Equipment

The extremely cold weather is likely to be with us for some time to come. So there are a couple of important items for you, the landlord to be aware of, that might affect your safety and your profits. 1.Keep a close eye on your remote cooler during the freeze. In particular if you...
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Make sure the keg is full and the gas is turned on. This could be caused by a faulty extractor within the keg. Change the keg, and bleed the fob detector, checking if the glass fills up correctly. If it still fills with gas, the problem may lie with the keg connector.    ...
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Beer dispensers look at their best when lit up.If you find your bar lights are not working you should check the following. Locate the lighting transformers which power the bar lights.These are usually mounted below the bar shelves near to a power outlet Make sure the transformer is switched on at the socket.Quite often...
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If all your keg beers and lagers are serving warm you have a major problem. If you have a large pub or hotel then you will probably have one or two remote coolers. These will often be located somewhere near your cellar. They are, a large box like machine with lots of pipes coming...
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When beer stops coming through the tap, this means the keg is empty. In the cellar disconnect empty keg and connect a full keg. Bleed the fob detector through the small valve that is at the top. Make sure the fob glass is full to the top. Close valve after use. Then and only...
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Is the Electric pump switched on and primed. To prime press the prime button on the electric box above the pump, the motor should run and shut off, there should be a small light that will indicate this. Is the gas turned on to the keg coupler? (Perhaps it hasn’t been switched back on...
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There can be a lot of different scenarios and  reasons for wanting to find out.  For example who services your remote cooler when it breaks down? With a lot of Pubs changing hands at the moment, one of your priorities when you first take over the outlet should be to find the Principal supplier....
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  Guinness are such a big company, they must spend millions on Research and Development yet they design a Font with such a flimsy drip tray all it needs is for you to use a large bucket when cleaning the lines and that’s it broken! If the whole world and his dog can see...
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Our intrepid reporter has noticed the replacement of the much vaunted “Vortex” tap on Carlsberg dispensers throughout the UK. Introduced sometime ago as part of the “who can serve the fastest pint arms race” the Vortex tap was a high tech response by Carlsberg to the Fosters hit tap. Apparently capable of serving a...
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    While we are on the subject of designers and drip trays. What about the Carling Font yet another dispenser designed by people who don’t have to work with it. The taps aren’t really designed for hooking bucket handles while cleaning and the tray has one of those slopes that you have to...
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