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Kegging question: sealing the shank on my kegerator
Just installed my Perlick shank/faucet into the front door of my kegerator and was wondering if silicone sealant is what you would use to secure the back of the shank AND would you use sealant on the front (faucet side) of the shank as well?
Pretty new at this caulking/sealant business. I just want the shank and faucet to remain firmly in place yet I also want ot be able to disassemble the shank/faucet if I get a new fridge.
Thanks,
JJJ
I would try and find a food grade silicon caulk/sealant to use on the shank. Once it dries it basically turns into rubber almost like a o-ring or gasket and then you can actually dissasemble/reassemble the part without having to reapply the caulk everytime. If it was my I would use it on the front and the back to help insulate the fridge and provide more support for the shank/handle assembly
I just built my kegerator several weeks ago and didn't use any caulking on the shank inside or out. I had a black plastic sleeve that covered up the hole on the outside and a metal nut on the inside that also had a collar on it so it covered up any excess. I also cut the hole to the exact size of the shank so that probably helped too.
I have my tap set up like rhino - no sealant of any kind. Because of the low pressure it doesn't seem that any would be neccessary. Of course, you may have a different set up than mine. You could always use plumbers tape....
No sealant on mine. What are you using the sealant for? Keeping the cold air in?
Permatex makes a a product called the RIGHT STUFF GASKET MAKER. You can get it in almost any auto parts store. I'm not sure if you need food grade, because I don't know if the silicone is actually touching the beer. I currently use a permatex product called permatex ULTRA BLACK gasket maker to seal up the hole around my airlock on my plastic fermenters. When it dries, it just comes right off.
I'm kind of scratching my head on the food-grade question, too, because there is no way the beer is going to touch the silicone sealant.
Like some of you, I was able to make a perfect 7/8" hole in my fridge door and the shank slid in perfectly so it's not an insulation thing.
I'm really more concerned with stopping the faucet from turning/spinning. Maybe I'm being anal-retentive.
Thanks,
JJJ
a threadlocker should take care of that, they sell those at autopart stores too. Just run some of it down the threads, and screw on your faucet. They have a number of different strengths, so if you want to take it off and clean it, use low strength thread locker. it will just wipe off after cleaning.
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