[denny]

God, I love these things. Finally all my kegs are functional again!

[Cliffs]

God, I love these things. Finally all my kegs are functional again!

really?? I hate them. The 3 pieces are too easy to lose and I feel like they are more prone to not seal compared to the one piece.

[denny]

God, I love these things. Finally all my kegs are functional again!

really?? I hate them. The 3 pieces are too easy to lose and I feel like they are more prone to not seal compared to the one piece.

All the ones I have are only 2 pieces and seal perfectly

[Bob357]

I was skeptical at first, but they have been in place for a couple of years and not a single leak. Mine too are 2 pieces.

[kpfoleyjr]

Just ordered a set to try on a keg that’s been difficult to connect to.  Thanks for the tip!


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[Saccharomyces]

I replace the non-removable poppets in my AEB kegs with universal poppets.

[waltsmalt]

Anyone have good luck on using these on a pin lock keg?  I was given a pin lock keg from a friend and purchased a new lid and universal poppets, but I’m having a touch time holding pressure.

[roger]

I too recently tried a couple of universal poppets on one of my ball lock kegs, and agree they work well, unlike the originals the poppets don't leak. I hope they last half as long as the originals, although I have no reason to believe they won't.

One inconvenience is they take a different size socket to remove than the original ones. I know, I know, but now I have to keep 2 sockets in my brewroom until I replace the others. 

[goose]

One of my local brew buddies turned me on to these poppets several years ago.  I began changing out the original ones when they started to leak.  I now have most of the kegs done and I too love them!  They seal better than the original ones and are easier to remove, inspect, and clean.  Yeah, you have to be a bit more careful to insure you don't lose the parts when you disassemble them,  but that is just a minor issue with me.

[denny]

I too recently tried a couple of universal poppets on one of my ball lock kegs, and agree they work well, unlike the originals the poppets don't leak. I hope they last half as long as the originals, although I have no reason to believe they won't.

One inconvenience is they take a different size socket to remove than the original ones. I know, I know, but now I have to keep 2 sockets in my brewroom until I replace the others. 

Wait...the socket size is dependent on the posts, not the poppets isn't it?

[denny]

One of my local brew buddies turned me on to these poppets several years ago.  I began changing out the original ones when they started to leak.  I now have most of the kegs done and I too love them!  They seal better than the original ones and are easier to remove, inspect, and clean.  Yeah, you have to be a bit more careful to insure you don't lose the parts when you disassemble them,  but that is just a minor issue with me.

To me the big thing is I don't have to keep several different poppets in inventory and figure out which to use.

[roger]

I too recently tried a couple of universal poppets on one of my ball lock kegs, and agree they work well, unlike the originals the poppets don't leak. I hope they last half as long as the originals, although I have no reason to believe they won't.

One inconvenience is they take a different size socket to remove than the original ones. I know, I know, but now I have to keep 2 sockets in my brewroom until I replace the others. 

Wait...the socket size is dependent on the posts, not the poppets isn't it?

Hmm, you got me there. Can you buy the poppets alone? I stopped at a HBS while travelling, and bought the post with poppets, which is what they had. Keeping 2 sockets was tongue-in cheek, the new posts are nice, just different size. Not a big investment, so I probable will still replace all the post/sockets with the same.

[denny]

I too recently tried a couple of universal poppets on one of my ball lock kegs, and agree they work well, unlike the originals the poppets don't leak. I hope they last half as long as the originals, although I have no reason to believe they won't.

One inconvenience is they take a different size socket to remove than the original ones. I know, I know, but now I have to keep 2 sockets in my brewroom until I replace the others. 

Wait...the socket size is dependent on the posts, not the poppets isn't it?

Hmm, you got me there. Can you buy the poppets alone? I stopped at a HBS while travelling, and bought the post with poppets, which is what they had. Keeping 2 sockets was tongue-in cheek, the new posts are nice, just different size. Not a big investment, so I probable will still replace all the post/sockets with the same.

Yesl you can buy just the poppets.  Much cheaper than the post.  If your LHBS doesn't sell them, check Amazon. That's where I got my last batch.

[BrewBama]

Do you have a link Denny?  I am not in the market at the moment but someday I may have a need.

[denny]

Do you have a link Denny?  I am not in the market at the moment but someday I may have a need.

Can't seem to copy the link from my tablet, but I'll post it when I can get to my laptop.m ijj the meantime, look on Amazon for Jansamn.  They appear to have lot of different keg parts.  Buy local if possible, but if not....