Chest freezers have the coils in the wall, so drilling through the wall is a no-no. For me the collar is just to give a good place to drill a hole. As mentioned, some people need it for the extra vertical space.
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raise tap height
allow for more room for additional / any cornies
cant drill through freeezer walls becuase of coils
freezer remains stock and not permanantly modified - great for warrany work too
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One question, and more for everyone else rather than just you. I saw one keezer on here somewhere that the designer had put insulation on the inside of the collar so he didn't lose heat as much through the wood. Any reason not to?
I've thought about this, and really wood isn't that great of a thermal conductor. Still, I'm going to be making a fermentation chamber out of rigid foam insulation and I'll probably use the scraps to insulate the collar.
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Thats what i did i Used the Blue Insulation Foam you can get a home deot or Lowes and i used a couple dabs of Liquid nail and secured it to the inside of the collar.
I've thought about this, and really wood isn't that great of a thermal conductor.
That's not entirely true. Wood has an approximate R-value of 1 per inch. Since most wood you would be using is of the 2 X variety (which is actually only 1.5 inches thick) Your collar portion will have an R-value of 1.5. As opposed to rigid foam insulation which is actually a full 2 inches thick and has an R-value of 10.
Edit: Sorry, I'm an energy engineer. I can't help it.
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Nice Coastarine. I'm about to build a collar for my keezer so this thread will be helpful.
Even though my Magic Chef chest freezer is NOT supposed to be in the garage that's where I keep it. In Florida we have very high humidity as well as high heat and I'm concerned the collar will sweat so I think I'll have to insulate it.
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