twizt1d
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thought id make a thread for people that own or are looking to buy these kegerators as a bit of a resource for setting up/tweaking them
get a decent regulator, i kept the supplied one as a spare it looks so cheaply made i didnt want to trust it
replaced with a Tesuco which is built a lot more solid, the hole going into the fridge will only fit 1 gas line so if your planning on having a dual pressure reg you might need to get creative to get both lines into the fridge (if your tank is mounted on the back anyway)
when you run the gas line inside use about an inch of the red supplied "gas line" to slip over where its going into the fridge, this will seal the hole better and protect the gas line from rubbing
also the gas line that comes with it is rediculous but it wont fit anyway so get some decent stuff
immediate problem for me was the controller reading a few degrees lower than the beer in the keg
the probe is reading the temp of the plastic frame its clipped into rather than liquid/beer, simple fix was to rip the plastic frame off the wall of the fridge, unclip the probe from it and drop it into a container of water
the probe is now reading the same as my stick thermometer so its gotta be pretty close, the plastic cover will push back in too so it still looks tidy
i did buy one of those fan kits thats supposed to keep the font cool but honestly dont bother its pretty well useless and doesnt blow bugger all air around, im going to cut its guts out and replace the fan thats in it with a pc fan which will be much more effective
the beer lines that come with it are super short (probably less than a metre) i havent replaced them yet but have been looking at these which are apparently really good
meaning i wont have the spaghetti monster flying out of the fridge every time i open it
i might add some photos later..
get a decent regulator, i kept the supplied one as a spare it looks so cheaply made i didnt want to trust it
replaced with a Tesuco which is built a lot more solid, the hole going into the fridge will only fit 1 gas line so if your planning on having a dual pressure reg you might need to get creative to get both lines into the fridge (if your tank is mounted on the back anyway)
when you run the gas line inside use about an inch of the red supplied "gas line" to slip over where its going into the fridge, this will seal the hole better and protect the gas line from rubbing
also the gas line that comes with it is rediculous but it wont fit anyway so get some decent stuff
immediate problem for me was the controller reading a few degrees lower than the beer in the keg
the probe is reading the temp of the plastic frame its clipped into rather than liquid/beer, simple fix was to rip the plastic frame off the wall of the fridge, unclip the probe from it and drop it into a container of water
the probe is now reading the same as my stick thermometer so its gotta be pretty close, the plastic cover will push back in too so it still looks tidy
i did buy one of those fan kits thats supposed to keep the font cool but honestly dont bother its pretty well useless and doesnt blow bugger all air around, im going to cut its guts out and replace the fan thats in it with a pc fan which will be much more effective
the beer lines that come with it are super short (probably less than a metre) i havent replaced them yet but have been looking at these which are apparently really good
meaning i wont have the spaghetti monster flying out of the fridge every time i open it
i might add some photos later..