mdbrewer
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Hi Everyone,
After reading a bunch of posts here, I decided to build my own kegerator. I had gotten a two keg kit with a tower from beveragefactory.com. So, I just needed a fridge. I ended up buying an Igloo FR465I-B from Walmart for $119+tax, and that came with a $30 gift card, so the fridge was only $89. I don't see that deal available at the moment, but it may come back.
Here is a pic of the outside. $16 per year, that is cheap
The freezer is just a plastic box, slides right out.
The door shelves are screwed on with 17 screws, easy to remove
The tracks for the shelves needs to be cut back ~3" or so and the thermostat needs to be moved. I cut the plastic with a box cutter.
This model has refrigeration lines in the top, so i carefully cut away the plastic on the inside top with a knife to locate the lines. Then I marked where the tower screws and lines should go and drilled from the inside. Be very careful, or use door mounted taps.
The hole from the top
I glued the thermostat back in, and put the CO2 tank on the compressor hump.
It's a very very tight squeeze, but the two kegs will fit.
Some very light beer flowing
I'll fill it with real beer this coming weekend and post updates.
The fridge has no problem keeping the water at 40degrees.
After reading a bunch of posts here, I decided to build my own kegerator. I had gotten a two keg kit with a tower from beveragefactory.com. So, I just needed a fridge. I ended up buying an Igloo FR465I-B from Walmart for $119+tax, and that came with a $30 gift card, so the fridge was only $89. I don't see that deal available at the moment, but it may come back.
Here is a pic of the outside. $16 per year, that is cheap
The freezer is just a plastic box, slides right out.
The door shelves are screwed on with 17 screws, easy to remove
The tracks for the shelves needs to be cut back ~3" or so and the thermostat needs to be moved. I cut the plastic with a box cutter.
This model has refrigeration lines in the top, so i carefully cut away the plastic on the inside top with a knife to locate the lines. Then I marked where the tower screws and lines should go and drilled from the inside. Be very careful, or use door mounted taps.
The hole from the top
I glued the thermostat back in, and put the CO2 tank on the compressor hump.
It's a very very tight squeeze, but the two kegs will fit.
Some very light beer flowing
I'll fill it with real beer this coming weekend and post updates.
The fridge has no problem keeping the water at 40degrees.