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MI01 Rev. 06 dated 08/11/2019
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USER MANUAL FOR
POLYKEG KEGS
6.2 FILLING PROCEDURE
• Place PolyKeg
®
to be filled on a stable level surface.
• Clean and sanitise coupler and valve following the instructions given in section 5 of the user manual.
• Connect the filling head to the valve.
• Lower completely the coupler’s handle
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Fig. 1. The pressure gauge
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will now display PolyKeg’s
internal pressure.
• To set the counter-pressure, open the pressure top-up valve
#
until reaching the desired counter-
pressure value (approximately 0.5 bar less than the product filling pressure) and then close it.
• Open the product filling valve
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Fig. 1 to start the filling process.
• Work on the counter-pressure regulator
^
Fig. 1 to set and/or change the product filling speed.
• Once reached the desired product level, close the product filling valve
(
Fig. 1.
NOTE
Do not exceed the filling nominal volume to avoid any potential spilling.
NOTE
For kegs with bag, before lifting the coupler’s handle at the end of the filling process:
- Close the counter-pressure regulator
^
.
- Open the pressure top-up valve
#
to reach a counter-pressure value equal or superior
to the product filling pressure.
- Close the pressure top-up valve
#
.
• Lift quickly the coupler’s handle
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Fig. 1.
• Disconnect the filling head from the keg.
• Remove any leftover product from the keg.
• Clean and sanitise the valve.
• Place the tamper evident cap on the valve Fig. 2.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 2
