Beer Gun Leaking

[tonydav]

I've noticed over time my fridge was getting a huge amount of mold. Finally tracked it to the 1 inch of beer on the base . After investigating it seems my gun is leaking. In one night it will leak about a pint of beer (I know it's a pint cause I now put the gun in a pint glass!).

I'm thinking I'll have to pull it apart. Anyone have any clues on how to do this?

Thanks,
tony

 

[Jye]

Tony they come apart pretty easily and you should be able to get a refurbish kit from your HBS or one of the online suppliers. Also check out Andale, they have a pic online with it pulled apart.

Cheers
Jye

 

[tonydav]

Hi Jye,

Thanks for that. Good work on Andales part putting a full breakdown of the gun on their site.

tony

 

[PostModern]

I pull my gun apart and give the insides a clean and the rubbers a touch up with keg lube about once every three months, or whenever it leaks, whichever is shorter. Had the gun about 2 years now and still running the original seals. Before you go out and buy a new kit, just give it a good clean with phosphoric acid solution or iodophor solution and see if it works properly again. Could just be a bit of beer-goo formed on the front seal/valve.

 

[SDJ]

I also have a problem with my beer gun, its weeping around the weld where it joins the barrell of the gun, does anyone know if these guns are silver soldered together?? if so I may fix it myself.

Cheers steve

 

[Sammus]

I also have a problem with my beer gun, its weeping around the weld where it joins the barrell of the gun, does anyone know if these guns are silver soldered together?? if so I may fix it myself.

Cheers steve

I don't really know but I have an idea. Most of the guns I've seen are full stainless, I think your pretty save to assume that these arent silver soldered. But the other ones are chrome plated brass (that I've seen anyway) - and I reckon you could probably silver solder it if it was brass, who knows if it was in the first place though...It may be brazed or something...

S

 

[pint of lager]

The gun here was leaking. Pulled it apart and there was a sliver of varnish like material which I assume was a beerstone blocking the mechanism.

A good clean and it was all good. Have never had the same problem occur.