good points r8rphan! I think you convinced me to go with a 1" hole. I was also concerned with cooling efficiency but I suppose the insulation will negate that extra size to the hole.
r8rphan said:What are you drilling through?
If you are worried about colling, you can always spray a little expanding foam in the hole after you have slipped the shank through, and then tighten the nut.. the foam will expand and fill whatever void it can... Once that stuff dries it is easy to remove, should you ever want to realign the shafts or whatever..
You an also use silicone caulk to fill the void around the shank on the inside surface side just before installing the nut.. Also pretty easy to remove later...
Hoppopotomus said:Just drilled mine tonight for a 3 tap, coffin keezer. 7/8" seems to be the general concensus. Many posts have indicated that 1" is a little too big, eventhough most shanks call for that size hole. I'm ordering my keg equipemt from www.kegglebrewing.com and they call for 7/8" for the Perlick shanks, so that's what I went with. Any pics. of your build? I'm in the middle of mine (check out my thread in my signature line if you get a chance) and have been trying to review every keezer/kegorator threat out there. Good luck.
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