Every bar owner wants to grow their business without any interruption. As a businessman, you would never wish to create a wrong impression on your customer’s mind, and for this, you have to make sure that you would never run out of beer. Also, you must have a good collection of beer. That’s not enough. You must take care of your bar equipment as well. The beer bar equipment includes beer dispensing device (beer FOB), kegs, electric blender, spoons, knives etc. Cleaning, maintenance and servicing of this equipment at regular time intervals is essential for their better operation and longer life. Beer FOB is the main device used for pouring the beer. So you must know the basic beer FOB troubleshooting techniques.

If you are running a bar and have a good number of customers, you surely don’t want to upset them and spoil your reputation. Any small or big technical issue can reduce the number of customers on your counter. To avoid this, your bar attendants or other employees must know the basic beer FOB troubleshooting techniques. Here are some essential points you should know:

Leakage of gas from the tap when keg goes empties: The leakage of gas or foam can create a mess. To avoid this, you need to check the knob. It must be locked down. Shutting down of the unit even when the keg contains the beer: If this problem occurs, you need to follow a simple procedure- vent, twist up and lockdown. If the unit continues to shut down, there may be a CO2 breakout, i.e. there must be leakage of gas from the beer and collecting in the beer chamber. A leaky internal CO2 seal in the keg coupler can be the reason behind this. If you want to correct this problem, you need to provide proper servicing, and if necessary replace the keg coupler. Other steps:



To bypass unit due to undefinable issues:



Twist up the knob in position #2 and keep serving the beer. To complete the servicing, call the local service person or product salesperson during the regular working hours.



Keep these beer FOB troubleshooting tricks in your mind, and you’ll never face any delay in providing services to your customers.