Refrigerator modification

[Mr DNA]

Some new small fridges have coils in the sides. I saw a mid-size dorm fridge (just big enough for a couple of cornys) sitting outside an apartment a few weeks ago. Sweet! I loaded it on my bike, had it strapped down, and noticed the spade bit hole in the side and the small hole in the copper tube. Lame.

I'd drill a small hole, then poke around with a small nail or a needle before unleashing the fury.

[Homegrown Hops]

and drilled through a wall too.

Push Eject

I hope you got Mrs. Push on board before that , or are we kepping it a secret.

HH

[Brancid]

I'd drill a small hole, then poke around with a small nail or a needle before unleashing the fury.

Bub had a great idea on another post like this that I though was great. He said to use the hole saw bit and just break the skin of the box. That way you really have some room to poke around in there with your finger an move whatever you need.

heehee, "poke around in there with your finger" heeheehee

[Speyedr]

It's an Haier fridge, floor model from Best Buy. Probably 2 years old tops. The compressor in the back on the bottom. I really doubt there are any coils in there...

[Speyedr]

Did a LOT of research into this recently. I found the schematics for my fridge and there are no coils so I'm just going to back the fridge up to the wall and drill through. I'll mount the taps with shanks on the other side of the wall, which is the back of the bar. Less mechanics to break down.

The Glycol setup is definitely do-able. You just need the equipment Halifax talks about. Setup a container in the freezer or fridge, like a plastic gas can or the like. You can buy glycol from Micromatic.com and just use the container it comes in. Drill a hole in or near the bottom of the container and put one end of the hose in there, and seal it. Drill another hole in the top of the container. Put the pump below the glycol container since it needs the lines to be filled before you start it. Run tubing from the container to the pump, and then from the pump up into the tap tower and back down, and back into the top of the container. Keep the glycol lines in contact with the beer lines. You can run them all in PVC pipe.

For the pump, you want a recirculating pump that is not very powerful. There are several pumps like this for Hot Water recirculation from different manufacturers. A lot of them have timers and other features unnecessary for this application. You can get a barebones one for around $150. Just search for "Recirculating Pump" and check out the plumbing suppliers that are listed. Laing makes one that looks like it would work. Probably get the whole thing going for under $200.

Let us know if any of you try it!!

Rob

[keggermeister]

i knew you'd put your imagination to work!
You don't need much of a pump.
think about how small the lines are.
As long as everything is well insulated and close together it'll cool well.
I was thinking about the resovoir the other day. If you put it in the freezer over time the glycol would freeze the beer in the tubes.
I'd put it in the fridge. Plus runnung the lines out the side of the freezer could prove difficult. there are coils in there...
you could buy a drill pump and mount it on a small motor with a rheostat and then you could tune it easily. Think small for the pump.

[keggermeister]

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Check it

[Speyedr]

There ya go! Just saved about $135!!