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My new kegerator

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Well I finished up everything on the kegerator conversion for my chest freezer last night, except for the gas manifold. I only have one keg filled with beer right now, so I can do that next.

Here is the chest freezer. 7 cu. ft. holds 4 cornies pretty tightly.
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Some of the goodies I got for it. All SS, and Ventmatic faucets. Got that secondary reg for $30 shipped on ebay.
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Here is the collar after it was painted.
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Almost full
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CO2 and ranco
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Finished product
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Money shot
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Nice!!

If you didn't seal the seams with silicone, I highly recommend you unplug it, dry it out real well and silicone the seams. Otherwise it'll leak rust into the inside :cry:
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Very, very nice. Looks a lot like what I'll be trying to do when I need to upgrade to a larger kegerator.
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Backyard Brewer wrote:Nice!!

If you didn't seal the seams with silicone, I highly recommend you unplug it, dry it out real well and silicone the seams. Otherwise it'll leak rust into the inside :cry:
You mean just where the collar meets the freezer right? I put a bead of silicone on the top of the freezer, and then put the collar on to keep it in place and seal it up better, and then put a good thick bead all the way around the inside of the seam.

The collar itself also has like 2 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint at least, and about 6 coats of polyurethane clear coat.
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Post by spkrtoy »

Kevin,
Nice job! Now get to brewing!

I'll make you up a galvanized drip tray today.
I'll assume that if I make it 4 feet long and 8" wide with a 10" height and 1" bottom lip?

Give me a call if it's different, as I'll be working on the layout soon.
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Kevin, did you find a good deal on the Perlicks? I'd like to change mine out.
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maltbarley wrote:Kevin, did you find a good deal on the Perlicks? I'd like to change mine out.
I used the Ventmatic faucets, the cheapest I found was Northern Brewer for $38.99 a piece. I bought most of the stuff there, and figured I would save enough on shipping, and from what I read online people seem to like them more than the Perlicks.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/faucets-and-shanks.html

The best price I could find on Perlicks was at Superior Products online $31.29 each.
http://www.superprod.com/product/beer+p ... l+lever.do
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I've seen these on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-PERLICK-stainle ... dZViewItem
I've contacted the seller for quantity discount for 10 ss and 4 brass.
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Yeah I saw that on there and contacted him, he admitted that they are the brass lever ones, even though on there he says stainless. And he said he couldn't get any all stainless ones.

Edit: Also, he quoted me $26.95/ea and $7.50 shipping for 4 faucets.
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kevinham wrote:
Backyard Brewer wrote:Nice!!

If you didn't seal the seams with silicone, I highly recommend you unplug it, dry it out real well and silicone the seams. Otherwise it'll leak rust into the inside :cry:
You mean just where the collar meets the freezer right? I put a bead of silicone on the top of the freezer, and then put the collar on to keep it in place and seal it up better, and then put a good thick bead all the way around the inside of the seam.

The collar itself also has like 2 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint at least, and about 6 coats of polyurethane clear coat.
No I mean the sheetmetal seam inside the freezer. There should be one all the way around where the walls meet the bottom and one vertical one. Mositure will collect and cause it to rust.
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Backyard Brewer wrote:
kevinham wrote:
Backyard Brewer wrote:Nice!!

If you didn't seal the seams with silicone, I highly recommend you unplug it, dry it out real well and silicone the seams. Otherwise it'll leak rust into the inside :cry:
You mean just where the collar meets the freezer right? I put a bead of silicone on the top of the freezer, and then put the collar on to keep it in place and seal it up better, and then put a good thick bead all the way around the inside of the seam.

The collar itself also has like 2 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint at least, and about 6 coats of polyurethane clear coat.
No I mean the sheetmetal seam inside the freezer. There should be one all the way around where the walls meet the bottom and one vertical one. Mositure will collect and cause it to rust.
Ahh crap. :cry:
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kevinham wrote:
Ahh crap. :cry:
Yep. I didn't find that gem of information until mine was well rusted.

The issue is because when the freezer is on, it freezes! So, it forms a lot of ice immediately on the inside surface. But because the internal temp is being held at refrigeration temps, the ice melts and gets into those seams. They are not meant to have water in contact so...................... rust....
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Post by spkrtoy »

Here's Kevin's new drip tray. Took me less than a 1/2 hour to make.
it's 30" long, the bottom comes out 8" and from the tray to the top is 10".
Don't mind the swirls, they'll come off with vinegar prior to painting.

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Holy crap Lyn, that was fast. Thanks a lot, it looks great.
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Well, if you know what you're doing and have all the right tools, the rest is easy!

You owe me a couple of fine bottles from Hollingshead's tomorrow night!
Cheers,
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