Well I've spent hours reading through the "Sizing your Chest Freezer for Corny Kegs" thread and the newer "Keezer/Freezer/Kegerator Inside Dimension Database" thread and just searching for specific threads in general. I'm trying to find the best freezer to convert into a Keezer, but I still can't decide. After discussing with my wife, she really wants me to keep this thing small - in the 5 cubic foot size. But I want to be able to store as many kegs as possible in it, with the possibility of adding kegs in the future (my initial build will have only 2).
I've been to Lowes and Home Depot and looked at the GA and Holiday. I've plotted the dimensions posted in the database thread as well as into Google Sketchup and virtually arranged cylinders in these cubes to see what will fit what. All of the models I've found can only fit 3 cornyes (with a collar) no matter how I swing it. The only 5.0 cf freezer that can hold 4 seems to be the old Holiday 5.0 model that used to be sold at Lowes (first one listed int he "Sizing your Chest" thread. The new Lowes model can only fit 3 with a collar, sadly.
Then I decided to look on Amazon and found the Haier HNCM053E 5.3 cubic foot model, goes for around $215 shipped. I saw a thread listing very "crude" measurements of the interior dimensions as follows:
Plugging those measurements into sketchup, it looks like I can almost fit 4 9" cylandars in there with a collar. If one or two of the kegs were ball-locks (my first 2 kegs are pin-lock, sadly) it looks like 4 could be squeezed in there. I wonder how accurate those measurements are, though.
If I could squeeze 4 kegs into this bad-boy, I'll buy it! So I'm wondering if anyone who has this model can shed some light on it for me. From what I read, this model was sold in Kroger Stores for a while and there were some other deals on it from time to time. If anyone has it, please let me know!
Otherwise, any other recommendation on freezers in the 5 cf size range?
I've been to Lowes and Home Depot and looked at the GA and Holiday. I've plotted the dimensions posted in the database thread as well as into Google Sketchup and virtually arranged cylinders in these cubes to see what will fit what. All of the models I've found can only fit 3 cornyes (with a collar) no matter how I swing it. The only 5.0 cf freezer that can hold 4 seems to be the old Holiday 5.0 model that used to be sold at Lowes (first one listed int he "Sizing your Chest" thread. The new Lowes model can only fit 3 with a collar, sadly.
Then I decided to look on Amazon and found the Haier HNCM053E 5.3 cubic foot model, goes for around $215 shipped. I saw a thread listing very "crude" measurements of the interior dimensions as follows:
W (deeper section) ~ 14.5"
W (hump) ~ 9.5"
D ~ 16"
Plugging those measurements into sketchup, it looks like I can almost fit 4 9" cylandars in there with a collar. If one or two of the kegs were ball-locks (my first 2 kegs are pin-lock, sadly) it looks like 4 could be squeezed in there. I wonder how accurate those measurements are, though.
If I could squeeze 4 kegs into this bad-boy, I'll buy it! So I'm wondering if anyone who has this model can shed some light on it for me. From what I read, this model was sold in Kroger Stores for a while and there were some other deals on it from time to time. If anyone has it, please let me know!
Otherwise, any other recommendation on freezers in the 5 cf size range?
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