Hello, have True TDD-2 have 2 separate towers on it. One pours perfectly the other you have to open close open close handle few times for it to pour “full” otherwise it comes out the faucet “not full” and all foam. model is 2017 and bought it used from the labatt brewery. I had the beer lines replaced inside, but i did not do anything with the line after it goes to the tower (metal line) at first the side that doesnt pour full all the time had what looked like mildew coming out of it in big chunks for a bit. But that was 3 kegs ago and now it doesnt have any of that gunk coming out. Could there still be an issue and need to have the metal lines cleaned in the tower? hopefully i explained that right and used the right terms lol. also both lines are same size about 6 ft and 12 psi set to.
Is the air tube inside the tower and blowing air? There should be one in each to keep the tower chilled. If you had chunks coming out you can be sure that you didn't clean the lines with beer. You definitely need to clean the lines. And as stated by Doug, the faucets too. Cheers
Yea, the air tube is connected. I figured the beer cleaned the line lol, looks like that isnt the case. probably something in there? ill have to look into that, not sure if i will be able to do it myself.
If you have never cleaned you are lucky you haven’t made anyone sick. Faucets are breeding grounds for all kinds of nasty stuff, which is why bars clean their equipment on a regular basis, usually every two weeks. You need to clean the lines, the faucets and the couplers with the proper cleaning agents and in the case of the latter two, small brushes. At this point I’d throw away the vinyl line. Sounds like you have been serving gross beer.
You don’t have to worry about getting anyone sick from not cleaning lines, just off flavors. Harmful pathogens have a very difficult time surviving in beer.
I’m not saying that someone can’t get sick, but saying that harmful bacteria generally don’t thrive in beer or surfaces where beer is present.
The truth is a bit nuanced. You are certainly correct that beer is universally void of harmful toxins, at least in any quantity that can kill you (toxicity is measured in dosage. See Alcohol Poisoning). This is of course why fermented beverages were the drink of choice for so long. Generally safe to consume. Boiled. Fermented. Low pH. Alcohol. Hops are antiseptic too. Not anyplace where dangerous critters thrive. However. Beer residue in a faucet is no longer beer, its essentially a slug of sugar and bacteria will gladly take over in this environment. The beer is exposed to oxygen, not cold, and dries up. There is no germ killing alcohol present. Not unlike a petri dish. The mold and bacteria are not going to be toxic for most people (because mold and bacteria are ubiquitous and we deal with these every second of our lives) but digesting a a slug of moldy residue along with a good dosage of aggressive bacteria or yeast is certainly not going to do your gut any favors. This is not the sort of environment that humans have adapted to. So beer, yes, safe to drink rarely causes illness. Dried up beer is no longer beer but is sugar and a great medium for all sorts of nasties to percolate. You want this in your beer? Of course not! Cheers.
Do you want to drink that nasty sludge? Not me brother! @billandsuz great pic. If you see chunks, it's already past the point where things should have been cleaned and it's sub-optimal, affecting flavor, taste, etc. The take away from all that is clean your lines and faucets, and replace your lines, ala this...
Thanks everyone for the information, i cleaned the lines and the faucets, however the one side still comes out fast full of foam and doesnt come out of the faucet full. Its like flying out of the faucet partially of the size of the circle. the one side is a lager looks like 6-7ft line which always comes out nice.. the troublesome side might be 3-4 ft and a pilsner. I thought it was 6ft as well but it measures more like 3.5ft psi is 11/12 range on regulator.
To explain it better it resembles if you were to only open the faucet half way, but it is in fact open the whole way. Does it about 50% to 60% of the time when use it. do i need to replace any parts? total new comer to all of this
