So my 6 year old kegerator has stopped pouring. It's still keeping the keg to temp but when I pour nothing happens. I have checked the gas, I have bought a new keg...still nothing.
So I started trying to find places that repair them and I have been coming up empty. Anyone know who the heck fixes these things ? Or had the repair done to yours ?
Are you certain your lines aren't clogged or kinked?
If you hooked up a new full keg of beer, it should have given you
a couple of pours from the CO2 already in the keg. if not, check the line
from the keg to the tap. Do you ever clean it? It can build up deposits
called "beer stone" that slow the flow and affect the taste of your beer.
beer stone
Open the valve. If gas comes out, your tank is good.
Connect the hose but don't connect the tap to the regulator. Open the valve. Does CO2 come out of the regulator? Yes? it's not the regulator.
Connect the tap to the hose but not the keg.
Open the valve...
Connect the faucet line to the regulator.
Open the valve. If CO2 comes out, you have a bad tap.
You get the point? You have to isolate each section to determine where the problem lies.
Just make sure you disconnect the beer line so you don't
spray beer everywhere.
You might consider a Perlick faucet... less likely to
get gunked up.
And its good practice to clean your beer line and faucet
each time you change out your keg.