jcojr72
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I am beginning to install 2 taps in my kitchen. I have an old stand up freezer which I am converting to a fridge for cooling the corney kegs. There will not be room for the CO2 in the freezer, so I will need to run the CO2 line through the fridge. Additionally, I am piping the beer from the basement straight up into the kitchen ( about 8' run). I am going to use the concept often discussed here, where the beer lines run within a smaller diameter PVC pipe and have a fan blowing cold air through, and a larger diameter pipe around this for return air. I figure I will use about a 3" diameter PVC pipe for the return air, so I also need a 3" diameter hole in the fridge. I want to try to avoid cutting through the fridge, and was thinking I could use a similar idea to what people are doing with freezer chests. I would make a 2x6 wood frame to match the size of the freezer door. I would fasten this to the freezer, and the door would get reattached so that it closes on the wood frame. I could then run all my lines through the wood. My concern is the seal between the door and the wood frame. Do you think this will be an issue? The door actually has a locking latch on it, that I think I could put a new hook on the wood frame so that when it is latched it pulls the door tight. Any comments are appreciated, thanks.
I am beginning to install 2 taps in my kitchen. I have an old stand up freezer which I am converting to a fridge for cooling the corney kegs. There will not be room for the CO2 in the freezer, so I will need to run the CO2 line through the fridge. Additionally, I am piping the beer from the basement straight up into the kitchen ( about 8' run). I am going to use the concept often discussed here, where the beer lines run within a smaller diameter PVC pipe and have a fan blowing cold air through, and a larger diameter pipe around this for return air. I figure I will use about a 3" diameter PVC pipe for the return air, so I also need a 3" diameter hole in the fridge. I want to try to avoid cutting through the fridge, and was thinking I could use a similar idea to what people are doing with freezer chests. I would make a 2x6 wood frame to match the size of the freezer door. I would fasten this to the freezer, and the door would get reattached so that it closes on the wood frame. I could then run all my lines through the wood. My concern is the seal between the door and the wood frame. Do you think this will be an issue? The door actually has a locking latch on it, that I think I could put a new hook on the wood frame so that when it is latched it pulls the door tight. Any comments are appreciated, thanks.