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Old 05-11-2009, 03:26 PM   #21
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remove the door panel and cover with some plastic panel. youll fit the bucket or carboy in there.
these type of units have no shelves on the door its just a flat piece of double pane glass. They are not like a typical doom fridge


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I used to use a big bucket with a pump to keep the water bath at a consitent temp... then I got a used fridge for free. Now I can ferment up to 20gal in two 1/2BBL kegs sitting side by side - woo hoo!
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Old 01-17-2011, 01:38 PM   #23
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I have a 5.8 cf Magic Chef from Home depot that will hold a BB and more.



These type will only go down to 41° unless you bypass the thermostat I use it to control fermentation temps when I don't feel like doing the swamp cooler thing. It holds in the 50's very nicely
That looks identical to the one I have. I got mine from Walmart in Canada for $300. Mine has a digital thermostat that goes down to 39F. How did you bypass your thermostat?

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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I have the same fridge as springer and I'm wondering how to bypass the thermostat. I'm also looking into turning it into a kegorater, but I've heard there are two wires running after the thermostat to the back wall which is right where I would need to drill. Anyone have any experience in this?


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