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    Anyone know a good source for new Perlick sample valves. I have checked G.W. Kent and they don't carry the ones I need. They must go directly into the tank and must be able to accept a carbonation tester. Thanks for your input!
    Tim Butler

    Empire Brewing Co.
    Syracuse, NY

  • #2
    Just buy them from Perlick directly. We just got some of the newer models with the ball valve and they work great.

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    • #3
      Jason Ager had about a dozen used ones recently (Ager-tank-equipment.com), I bought two, they were a little dirty but after taking them apart and cleaning, they work great.
      Paul Thomas
      Brewer
      Sockeye Brewing
      www.sockeyebrew.com

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      • #4
        cleaning perlick sample valves

        after you cleaned them did they have a tendancy to leak under pressure? the 3 I took apart and cleaned did ( mayby I put them back together wrong) any hints/thoughts

        Fred Colby
        Laughing Dog Brewing

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        • #5
          leaky valves

          If your valves are leaking, you can use lapping compund to re-smooth the surface. It's fairly tedious but the valves will come out good as new.

          Start with a coarse compound and apply it fairly generously to both pieces of the valve. Work the valve with the compound back and forth and around -- making sure to keep the pieces flush -- for a couple of minutes. You'll feelt he compund start to "wear out." Add some more and keep going for about 10 minutes.

          Then use a fine compund to finish. Do the same thing for about 10 minutes, re-applying as necessary.

          It's important to keep the pressure evenly distributed as you work the lapping compound. I recommend a table-top vice to keep the out part of the valve steady while you work the inner portion.

          This is some information about the grit measurements of different compounds, however I don't know anything about this company:

          CLOVER LAPPING AND GRINDING COMPOUNDS are abrasive pastes for the cutting, smoothing and finishing of metal surfaces, and for the precision mating of metal parts.


          I know our lapping compund is grease-based but I don't know the actual grit measurements. Perlick would probably be able to make a good recommendation.

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          • #6
            Yes my valves leak, but they also sat for 3 years before i took them apart. I have changed the gaskets, and have regreased with white lithium. Havent heard about lapping, but a friend who has a machine shop says they probably have worn down and need to be retapped. I think I'm just gonna buy new ones from perlick. I'll keep the old ones as extras. I'll try relapping one.

            Cheers!!
            Tim Butler

            Empire Brewing Co.
            Syracuse, NY

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            • #7
              I soaked them in caustic, then acid, then after they were clean and dry put a light film of CIP Lube on the interior, and good to go. I also got extra gaskets for the tank connection at the local hardware store. They are on brite tanks at 10-15 psi and no leaks.
              Paul Thomas
              Brewer
              Sockeye Brewing
              www.sockeyebrew.com

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              • #8
                Perlick Alternative

                There is an option to the Perlick swickel that is an improved design over the "old" style, which is a plug valve. Perlick has a new design, which is much better if you are buying new ones, but they can be a bit pricey. The alternative is from PBM, a specialty valve manufacturer from Pittsburgh, which has a rising stem design based on a pharmaceutical sampling valve. It comes with the spigot for the sampling devices common in breweries. It's been a while, but they were less $ than the Perlicks when I last dealt with them, and had a replaceable seal and O-ring, which made it much easier to maintain and service. They also come in several end configurations (Tri-Clamp and threaded). They sell through distributors, so check with them to see who can get them near you. They handled the flaming and sterilization stuff pretty well. I confess that I worked for one of their distributors when they came out, and thought they were the best new product for brewers I'd seen in a while, and after 12 years in brewing I almost shat myself with joy at the chance to call on my former colleagues, since I was dealing with biotech and pharmaceutical companies at the time. I've sinced gotten back into production (sales was not for me...), only making drugs now, so I guess brewing was sort of a "gateway" job....but I digress. Check out the PBM's and compare them to the Perlick's. There are options.

                Jim P

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                • #9
                  Any contact info for this company in Pittsburgh? I might just stop in!
                  Cheers,
                  Scott

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                  • #10
                    PBM Contact info



                    1070 Sandy Hill Road
                    Irwin, PA 15642
                    724 863-0550

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