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So I have finally convinced swmbo that the move to kegging is a good idea (leaving empty bottles everywhere worked wonders ), and my plan is to have the font/taps mounted in the kitchen, and the kegs in a chest freezer in the garage (directly underneath).
I've just about got all the bits and pieces together for it now, but am stuck as to what line size to go for.
According to the balancing spreadsheet, i'm going to need 8mm ID (5/16") lines, because the taps will be 3.5m above the center of the kegs, and using a smaller line results in a shorter line than the physical length required (ie. 6mm ID line i'd need 2.23m for a 3.5m run not going to work)
I'm assuming i'll have no problems getting 8mm line to stay on the disconnect on the keg (will need clamps obviously), but i'm pretty sure it won't work for the font. I have a 3 tap flooded font which currently has 7mm OD lines on it, so there is no way I'm going to be able to fit the new lines into it (the 8mm ID Flexmaster II lines i'm looking at have a 12mm OD).
The only way I can think to get this to physically work is to have smaller lines in the font, and the join them to the larger lines with a reducer, but I would assume this will cause foaming issues (especially being so close to the tap end of the line).
Anyone have any ideas? Or am i missing something really basic?
I've just about got all the bits and pieces together for it now, but am stuck as to what line size to go for.
According to the balancing spreadsheet, i'm going to need 8mm ID (5/16") lines, because the taps will be 3.5m above the center of the kegs, and using a smaller line results in a shorter line than the physical length required (ie. 6mm ID line i'd need 2.23m for a 3.5m run not going to work)
I'm assuming i'll have no problems getting 8mm line to stay on the disconnect on the keg (will need clamps obviously), but i'm pretty sure it won't work for the font. I have a 3 tap flooded font which currently has 7mm OD lines on it, so there is no way I'm going to be able to fit the new lines into it (the 8mm ID Flexmaster II lines i'm looking at have a 12mm OD).
The only way I can think to get this to physically work is to have smaller lines in the font, and the join them to the larger lines with a reducer, but I would assume this will cause foaming issues (especially being so close to the tap end of the line).
Anyone have any ideas? Or am i missing something really basic?