So one of my kegs developed a small split in the side wall near the top. It is
about 1/8 of an inch, tiny seam. But big enough to drain my CO2 tank before I noticed.
Can this be fixed or welded? Is there something I can do myself or is it just time
to replace this keg?
Up near the top, near the handle, (rubber ring thingy), you’ll PROBABLY play hell up there with a torch, but just a guess.
Find a Welder with a Tig welder, and some stainless experience, and that has a thirst for homebrew…
The Tig torch will be much more controllable as to heat application, and the weld can be done in “spots” , with cool down time betwixt the welds, so as not to melt the handle.
It will take a lot of backup gas, but it NEEDS to be backed up to give you a satisfactory weld for a food container.