Troubleshooting new keezer issue

The Perlicks are low restriction and flow faster than a traditional rear closing faucet. Your beer lines in the Danby were probably 5' which is the norm for most off the shelf set ups. I'd go with longer lines. If you still have the old faucets from the Danby, throw them on in the mean time to prove that the Perlicks are the issue.

 

I have 525's and run 10' lines. My pours are a bit slow, but perfect. the suggested way to handle it is to start at 10' and cut down in 6" intervals to get the speed you want. I just never bothered to cut back. The line is cheap enough that it is an easy experiment to run. Most who lengthen lines wind up around 7'.

 

I think you are 90% of the way there.
knowing the chart to determine proper psi to maintain vols will get you the proper PSI. we want to determine PSIG, gauge. that is to say the pressure you need to maintain vols plus added pressure to overcome restriction and gravity.

but all of it is really too much thinking to be of any matter, with a keezer anyway.

as Doug says, slap on 10 feet. if you get a solid pour you are good to go. 7 or 8 feet provides a lot of resistance and will slow your pour quite a bit. but you aren't a busy bar and the quality of the pour is more important than an 8 second pint.

finally, remember that if you lower your pressure it can take a few days to equilibrate. you can turn off the gas supply and burp the keg to dislodge some of the dissolved CO2. the vols wont change for a while otherwise.
Cheers.

 

that is a nice utilitarian keezer. neat and clean, and if it pours the perfect glass of beer it is just short of magic.

I do not use any drying agent in my equipment. I used to use damp-rid, but it is more trouble than anything imo. just a bath towel occasionally and a shop vac for spills. if you have the lid sealed and don't open it up to often there isn't a lot of vapor transmission.
I do not know of any good drying agents, I think they are all mediocre at best.

Cheers

 

Pretty sweet!
Make sure the lid and all the joints in the collar are tight. I used stick-on foam weatherstripping between the collar and the original seat for the lid. The magnetic gasket on the lid is flexible enough to create a good seal if things are pretty square. All the holes for lines, etc are filled with clear silicone. Don't open the lid unless you absolutely have to - that's how moisture gets in. I use Damp-Rid. It's out of site on the compressor hump. I'm not sure what the substantive difference is between that and the Eva-Dry E500. I dump about a pint of water when I 'recharge' it once a month or so and I haven't had a mold problem since I got it. I don't know what trouble billandsuz might have had with it.

 

Mike, from one cheap-o to another, buying Damp-Rid wasn't worth it for the value. Not for this cheap skate anyway. No problems, it works. Sort of. I just found that an occasional swab with a bath towel works just as well. And free.

It's not like I'm advocating the use of pool chemicals

Cheers.

 

Ouch!
The problem I had with periodically wiping it down was that there was moisture that needed wiping down. Mold was a common sight. The Damp-Rid seems to have eliminated that.

 

For your analytical side: This does a fair job of explaining what's going on, although the math is a little sticky. My experience is it always undershoots the length required. Don't know why, my math skills are okay . . . maybe I'm tape-measure challenged or maybe the physics don't jive at my house. Practically speaking I make the calculation then add 'bout 40% and whittle away if needed. After a while you just know what works for your setup. If you find yourself changing pressures it's easiest to have extra variable length lines on hand. I mean, what's another XX bucks for extra beer lines?

I use an EVA-500 (10 cu ft keezer) and it probably helps some. Others have a couple and maybe it helps with moisture. I live in Florida so humidity is a killer . . . the shop vac is the savior. BTW, nice pics . . . makes me almost feel sorry for the guy pouring foamy Busch from a Haier.

 

i just had a conversation with a major commercial equipment supplier. we were discussing why some of my calcs for resistance on a 50' to 60' install resulted in fubared pours.

the industry standard 3# restriction per foot of 3/16" choker is apparently from the 1980s. modern vinyl beverage tubing is more like 2.2 to 2.3 according to their studies.

so if you plan to have 15#'s it is possibly more like 11#'s. now I know.
Cheers.

 

Coil it...

 

Not me. I hope he is enjoying a lousy tasting glass of foam right now.

 

Maybe it is overcarbed, try taking it off the gas and relieving the pressure. Shake and repeat a few times over the next day, then reapply pressure. I wouldn't go longer.

 

+1 on that one being overcarbed. You can lower the pressure on that single keg to 2psi or so if you want to keep pouring while it's degassing. It'll take some time, but you'll get there. Like anything else worthwhile, patience is a virtue.