disconnect came apart in my hand! (See pic) I've managed to find 3 of the 4 little balls and put them back in place then put the two parts together again.
HAs anybody else had a disconnect disintegrate? And could it have been related to my SodaStream gettimg emptied, or was that just gonna happen anyway? Using 425g of CO2 on less than half of a single keg seems a bit steep.
(*) - had to get it from Argos, £15. SodaStream do them by post but it's £6 postage; The Range do them for £13 but they haven't had any for yonks.
