what is the name/description of the replacement spigot that reviewers are referring to?
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This is it: Stainless Works™ Stainless Steel Beverage Dispenser Replacement Spigot(Polishe​d Finish) It is 13.95 currently.
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Stainless Works™ Stainless Steel Beverage Dispenser Replacement Spigot(Polished Finish) Sold by: Decent Solution
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This is it: Stainless Works Stainless Steel Beverage Dispenser Replacement Spigot(Polishe&#8203;d Finish) It is 13.95 currently.
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It is a standard garden hose bib faucet. It is plastic. I'm not sure of your meaning of size as it has an approximate internal size of a little under 5/8', but will accommodate any standard garden hose. The same company offers a 3/4 brass bulkhead spigot for about $13.00
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I really don't remember, the spigot broke while my husband was installing it and we bought a different spigot at the hardware store.
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I ordered the B155 from this link and received the K155. I've found nothing different, based on the B155 description and the K155 that I received. I agree with GC, it's just renamed. I also got the B150 direct water line plumb kit and B150 fitting for direct water line hookup with elbow andhad our Culligan guy hook it up with our RO line to the fridge. Works like a charm!
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Can you determine where the leak is coming from? We had to replace our spigot on a brand-new British Berkey because of a defect in manufacturing. Millenium Concept would not honor the warranty because we had purchased through Amazon. They said we needed to return the spigot to Amazon and get Amazon to request the replacement. We skipped that hassle and just bought a new spigot and it works find. But with two diffent ones leaking, I think your problem will most likely be resolved by one of the other suggested fixes. It is rare when any part of a new Berkey fails, in my experience.
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i did replace the spigot with something similar that i bought in a regular hardware store. i took the jug to make sure the holes are the correct size
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Spigot is sadly plastic i'd spend money something different if I was you - hope that helps
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On amazon. I bought a stainless steel spigot to make kombucha. Easy to switch out and much better quality
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Hi .. spigot is plastic but sturdy. It can be removed to be replaced, but be careful not to chip the glass of the actual dispenser. When replacing and reattaching, do not over tighten. Hope this helps.
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Yes, this has the updated spigot. However, we found the spigot problem occurred when the rubber washer was placed on the inside of the fermenter (it should be placed on the outside) and most importantly, these customers used StarSans as the sanitizer. This is an acid based sanitizer and should never be used with our equipment.
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Buy a Pur-Flow instead. I'm not sure if that's the correct name but it's on Alex Jones's website. It has a metal spigot. Berkey has a plastic one that last a few weeks.
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Yes, the barrel comes with the spigot unattached and it can be easily replaced with a same size one. One thing that has recently occured is that some debris gets in and will clog it up from time to time (as I'm sure with all these barrels it may happen)
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I don't know exactly where to get a replacement. The unit is sold by several different stores under several different brand names. The one I have is branded Megahome and is model MH943T. It came from Nutriteam, Inc. (fulfillment by Amazon), so I'd start with them. Google says they are in Ripton, Vermont and their support phone is 1-800-785-9791. They have a good BBB rating. If that doesn't work, try Google or Bing on just that model number and see what turns up. Good luck. As to the second part of your question, as I understand it the glass insert was added after the unit had been being sold for quite a while because some people are very freakish about plastics and worried about contamination of their freshly purified water were it to come into contact with something plastic. Same reason the carafe is glass. So, no, it's not needed for the operation of the distiller. You still want to use the charcoal filter medium though, because there are some chemicals in some locale's tap water that boil off at temperatures lower than water and thus make it through the distillation process. Fluorine (not Fluoride) is one, if I remember correctly.
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Assuming that the rubber plug inside the spigot isn't old, hard, and dirty(when the lever is flipped up, the plug opens and shuts off the flow), that may be the best you'll get. My personal experience with mine is fantastic like everyone else who's responded.
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The spigot is plastic. I wouldn't use it on the next 1 that I purchase. I'll just connect a short hose and shut off valve to the drain spout at the lowest practical place. That allows me to take advantage of water pressure. The spigot is useless for me. Otherwise it's a great product.
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The black piece on the left near the end of the hose in the photo is rubber like. You insert it into the gutter, it is funnel shaped and will catch most of the water...the extra flows off it and down the spout. When the barrel is full you don't have to do anything...the water just can't go in the barrel anymore. I highly recommend getting a better spigot. .it comes with plastic. I do however think this is an excellent system. Very easy to install and works great.
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I'm going to be of no help here, because I honestly don't remember. I previously replaced the faucet about 18 months before I installed this one. It was a beautiful, cheap, piece of junk. I seperately purchased a drain which I just reused. I'm sorry I couldn't recall.This faucet is beautiful and functions flawlessly.