Soundawake Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Hi there, Just doing my first bottling, and I've inserted the little bottler and opened the tap, and its dripping like mad at the bottom of the bottler. Is this normal? On the instructional video it doesn't!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Loving Trent Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 my did drip slightly the valve might be stuck a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 The bottling valve may leak if the little blue poppet is not sitting squarely. Often fixed by giving the poppet a tap upward to reseat it. Otherwise, there may be plastic dags, left over from the injection moulding process, preventing the components from seating together. Also check that the oring (on the poppet) is not missing/damaged. The design is not intended to be perfectly drip free but the brew should not run out in a constant stream either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundawake Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 I've had a good look at it, nothing untoward can be seen from taking it apart. The o ring is fine. I'm pretty sure there's some sort of defect though as no company in their right mind would put a product to market with the amount that this thing is dripping... its a fairly fast constant drip. I had to put a saucepan underneath to catch the leak. There's no spring though... should there be a spring? Seems like it would warrant a spring. Not to worry, off to Brewcraft to buy a decent one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I've got a Brigalow cheapie, the olny time it leaks is if towards the end of the bottling, sometimes a bit of hops gets under the seat. Mine dosn't have an o ring. It drips all the time but this is beer running down the outside of the stem, beer that wet it while bottling. Had one with a spring,,was a pane in the bum. What you have to do with the Brigalow ones is glue the bits that come apart together. I've had them fall apart, but not now. Weggl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Mine came with my "Wander" FV kit , it doesn't have a spring & yes it has always leaked so I put a folded towel under it & turn the tap off between each filling as I cap one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Not to worry' date=' off to Brewcraft to buy a decent one.[/quote'] I daresay if it is defective the manufacturer would replace it. I'd give them a call if I was you. There shouldn't be a spring as the weight of the beer should close the valve. If it is getting stuck it shouldn't be hard to fix if you have a spare 5 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Mine drips slightly but the dripping is also caused by it being immersed in the bottle while filling. I put a bucket under it while bottling & I would lose approx 50ml out of the 23 litres, hardly worth worrying about. If there is a "dag" on the plastic parts from the injection moulding process it would only take about 2 minutes & a sharp knife to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I'm in the same boat as Greg - a few drips but mothing a bucket doesn't fix. Occasionally the pin will get a bit stuck and will run a bit until I give the bottler a little tap on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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