Ice Bank Chillers

[H0U5ECAT]

I helped a mate set up his Temprite in his bar.
Hope this helps:

Can you leave it switched on from Friday to Friday? You can, but if it's not being used and you're paying the electricity bills, why not hook up a timer? Set it to turn on about 10am on Fridays, and power down after closing Sat
Would beer in the line freeze? Depending upon the dia of the lines and you know the lines are well insulated, setting it at 3 deg will be fine.
Would commercial kegs go stale (if tapped and only half finished) in a week? No, it's all under pressure and void of any oxygen

Some questions on operation;
How long do they take to cool if it is turned off after each use? Depending on how big the unit is, my mates bar turns on 2 hours before service.
How often do the lines need to be cleaned? A bit of if and but on this, Me, every new keg, my mate, once a month

Any other advise? Watch Graysonline for bargains. Try to keep your unit out of the bar if you can, as it generates heat and staff can be bitchy when it's hot

 

[booargy]

I had one tired to modify the tank and broke the coolant line. Once the ice bank develops it will stay iced until you heat it up. the beer lines sit in iced water and are not surrounded by ice so the lines won't freeze. The coolant is in contact with the evaporatorso they cool down fast. The "cheap" chinese one that I got has polish compressor and Italian electrical components.

 

[mckenry]

I helped a mate set up his Temprite in his bar.
Hope this helps:

I had one tired to modify the tank and broke the coolant line. Once the ice bank develops it will stay iced until you heat it up. the beer lines sit in iced water and are not surrounded by ice so the lines won't freeze. The coolant is in contact with the evaporatorso they cool down fast. The "cheap" chinese one that I got has polish compressor and Italian electrical components.

Thanks for the replies. I have had a good long chat with Andale and went over these points. Looks like we'll go with a $5000 unit installed.
The reno to the clubhouse includes a power system that can turn individual circuits on/off by email or SMS, so that puts to rest any worry about turning off / on, leaving running etc.
This particular unit will not freeze beer lines even if left on. The ice doesnt touch the lines.