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Posted:  24 Mar 2007 23:51

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Because I am an awesome wife who loves beer just as much as my husband, I bought my husband our 1st kegerator for his birthday. Therefore, we are new to this. My husband tapped it, and it was working fine. After pouring a few glasses the flow started to trickle and then nothing. After sitting overnight, we tried again. We got almost one glass before it fizzled out again. Same thing the next few days. Now, I am here. Any ideas on what the problem could be?

1. We thought it might be the CO2 tank. We have had it set at 20, 30, and 40. Still the same problem.

2. We are thinking that maybe the keg is frozen. Could that be it? We are thinking about turning the fridge part off tonight and leaving it set overnight to see if the flow is better tomorrow.

3. All of the lines are set tight. Could they be to tight?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Posted:  25 Mar 2007 17:41   Last Edited By: woemlavy

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When you were setting up the coupler, did you remove the rubber check valve?  You want to make sure the small plastic ball inside the coupler is not jammed and causing the blockage.

One more note: When I set up my first kegerator, a Haier kegerator, I removed the rubber check valve because I thought it was just a spacer that was not needed. It was needed and it caused the beer to trickle out and then not to flow at all. The rubber check valve keeps the small plastic ball from completely covering the flow hole.

Make sure their are no crimps in the hoses also

It really sounds like a coupler issue.

Hope this helps.
Posted:  26 Mar 2007 11:24

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Thanks for your reply. We figured it out though. When my husband was playing around with it, he turned off the CO2 valve. There was no CO2 flowing through the line, and now we know why CO2 is so important to draft beer. You don't get any flow if you don't have any CO2.
Posted:  26 Mar 2007 18:44

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Great! Glad you were able to get it flowing! There is nothing worse than a full keg of beer and no flow.

Remember to have a backup hand pump, just in case your CO2 tank runs out mid-keg. It's happened to me and it sux!
Posted:  09 Apr 2007 20:11

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I am new to the kegerator, but I have the same flow issues. I get about a glass full through a trickle, then no flow at all. I have checked the CO2, and I can blow air through the beer line.
Is the little plastic ball supposed to be inside the small check valve, or just floating inside the coupler?
Posted:  11 Apr 2007 17:15

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Welcome CGILLEN!

The little plastic ball is supposed to be inside the small check valve. So open up your coupler and make sure everything is in its place.
Posted:  11 Apr 2007 17:24

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Thanks for the info. I will give that a try.
Posted:  11 Apr 2007 17:38

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woemlavy,
The little plastic ball come up through the black plastic check valve (on the beer line side). Will it block the beer line? Does this mean I need a new black plastic check valve?
The ball does not go through the other way towards the coupler, and will not stay in the black plastic check valve.
Posted:  13 Apr 2007 16:46

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woemlavy,
Got it figured out. Turns out that a new rubber check valve solves the problem. Surprised because this is the first keg through it.
Posted:  23 Jul 2009 02:29

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i just went out an got a barrel of Becks and a S type coupler from the local distributor and i have not had any problems with my other kegs. this is my first time using The European style couplers. my problem is no beer is flowing out my tap! the coupler i got had no ball in the coupler so i switched it with my U.S stlye one but no luck with that.
    Anyone got other suggestions on what might be the prob
Posted:  20 May 2010 03:22

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I'm having the same problem. I thought I had it fixed last night. I'm trying to retap and see if that works. Where is the ball you are mentioning, in the coupler?
Posted:  06 Jan 2011 23:33

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I have a Danby Kegerator and just had the CO2 refilled. I'm getting about a half glass out before nothing comes up. Please help before my keg goes bad. I've checked all of the hoses and nothing has a kink.
Posted:  04 Feb 2012 05:33

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Your lines could be crossed.  Make sure the beer line is coming out of the top of the Keg and the CO2 is coming out below.  I had a similar problem...only took me a few hours and a few beers to figure out!
Posted:  04 Feb 2012 05:43

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My beer is not flowing! I replaced the 6' beer supply line (3/16ths size?) between the tap handle assembly and keg coupler. I have a new CO2 tank and new keg of beer, but nothing is coming out but air. I have never had this problem in the 5 years with this kegerator. Is this a priming issue or blockage?
Posted:  05 Feb 2012 07:31

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Figured it out. I had a keg of Heineken which takes the European S coupler. The stem that goes into the keg is deeper. Now I have both types!
Posted:  21 Dec 2013 05:04

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Just setup my birthday present. Only was able to get half a glass. Checked air flow, line and regulator. Nothing seemed to fix the problem. I removed the rubber directional washer from the coupler and it works. Is this a long term fix? I'm new
Posted:  27 Jan 2014 01:28

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Can someone help me out.....I bought this keg for my Hubby for Christmas. It worked fine at the beginning. Now no beer comes out of the dark tap side. It trickles out of the light beer side. I lowered the temp to med and I released the pressure from the ring. Still no beer on the dark side and same results with the light very little beer. I don't know anything about kegs so I will need very good step by step instructions. Thanks for your help..Nickyfinn
Posted:  27 Jan 2014 19:53

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What kind of beer are you trying to dispense? Wondering if you beer coupler is not compatible with your keg.
Posted:  28 Jan 2014 00:11

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CKO the beer is fine, mich ultra and a micro brand.
I took apart the spickets and the ball in the handle is very hard to work. I am afraid to force it down. Do you think that there is a major problem with the handles? Is there anyone I can call for help that you know of???????
Thanks for your help
Nickyfinn
Posted:  03 Feb 2014 23:28

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who would you call for a tech man to come to the house and look over this  Kegerator? Nothing is working. This has turned out to be some Christmas present for my Hubby. Has not been able to use it for about 3 weeks. Any info would be greatly appreciated. If I cannot  get this to work, I am sending it back.
Posted:  12 Feb 2014 15:59

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Take a look at this article to see the faucets and coupler disassembled. It should help you see how everything goes together, so you can take everything apart for cleaning.

https://www.kegerators.com/articles/cleaning- ...
Posted:  17 Mar 2015 16:19

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KC2000 - on my Edgestart KC2000 I had no flow at all, not even a drip.  Tried everything here on this post and nothing. I found the problem was simply the o-ring gasket in the beer line attached to the keg tap was not seated correctly.  I re-seated the o-ring, tightened the nut and then made sure the hose would turned properly in the nut which ensures the o-ring is free and functioning.  Once done - FLOW!  Works great now!
Posted:  25 Apr 2020 20:19

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I have the same flow then no flow problem!
Where is the ball and check valve that everyone speaks of? Is that part of the apparatus that actually taps the keg?