I'm trying to plan out my keezer build. I've read through the "show us your kegerator" thread and have plenty of ideas (maybe too many for my own good). My original plan was to do a basic collar with 2 taps now, and additional 2 later. Then I read through most of the "Show us your Kegerator" thread and have all kinds of ideas about Irish coffins and stuff.
I just have one problem. I have two cats and they're clever little buggers. They get into almost anything they want, no matter what I do. That includes them opening a locked door to get into the garage from the house, even with a heavy box stuck in front of it (I'm installing a deadbolt tomorrow). I know that tap handles will be too interesting for them to leave alone. I need to find a way to keep them away from the taps otherwise I'll come home from work to find several gallons of beer all over the floor and two drunk cats rolling around in it! Also, I have a lot of friends who are allergic to cats and I know they'll cringe at the thought of the cats just getting close enough to rub against or lick the taps their beer came out of.
How have you dealt with keeping pets away from taps on your kegerator? My first thought (and probably the simple solution) was tap locks, but that doesn't keep the cats away completely. Also, they're expensive enough for me to think hard about finding another solution first. I was thinking of making an Irish coffin that I could enclose somehow. Think something like a roll-top desk or a door that flips open up and slides into the coffin (I think called a barrister door). It would limit the size of the tap handles I could use, but I like the simple look of the basic black ones.
What are your thoughts? If I'm going to something more elaborate than a basic collar, I don't mind going the extra mile and making something really cool. I like to plan this sort of thing out, though, and I'd love your input.
Thanks!
I just have one problem. I have two cats and they're clever little buggers. They get into almost anything they want, no matter what I do. That includes them opening a locked door to get into the garage from the house, even with a heavy box stuck in front of it (I'm installing a deadbolt tomorrow). I know that tap handles will be too interesting for them to leave alone. I need to find a way to keep them away from the taps otherwise I'll come home from work to find several gallons of beer all over the floor and two drunk cats rolling around in it! Also, I have a lot of friends who are allergic to cats and I know they'll cringe at the thought of the cats just getting close enough to rub against or lick the taps their beer came out of.
How have you dealt with keeping pets away from taps on your kegerator? My first thought (and probably the simple solution) was tap locks, but that doesn't keep the cats away completely. Also, they're expensive enough for me to think hard about finding another solution first. I was thinking of making an Irish coffin that I could enclose somehow. Think something like a roll-top desk or a door that flips open up and slides into the coffin (I think called a barrister door). It would limit the size of the tap handles I could use, but I like the simple look of the basic black ones.
What are your thoughts? If I'm going to something more elaborate than a basic collar, I don't mind going the extra mile and making something really cool. I like to plan this sort of thing out, though, and I'd love your input.
Thanks!