Went and picked up a kegerator I found on craigslist today. Paid 75 bucks for it. It's an old Beverage Air BM23C. It came with the CO2 bottle and a keg.
One thing, even before I looked at it, I pretty much decided that I'd get it. I needed an extra CO2 bottle anyway, figured that was probably worth the 75 bucks. If worse came to worse, I could part it out, sell the tower on ebay and scrap the evap coil.
I didn't take my flashlight with me. Saw the 134A sticker on the compressor, figured it was an original 134A system.....wrong.....it's an old R12 box with a replacement compressor.
Pics below, first is of the front:
http://www.howlinowl.com/photos/bm23c/BM23C.jpg
back:
http://www.howlinowl.com/photos/bm23c/BM23Cback.jpg
The aluminum CO2 bottle:
http://www.howlinowl.com/photos/bm23c/CO2.jpg
After I got it home, put the guages on it. Unit was out of gas. Put a little R22 as a tracer for my leak detector and jacked it up to 120 psi with some dry nitrogen. The evaporator coil seems to be ok, but the detector was going crazy at the condenser end. I unbolted the condenser and compressor, pulled them out and sprayed them down with some soapy water. You can see the foam on the condenser at the leak. I pretty much thought it was the condenser coil, it's pretty rusty.
Below is the pic of the leak at the condenser:
http://www.howlinowl.com/photos/bm23c/leak.jpg
Tomorrow I'll find out from work what a new condenser coil will cost. The box is pretty rusty, not sure what may work to remove the rust. I think maybe a little work with a scotchpad may get rid of the light rust, but it does have some pits.
Dunno if I'll keep it or maybe try to sell it if it come out ok. I already have a True kegerator, wife really doesn't want another at the house.
Allan
One thing, even before I looked at it, I pretty much decided that I'd get it. I needed an extra CO2 bottle anyway, figured that was probably worth the 75 bucks. If worse came to worse, I could part it out, sell the tower on ebay and scrap the evap coil.
I didn't take my flashlight with me. Saw the 134A sticker on the compressor, figured it was an original 134A system.....wrong.....it's an old R12 box with a replacement compressor.
Pics below, first is of the front:
http://www.howlinowl.com/photos/bm23c/BM23C.jpg
back:
http://www.howlinowl.com/photos/bm23c/BM23Cback.jpg
The aluminum CO2 bottle:
http://www.howlinowl.com/photos/bm23c/CO2.jpg
After I got it home, put the guages on it. Unit was out of gas. Put a little R22 as a tracer for my leak detector and jacked it up to 120 psi with some dry nitrogen. The evaporator coil seems to be ok, but the detector was going crazy at the condenser end. I unbolted the condenser and compressor, pulled them out and sprayed them down with some soapy water. You can see the foam on the condenser at the leak. I pretty much thought it was the condenser coil, it's pretty rusty.
Below is the pic of the leak at the condenser:
http://www.howlinowl.com/photos/bm23c/leak.jpg
Tomorrow I'll find out from work what a new condenser coil will cost. The box is pretty rusty, not sure what may work to remove the rust. I think maybe a little work with a scotchpad may get rid of the light rust, but it does have some pits.
Dunno if I'll keep it or maybe try to sell it if it come out ok. I already have a True kegerator, wife really doesn't want another at the house.
Allan