ekjohns

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Im sure this would work for a kegerator with 2 cornys and a 5 lb tank but i was wondering if anyone has used this for a kegerator? My big concern is if the small ice tray which i am assuming has the freon would get in the way of a corny keg or if it is tall enough to get in there without having to bend it?

thanks

ekjohns

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does anyone own this fridge and know if the freon line could be bent backwards?

Shooter_1927

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I'm not sure about the 4.6 cu minifridge. But I have a Kenmore mini fridge with a freezer compartment. Mine has quite a bit of tubing from the back of the fridge to the freezer shelf. I was able to bend it to the back of the fridge without using much force. You should definately do this after the fridge is warm, I have heard of several folks who have tried to do this with the fridge cold and snapped the freon tube (snapped freon tube = junked fridge). I let mine sit unplugged for several days and the tube seemed to bend very easily.

Cpt_Kirks

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Instead of bending the freezer, how about adding a small wood and foam extension? You can move the door forward a few inches to fit two kegs.

Look in the gallery, I think there are some pics of that mod there.

ekjohns

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shooter the 4.6 has the smaller freon tubes that are the right and the temp control on the left is this the one you have (see link)

http://www.kenmore.com/shc/s/p_10154_12604_04694679000P?vName=Kenmore&cName=Ref rigerators&sName=Compact+Refrigerators

TeufelBrew

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You can carefully bend the freezer compartment tubes to a safe position. I did it with a Magic Chef 3.6cf fridge and put a 2x12 cuff on the front. Look on the right side past the wood cuff. You can see the freezer shelf was straightend and bend downward along the right side wall. I tried not to bend the main tube coming out the back of the fridge. Otherwise it straightned easily and works lika a champ.

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ekjohns

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hmm i have never seen anybody bend it that way how hard was it to bend without crimping the lines?

Shooter_1927

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Mine had a longer tube...

I was also very wary when I did it. Actually I took the shelf off the snaps on the top "just to look closer" and the shelf almost bent down on its own. I used very little force and took my time (small bend - wait a bit, then try a small bend again).

I wish you luck ...

TeufelBrew

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If you look closely at the chiller 'tab', you can see the slightly wavy areas where it was bent to form a wide 'u' shape. Let everything get warm and make sure all retention points are unscrewed/removed. Slowly bend the plate into a flat shape (or as flat as you can get it). I left the thermostat in the fridge because I may re-use it as a regular fridge or turn it into a ferm chamber when I build a keezer.

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dencob1

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Is there cooling lines in the top of the kenmore?