Shanks for warm weather serving

[DannyW]

Yes, that Azek looks like the stuff I'm using.

I'm glad to hear the short shanks work just as well as the long ones. My only experience so far with metal faucets is with this contraption:
The shanks stick out the back of the vertical plate and are just out in the air. It's important in that application that the shanks be long enough to have an icepack resting on them to keep them cold. Otherwise the faucets and shanks get warm and pour foamy beer.

I also plan to put the shanks over the hump where kegs don't fit. It's important that the shanks don't block even that area, though. That's where we store the lobsters as we catch them, then get them back out at supper (or breakfast or lunch) time. As the beer supply goes down, the lobster supply goes up and keeps the universe in balance.

[DannyW]

There be pictures. Still needs some caulk and cleanup and the gas/beer lines installed but the frame is done and attached now.

It's been running for a couple of days now at 30F while sitting in my Florida garage in the summertime and there is no condensation on either the boards or the faucets. The boards do feel slightly cool, though, so I may put some bubble-wrap style insulation on the back.

[Bugeater]

That's an interesting way to do the collar. I did mine the same height all the way around and just mounted the lower part of the lid hinges on the back of the collar. My collar is made from 2 X 6's with a 1 X 8 facing piece all the way around. This way the collar doesn't shift at all.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[GooberMcNutly]

There be pictures. Still needs some caulk and cleanup and the gas/beer lines installed but the frame is done and attached now.

It's been running for a couple of days now at 30F while sitting in my Florida garage in the summertime and there is no condensation on either the boards or the faucets. The boards do feel slightly cool, though, so I may put some bubble-wrap style insulation on the back.

I have the same design kegerator and it sits on my back porch here in Florida. I get a little condensation on the taps from time to time, but not all of the time. I lined the inside of the 2x12s with hard foam insulation 1 inch thick and that helped a lot.