My Sanyo Kegerator build

I know this build has been done a thousand times but I thought I would post mine here as well.

Before surgery


Top off


Underside of top


Refrigerant line marked out


Making cutout for tower support


Wooden support base for tower


Pilot hole


I'm through!!!!!


All taped up

T-nuts in place and ready to mount tower and rails


All Done


Dressed up a bit


Stocked and ready to go


The sign was a gift from SWMBO


Time to drink

Fifty Cents? Methinks she underestimates the quality of your brew, my friend.

Nice build! Clean and easy to follow.

Nice touch with the padlock as well.

Thanks. I have two toddlers so keeping them out was a must. Now I just have to get the locks for the taps.

The only thing I didn't do on this build...yet, was to add the PC fan to blow cold air up the tower. Anyone else not add this and have problems with foaming? I have yet to try, but I can easily add this if it makes a big difference.

Looks good. You can also built a shelf/extension behind the kegs and keep the CO2 tank there if you so desire.

Gritsak said:

Looks good. You can also built a shelf/extension behind the kegs and keep the CO2 tank there if you so desire.

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Yeah I have the wood left over to do that, but since I am using a small 2 1/2lb tank in the fridge it fits on the door. I use my 5lb to force carb, then I use the 2 1/2 to push. I figure if I want I can add the shelf at another point, but then I have to remove the inside of the door. Not that it is a problem, but if it works...!!!!

i see you marked the coolant line, but how did you determine where it was before starting?

Do you have the model # for that fridge?

Looks good!

I wanna give it a shot.

mattmauriello said:

i see you marked the coolant line, but how did you determine where it was before starting?

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I used the cornstarch and alcohol method but to be honest I couldn't really tell if one area was drying more than another. So I went by touch. I could feel the heat from the coolant line and I marked it in several places to be sure and taped it off.

tharlanjr said:

Do you have the model # for that fridge?

Looks good!

I wanna give it a shot.

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4912. I got it on craigslist for 50 bucks. It is a bit older of a model. I think the newer one has a black interior.

HoppyMaltPoet said:

The only thing I didn't do on this build...yet, was to add the PC fan to blow cold air up the tower. Anyone else not add this and have problems with foaming? I have yet to try, but I can easily add this if it makes a big difference.

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if you don't want to deal with hooking the fan up to the electrical you can use copper tubing to keep the lines cold. this thread has some nice pics:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/pvc-tower-cooling-solution-43072/

alexdagrate said:

if you don't want to deal with hooking the fan up to the electrical you can use copper tubing to keep the lines cold. this thread has some nice pics:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/pvc-tower-cooling-solution-43072/

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I saw that post, but I imagine it would be easier now since the tower is already mounted to use the fan. I think it should be relatively easy to do.

Update to this build

So I installed the fan in this build yesterday. I did it real cheap. It cost me nothing since I had all the parts lying around. It may be a bit ghetto, but again it was free.

I used a disposable Glad food container for this. Cheap yes...effective yes. Does it look good...not a chance but it is inside the fridge and it does its job.


I cut a hole in the top to mount the fan to.


I had a box of power adapters in my basement and found this one in it. 12v 1000mA, more than adequate. I cut the end off and split and stripped the wires.


I soldered the wires to this fan after testing to make sure I had the ground and power right.


This is the fan mounted in the container and a hose (left over from a washing machine hookup) was fitted into the side and cut to size to blow up the tower.


The wire was fed up through the drain (prior to soldering) and the fan placed towards the back of the fridge behind the kegs.

Do you find the tap tower stable enough with just the bolts going through the plywood under the plastic cap? I have the exact same fridge and I am going to mod it this weekend. I keep debating whether I should run the bolts through the fridge.

hypergolic said:

Do you find the tap tower stable enough with just the bolts going through the plywood under the plastic cap? I have the exact same fridge and I am going to mod it this weekend. I keep debating whether I should run the bolts through the fridge.

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I worried the same thing, but I read a post about someone hitting the refrigerant line when they tried to go through with the bolts. I do think they tried to go back a bit instead of centering it, but I was just worried because I felt I was so close as it was with the hole for the beer lines. And honestly it is pretty stable. The plywood really adds a lot of stability. I haven't had any issues doing it this way.