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tom2001d:
I bought a corney keg from my local brew shop and was told to remove the poppets to clean them. I had a heck of a time getting them out and bent one of them slightly. Now when I take the gas line off of the keg it takes a second for the poppet to seal itself. My questions are who removes the poppets to clean them and what is the best say to get them out?

morticaixavier:
I remove them but it's easy on my kegs, they just pop right out when I pull the...stem? connector? my vocabularly engine has just stalled out... post! yeah that's it post!

THere are a couple different styles of poppit/post configurations though so my experience is probably not applicable to your situation

theDarkSide:
I do and I use a small screwdriver ( from a PC tool kit ) to help move the "feet" but not too hard.  Sometimes they just need a little nudge. 

I only take them out when I do a full cleaning and gasket replace...maybe once or twice a year.  Otherwise I just run cleaner through them with my keg washer.

redbeerman:

--- Quote from: theDarkSide on November 15, 2012, 01:47:35 PM ---I do and I use a small screwdriver ( from a PC tool kit ) to help move the "feet" but not too hard.  Sometimes they just need a little nudge. 

I only take them out when I do a full cleaning and gasket replace...maybe once or twice a year.  Otherwise I just run cleaner through them with my keg washer.

--- End quote ---

This ^^^^^^^^

Joe Sr.:
Most of mine come right out when you pull the post.  Some require a little persuasion, which can be just rapping the post down onto a counter top.

If you ever have to replace poppets, you should check out universal poppets.

Last time I got my tanks refilled the guy at the shop was singing the praises of the universal poppet.  They distribute their own soda mix, and he said that the universal poppets have eliminated lots of maintenance with their kegs.

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