DocBrown
Well-Known Member
I've spent the last 6 months off and on building a gorgeous keggerator. It has a tap box with 10 taps that rises out of the back of the collar - there are two 4" diameter pvc pipes with a 2" diameter pipe inside and the gap filled with Great Stuff. The pipes come out the back and then go up vertically to suspend the tap box above and behind the unit. I'll post pictures soon.
Anyway, I got the whole thing assembled, and the freezer died. The compressor still runs, but it doesn't get cold anymore. For a while it was more or less holding temperature at 50deg, as long as there were 6 kegs inside (this was shortly before I put the collar on). I pulled the kegs out and defrosted the freezer for a couple weeks while I got the collar finished and on the freezer. Now it won't cool down at all. It appears that it's low on freon, but this is an old freezer and uses the R12 stuff that you can't get anymore.
So, unfortunately, I think I'm going to have to replace the freezer. But I spent an awful lot of time and effort putting the collar together, and I'd like to find a freezer with the same (or very close) dimensions. I'm hoping someone has a similar freezer and can report exact dimensions so I can pick a good match.
The inside dimensions of the collar are 47.5" by 27.75". It fits snugly on my freezer. I found a Whirlpool 14.9 cu. ft. freezer at Lowes that measures 48.25" by 27.75". That may work in a pinch if I can't find a better one. Can anyone help here?
Anyway, I got the whole thing assembled, and the freezer died. The compressor still runs, but it doesn't get cold anymore. For a while it was more or less holding temperature at 50deg, as long as there were 6 kegs inside (this was shortly before I put the collar on). I pulled the kegs out and defrosted the freezer for a couple weeks while I got the collar finished and on the freezer. Now it won't cool down at all. It appears that it's low on freon, but this is an old freezer and uses the R12 stuff that you can't get anymore.
So, unfortunately, I think I'm going to have to replace the freezer. But I spent an awful lot of time and effort putting the collar together, and I'd like to find a freezer with the same (or very close) dimensions. I'm hoping someone has a similar freezer and can report exact dimensions so I can pick a good match.
The inside dimensions of the collar are 47.5" by 27.75". It fits snugly on my freezer. I found a Whirlpool 14.9 cu. ft. freezer at Lowes that measures 48.25" by 27.75". That may work in a pinch if I can't find a better one. Can anyone help here?
