Anyone ever cut the hump on their chest freezer?

I got a chest freezer that has a huge compressor hump but the actual compressor itself takes up less than half the space under there. It's open on the back and side so I think it would be easy to cut out a section to add one more keg. What do you guys think? My two biggest concerns would be hitting a coolant line and re-insulating the giant hole that would result.

BTW, I already know I could build a giant collar and put them on top of the hump but I am trying to avoid that route because I want to build a cheaper version of what Jester and Brewpastor have.

Thanks!

I've not cut the hump in a chest freezer, but I think you might be able to use sheet Styrofoam from the local big box home improvement store to insulate the resulting hole. That stuff isn't too expensive.

Good Luck

The resulting styrofoam insulation "box" would probably take up just as much space, so you'd gain nothing.

I am building a Jester style Keezer and I have a collar. It does not make it any more difficult at all.

Compressors need that space for air movement so they do not burn up.

Were you thinking you would pull the compressor back, outside of the unit? You would have too. If there is enough slack in both the cooling and heating coils to move the compressor outside, then you could do what you propose. You'd want to seal it up with no air leaks. Of course then you have an ugly compressor outside the unit to deal with. I know, I've got one of my own right now next to my fermentation chiller - I totally disassembled a minifridge and installed it in my chamber.

Well, I was thinking of leaving the compressor there. Literally 2/3 of the area under the hump has nothing in it. I realized there might be issues with airflow but I was definitely going to take that into consideration... Anyway, it doesn't matter because I think I'm just going to sell this one and buy another one that fits my stuff better.

Thanks anyway