Keezer Collar the Coastarine Way - Page 6

mordantly · 11-07-2009, 12:51 AM

it never occured to me one can drill holes anywhere in a piece of wood.

Teufelhunden · 11-07-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by paradoc

Legal? I kinda doubt there is a law regulating where you put your faucets on a homebrew keezer...

Yes, I put the faucets on the side because my wife wanted to use the top for a laundry table. SWMBO is happy, so I'm happy! Works great, and now have the tubes all neatly routed inside the lid so they don't get in the way when you raise the lid. Only problem was when I grabbed my coat from the top the other day and pulled one of the taps open. House smelled like a frat house for a while

Need to get slightly shorter handles for the faucets.

genius!!!!

JoMarky · 11-25-2009, 10:04 PM

Coastarine, where did you find the information that chest freezer coils go through the walls? I was doing some research trying to figure out where my freezer's coils are and the parts diagrams make it appear they only run along the back wall, but they weren't perfectly clear. It's a massive 20 cu. ft. frigidaire model, so maybe since its so large they only use the back?

mordantly · 11-25-2009, 10:14 PM

they can be anywhere except in the lid. or the hinge wouldn't work.

**Coastarine** · 11-26-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JoMarky

Coastarine, where did you find the information that chest freezer coils go through the walls? I was doing some research trying to figure out where my freezer's coils are and the parts diagrams make it appear they only run along the back wall, but they weren't perfectly clear. It's a massive 20 cu. ft. frigidaire model, so maybe since its so large they only use the back?

One way to know for sure is to let it run for a few minutes and feel where it is putting off heat on the outside. If all four sides get warm, there's your answer. I know that on mine at least the front and sides get warm.

**cowgo** · 01-14-2010, 04:38 AM

When you liquid nailed your collar to the lid, did you clamp it down or just put the lid down on the collar (or vice versa) while it dried?

**Coastarine** · 01-14-2010, 01:37 PM

I think I put the lid onto the collar and then put some books or something on it to keep it secure.

mnHawk8 · 02-05-2010, 07:01 PM

Thanks for the instructions. I think I'm going to do mine this way. Simple and gets the job done!

I do have one question: can anyone think of a reason this wouldn't work with 1x6's? I could use the extra couple inches for a fermentation chamber on top of the hump in the freezer.

EDIT: nevermind; I think I found my answer in other threads.

alexnphillips · 03-09-2010, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by buffalobrewer

My keezer was sweating a lot on the inside and mold was starting to form around the bottom corners. Cleaned it out, bleached it, sanitized it, and put a dehumidifier in it and all's been dry inside since. This is what I put in, fairly cheap and effective. http://www.amazon.com/Eva-dry-EDV-E-500-Renewable-Wireless-Dehumidifer/dp/B000H0XFD2/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1256433618&s r=8-21

How did you run power for this into your keezer?

Never mind. I just saw that it doesn't need any power

psychobrawler · 03-16-2010, 05:13 PM

My glue is drying on my collar now. I got some 9" wide solid cherry boards that are just beautiful. They're 1" thick - and all together it makes for a pretty heavy piece of furniture. To add to it, I'm not putting the original freerzer door back on. I've made what is essentially a solid cherry bar top. I'd like the whole piece to lift to avoid lifting keps over the collar, but I'm guessing this is about 75 pounds of solid cherry.

Anyone have hinging suggestions? I originally planned on bolting through the collar and the original hinges, and supporting the lid with additional braces when open. I'm just not sure how much weight those hinges can bear.