Cleaning My Celli Taps

[Pumpy]

Dont know if this has been done

but first i got my faucet spanner from craftbrewer well with over $400 of taps i needed the right tool ( its only a mickey mouse one but you cant do it without it .
disconnect the beer at the JG fittings catch drips in a jug
turn clockwise and the faucet unscrews .
dissasemble taps .
soak in soapy water screw handle back on and pump to get more crap out

do this once a week

Warren told me how to do this and it is well worth doing
pumpy

 

[Pumpy]

Thats better no drips !!


Pumpy

 

[MVZOOM]

Pumpy, I gotta do mine - how mucho is the toolo?

Cheers- Mike

 

[Pumpy]

Pumpy, I gotta do mine - how mucho is the toolo?

Cheers- Mike

MZ,

I have seen the faucet spanner for 20 bucks, but Craftbrewer does it for seventeen , but hey the taps cost me aboout 500 bucks and dont want to wreck them with a hammer and nail it does make it so easy , Whats that 3% of the cost for a bit of maintainance which will prolong thier life for years .

Pumpy

 

[Zizzle]

Pumpy, your reasoning is too good. Have another beer quick!

 

[warrenlw63]

Warren told me how to do this and it is well worth doing
pumpy

:lol: You're far more diligent than me Pumpy... Once a week is to be highly commended.

Warren -

 

[Pumpy]

Zizzle , the right tool for the job makes the removal simple, nbefore it was difficult to remove so I did not clean them thanks I will have another beer .

Warren ,

you got me on the right track .

I like to dispense my beer through regularly clean taps , I found that if you dont clean regularly you are more likely to get a few drips after dispensing and theis attracts flies ,and hey its better than dispensing your beer though old stale oxidised beer taps .

I keep my fridge in the garage and there are a few tiny flies get in that area.

We are dispensing food here and I dont want problems with the 'Food and Drugs Inspector' for a smelly bar .(SWMBO).

Pumpy

 

[fraser_john]

Zizzle , the right tool for the job makes the removal simple, nbefore it was difficult to remove so I did not clean them thanks I will have another beer .

Warren ,

you got me on the right track .

I like to dispense my beer through regularly clean taps , I found that if you dont clean regularly you are more likely to get a few drips after dispensing and theis attracts flies ,and hey its better than dispensing your beer though old stale oxidised beer taps .

I keep my fridge in the garage and there are a few tiny flies get in that area.

We are dispensing food here and I dont want problems with the 'Food and Drugs Inspector' for a smelly bar .(SWMBO).

Pumpy

I have a spray bottle sittign in my drip tray with Star-San mixed up. Whenever I am done pouring the glass/glasses I give the tap a spray up inside the spout. Never have had flies since I started doing this and it also stops mould from developing as well. Works a treat! Now I only clean my taps every couple of kegs.

 

[Pumpy]

I have a spray bottle sittign in my drip tray with Star-San mixed up. Whenever I am done pouring the glass/glasses I give the tap a spray up inside the spout. Never have had flies since I started doing this and it also stops mould from developing as well. Works a treat! Now I only clean my taps every couple of kegs.

Now that is a good idea FG I am going to do that too .


Pumpy

 

[Fents]

you would think spending all that hard earned on celli's that the taps would come with a $17 tool :huh:

 

[Pumpy]

you would think spending all that hard earned on celli's that the taps would come with a $17 tool :huh:

Actually they were gift from friends and relations so I cant complain

Pumpy

 

[Pumpy]

I have a spray bottle sittign in my drip tray with Star-San mixed up. Whenever I am done pouring the glass/glasses I give the tap a spray up inside the spout. Never have had flies since I started doing this and it also stops mould from developing as well. Works a treat! Now I only clean my taps every couple of kegs.

FJ ,

Will the StarSan which is an Acid damage the finish on my taps ??

Pumpy

 

[fraser_john]

FJ ,

Will the StarSan which is an Acid damage the finish on my taps ??

Pumpy

Pumpy,

I do not know, I do not have Celli taps per se, so I do not know what kind of finish they have, but mine are chrome finished and I have been doing the Star San routine on them since 2002 with no noticable problem. Water it down to about 1/2 the recommended dose could help alleviate any worry.

John

 

[Pumpy]

Pumpy,

I do not know, I do not have Celli taps per se, so I do not know what kind of finish they have, but mine are chrome finished and I have been doing the Star San routine on them since 2002 with no noticable problem. Water it down to about 1/2 the recommended dose could help alleviate any worry.

John

FJ Think about it ,If I am spraying inside the nozzle , the inside of the Celli tap is SS and the end of the nozzle is plastic so I should be OK,

but will water it down a bit anyway .

Thanks Pumpy

 

[fraser_john]

FJ Think about it ,If I am spraying inside the nozzle , the inside of the Celli tap is SS and the end of the nozzle is plastic so I should be OK,

but will water it down a bit anyway .

Thanks Pumpy

Ahh, nice bit of bling then the Celli taprs are then, fully SS instead of brass all chromed up.......now I have some extra stuff to buy :lol:

SWMBO will be told about my new Christmas present desires....

 

[SJW]

Dumb question time.
Is Star-san just Sodium Percarb or more like PSR?
And while I am on the subject......what exactly is PSR, Pink Stain Remover?

 

[Pumpy]

Ahh, nice bit of bling then the Celli taprs are then, fully SS instead of brass all chromed up.......now I have some extra stuff to buy :lol:

SWMBO will be told about my new Christmas present desires....

FJ

Well the parts that are in contact with the beer are SS anyway they are nice and easy to pull apart and assemble .

I love to clean them even when they dont need it its like polishing a new sports car

You wont be dissapointed .

pumpy

 

[paul]

Can you get snaplock adapters for these taps? It would save time and make tap cleaning tool free.

Once a fortnight I just unclick my taps and put them in a bucket of sanitiser for an hour them give them a rinse and im done.

 

[Ross]

Can you get snaplock adapters for these taps? It would save time and make tap cleaning tool free.

Once a fortnight I just unclick my taps and put them in a bucket of sanitiser for an hour them give them a rinse and im done.

It would save all of 5 seconds & leave you with an ugly snaplock on the outside of the fridge. Far better as is
Plus 1 x $17 tool is far cheaper than the $240 for 4 x snaplocks

Snaplocks are on the drawing board though.

cheers Ross

 

[goatherder]

FJ ,

Will the StarSan which is an Acid damage the finish on my taps ??

Pumpy

My answer is YES. I got into the habit of spraying up the spout with iodophor (acidic) to stop the flies and mould. After doing this for a couple of months, I discovered that the gold plating on the underside of the tap (which copped the overspray) would simply wipe off leaving silver metal underneath. Thankfully the damage isn't too bad and not visible from the front. I have since made up a jig (plastic container lid with spout sized hole drilled in it) which allows me to spray iodophor up into the spout without spraying on the outside of the taps.