9 Litre Corny's 'cheapish?' And Mobile Setups

[WhiteWolf]

Kegs arrived! :lol: Ordered on the 4th March, so 25 days.

Now to send off a PM ...

Cheers to the OP for the link and idea :kooi:

 

[Paul H]

Mine were in great condition, anyone have ant tips on removing the stickers easily?

Cheers

Paul

 

[[email protected]]

I thought you and Robo2234 were getting 2 each.

His still making up his mind and told me to find someone else if I could.

 

[lagers44]

What a sense of relief, mine finally arrived 75days after purchase !

Excellent condition & only 1 sticker which was stuck on with clag or something cause it came off in the water.
No little truck though.
Still, very happy

 

[DU99]

eucalyptus oil on cotton ball,should remove or soak the keg

 

[davo4772]

Ordered mine on the 14/2. Delivered 25/3 to Melbourne.

Has a large "Actung" sticker on one which probably confirms it's origins.

All good.

 

[humulus]

Paxxy ordered some and i went in halvies they were ordered on the 29thof March, lets see how long!!!!

 

[canon1ball]

A month or two ago I ordered 4 and received them within 11 days, including the PayPal pay day.
I'm going to take the risk and order another lot. Fingers crossed!

Second lot took 32 days. Apparently some are send by air and some per ship by DHL. Go figure.
Mine arrived with a pair of "Warsteiner" sunnies.

Used a jet blaster to get the stickers of, blasted of easily.

Pete

 

[glennheinzel]

Being based in London has some advantages... 20 Euro for freight!

 

[raven19]

Just ordered four tonight for the SA contingent.

 

[Robbo2234]

Put my order in for 4... lets see how we go!

 

[ben_sa]

Just ordered four tonight for the SA contingent.

Hey Raven, were these all accounted for mate?

 

[mxd]

is he selling direct now not on Ebay ?

 

[raven19]

Hey Raven, were these all accounted for mate?

You are one of the recipients mate! :icon_cheers:

mxd - I clicked on the OP link, then clicked on the 'item has now been reposted' link. I signed in via my normal evilbay account no worries.

 

[mxd]

thanks, I went to look at sellers shop etc.. but they weren't there, then I did as you said and found em.

cheers
Matt

 

[stux]

So, I made an expensive mistake on my kegs

I damaged 4 poppets, and its hard to replace them!

Anyway, here is the results of the research I have done, perhaps it will help someone else

I recieved 4 kegs

2 are Cornelius made in W Germany
2 are AEB made in Italy

They all have the same post threads, and appear to be the same except for minor cosmetic differences in the rubber handles. They all use angled diptubes with a dimple in the centre of the bottom of the keg

2 have AEB Type Ball Lock Posts, which are about 22mm wide

The other 2 have ball lock posts with 19mm and 22mm, but have easily removable poppets.

the problem was the AEB Type Ball Lock posts which essentially have a captive poppet which is held up in a lip, and if you try, really hard, to remove them, you will destroy the poppet.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/removing-p...keg-post-71674/
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/cant-remov...restone-166944/
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/removing-i...-poppets-98650/
http://www.brewboard.com/index.php?showtopic=78397

It turns out you can remove them using a combination of a jewellers screwdriver and a pick. Most people seem to not bother.


This is what the AEB Posts look like

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/GAS-SIDE-AE...G-P1915C78.aspx
http://www.williamsbrewing.com/BEER-SIDE-A...G-P1916C78.aspx

PS, the kegs do not have a PS stamped on them.

The important bit is the replacement popppet seems to be
http://www.williamsbrewing.com/AEB-POPPET-P1914C78.aspx

Which I think is this, based on the actual poppets I have
http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?main_p...products_id=774

For those interested, the poppets have a "P" on their top

So, I'm going to order a few replacements! Does anyone want any?

Moral of the story, don't force your poppets out!

PS, the kegs are nice, wish I hadn't of broken the poppets!

 

[Innes]

I damaged 4 poppets, and its hard to replace them!

When I received my kegs, I replaced all seal and the poppets.

All four of my kegs are the AEB type made in Italy. To remove the poppets, I just used a pair of long nose pliers and gently bent the legs of the poppet inwards and they came out easily. Because I was changing them for new ones, I didn't really care if I couldn't reuse them, but if I wanted to I could easily bend the legs outwards and they would be fine.

I purchased the AEB poppets from CHI Company with the 'P' stamped on the top and they worked great.

 

[stux]

I purchased the AEB poppets from CHI Company with the 'P' stamped on the top and they worked great.

Thanks

 

[keifer33]

Can definetly recommend the CHI company. Good prices and service if uve got a question.

 

[Robbo2234]

Any one got any updates on there orders??

mine was shipped on the 6/4 and its still at 60%