Snow
Beer me up, Scotty!
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Well I got a nice big fridge for FREE from a friend - big enough to fit 4 kegs, 2 CC containers, all my yeast and some bottles of HB. Perfect! B) So I go to drill the holes for the beer and gas lines (3 beer 1 gas). I drilled them through the wall of the fridge, towards the front, so I avoid stuffing up the shelf holders. Started with a small bit, to scout around for any fridge gas lines, couldn't find any so got out the big bit and drilled away. Got the four holes in no problem - no hissing gas - I'm ready to rock! So I install all the lines, disconnects, t-pieces, clamps etc - tedious work but the end is in sight! Finally finished! Plug it all in, switch on the power and POP! Holyshitewhatwasthat!?! Black smoke streaming from fridge motor, house without power, Snow on knees weeping like a schoolgirl.
On closer inspection it seems I've drilled through the wires that connect the thermostat to the motor - not good. Spent half an hour on phone to fridge mechanics to determine whether it's worth the call-out fee to get someone to look at it. Was finally convinced by one bloke who said he was "pretty sure" he knew what I'd done and that the motor "should" be ok and that he "should" be able to rewire the thermostat. So I grit my teeth and say ok come on over. When the fridgie came, it took him 10 minutes to rewire the thermostat and the fridge worked perfectly. Snow wept again - all was right with the world! So for a $70 call out fee, I learned a valuable lesson which I hope all you would-be keggers heed well!
Cheers - Snow
On closer inspection it seems I've drilled through the wires that connect the thermostat to the motor - not good. Spent half an hour on phone to fridge mechanics to determine whether it's worth the call-out fee to get someone to look at it. Was finally convinced by one bloke who said he was "pretty sure" he knew what I'd done and that the motor "should" be ok and that he "should" be able to rewire the thermostat. So I grit my teeth and say ok come on over. When the fridgie came, it took him 10 minutes to rewire the thermostat and the fridge worked perfectly. Snow wept again - all was right with the world! So for a $70 call out fee, I learned a valuable lesson which I hope all you would-be keggers heed well!
Cheers - Snow