For my next DIY project... new kegerator - Page 2

**John Beere** · 10-22-2008, 03:07 PM

Extending the back isn't a bad idea...

I'm having a hard time explaining this, but what if the taps were inside the doors? I could make some sort of insulated front inside it that was about 4~6" behind the original doors...

**Cpt_Kirks** · 10-22-2008, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Beere

Extending the back isn't a bad idea...

I'm having a hard time explaining this, but what if the taps were inside the doors? I could make some sort of insulated front inside it that was about 4~6" behind the original doors...

I have been playing with that idea for my kegerator. I may have enough room to set up at tap rack on the inside. However, my fridge is pretty big.

Boerderij_Kabouter · 10-22-2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimGrz

I would be pretty darn hesitant to do anything to the enclosure so as to keep it "original." From the picture all but the back looks intact.

I would go with some sort of Irish Coffin that sits on top, doesn't have to match wood color and just paint in a period color of the ice box. Rather than holes in the top, have insulated lines from the rear of the icebox to the rear of the IC.

Or don't do anything to it. Blemish's aside, it looks like a nice piece.

/tg

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Beere

Extending the back isn't a bad idea...

I'm having a hard time explaining this, but what if the taps were inside the doors? I could make some sort of insulated front inside it that was about 4~6" behind the original doors...

These were the two ideas that first came to my mind. Either run the lines through the back to a remote tap box or make a unit that fits inside the box. That looks like a very nice piece and it would be tragic to modify it.

Damonic · 10-22-2008, 07:39 PM

I wanna see where this goes...

RockfordWhite · 10-22-2008, 08:13 PM

When i was in college i lived in a fraternity house, and we were not permitted to have kegs... We theorized about doing something like that with the fridge that we always kept our kegs in... Our implementation was just a 2x4 inside the fridge but we could have made it look a lot nicer...

The upside of that is you can keep the kegerator in a normal place and it doesn't scream, "this guy is a drunkard"... Which honestly, no matter how you put it, having a large kegerator in your house does...