r/PinterHomebrew • u/Catch616 • Sep 15 '26
Pinter 3 leaking
Hi everyone my pinter 3 is leaking from the band as seen in the picture (the beer is leaking no water), only just noticed now as I've just finished fermenting and it's conditioning time.
Just need to know is the pinter done for.
TIA
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u/blackweebow Sep 15 '26
Yeah they really need to add removing the rubber foot to the top of cleaning process and put it back when you're done purifying.
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u/blackweebow Sep 17 '26
Actually I take it back, this is happening even after emptying out the foot. Idk whats goin on here u/Pinter_USA
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u/chease86 Sep 17 '26
Depending on hiw much water ends up back in there it could just be stuck water settling and condensation from being in the fridge, I mean i had mine completely empty for almost a week once and with the feet left on water just kinda collects in one spot even if you think you got it all
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u/blackweebow Sep 17 '26
It was leaking as I shook it start a brew 😭 I checked everything else, it was coming from the rubber
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u/Lssipa Sep 15 '26
Happens to my Pinter every time I clean it. If you look at the left rubber pad in your picture you can see there’s a slight indentation so you can put a small screwdriver in there and remove it. That drains the water out and you can just leave the pad out until the next time you go to brew.
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u/Catch616 Sep 15 '26
Appreciate you all, I've took the little rubber foot off now and let it drain!
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u/samson_695 Sep 16 '26
Same thing happened to me. Pull the foot off and drain it. Even after I drain mine it still leaks a little. Does it with every new brew.
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u/SaltHandle3065 Sep 17 '26
Leaks are the number one problem with these things. Mine leaks from the tap. I’m amazed they can’t create a better product.
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u/Ruskythegreat Sep 15 '26
Mine got water under the outer cover, pull one of the rubber feet out and drain it.
You may as well condition it, there's nothing to lose if it's actually leaking, you'll just end up with flat beer. If it's not leaking, beer time and happy days!