Beer Tower

[Kerednai]

Ok this is my first Keezer build. My plan is to build a Keezer without a collar and have a beer tower instead and cut a hole in the freezer lid for the tower. I’m considering this 3” tower: Polished Stainless Steel Triple Faucet Draft Tower - 14" Tall - 3" Diameter Column - Perlick Faucets | BeverageFactory.com
Is there any reason I should go with a 4” micromatic instead??
I don’t want to use a 3” tower if I'll regret it and want to use a 4” instead. I’d rather just start with the 4”..
Thanks for your input!

 

[day_trippr]

How many faucets will you be running?

fwiw, I have a 6 faucet T-tower with a 3" column and there is plenty of room inside for the lines (especially since switching to the 5/16" OD EVAbarrier tubing vs the old school 7/16" OD Bevlex 200 vinyl a few years ago), a 1" ID tower cooler tube, and a neoprene insulation sleeve. I wouldn't go for a 4" column unless there was a compelling reason, just to avoid the extra thermal loss potential. Plus at some point column diameter starts looking clunky

Cheers!

 

[Kerednai]

Thanks for your response. Just 3 faucets. Was going to pull the trigger on the Kegco tower I mentioned above with 3 faucets and a 3" column (Polished Stainless Steel Triple Faucet Draft Tower - 14" Tall - 3" Diameter Column - Perlick Faucets | BeverageFactory.com), but just wanted a second opinion in case I was missing something. Sounds like a 3" column will be plenty for my requirements. Interesting you said a 4" looks clunky, I was worried the 3" may look crowded.

 

[day_trippr]

A 3" should serve you well with 3 faucets, especially if you go with the EVAbarrier 4mm ID tubing (highly recommended!)
For the record I was wondering "aloud": having never seen a 4" column I don't know if it would actually be clunky looking or not

Cheers!

 

[Kerednai]

Here is an example - 4" Column - 3 Faucets
It certainly seems to bump up the price.

 

[ITV]

I agree that the 4" 3-tap tower looks clunky.
Here is a photo of my 4" 4-tap T tower which has a 3" horizontal section.

 

[sibelman]

For what it's worth, I've found the spaciousness of the T-style tower makes it easy to replace lines. Also seems to save some bucks.

 

[BrewAgain]

Just a heads up. A 3" tower makes the faucets rather close together. The size of the tap handles becomes a clearance issue.

 

[Kerednai]

OK thanks BrewAgain. I have the 3" Tower on order already so I guess I'll have a look at it when it turns up.