I started posting in the thread about the course adjustment screw on thermostats but I was getting off topic so I started my own separate thread here.
I picked up a 5.0 cuft minifridge the other day cheap. Fits 2 corny kegs, 5lb co2, with no mods to boot other than raising the t-stat knob up about 2 in (the capillary tube is in the same spot though). I was going to use it as cold crash or maybe a ferm chamber
It currently has 1 full corny, 1 empty corny and the co2 in it. I'm thinking something's wrong with it (t-stat) as it cycles about every 15 min and only cools to ~45f (the kegs and co2 have been in it for 24hrs). The compressor reaches 160f when the ambient temp is 85f (its in my garage).
It seems to constantly get colder - I have the t-stat set to max cold but the short cycle is very odd to me. My other minifridge kegerator that only has 2 kegs in it (external co2) cycles about every hour for 45min run time (using an inkbird but the t-stat on that one is still installed).
Attached is a graph of the temperature over the last 24 hours. The sensor for this graph was sitting on top of a keg, this morning (big drop in the graph, other spikes are door openings) I put it on the floor of the fridge (there's like a 5f degree difference in 20in of height - maybe I just need a fan in there?).
Thoughts - issues? I plan on bypassing the t-stat and going with an inkbird this weekend...but still seems odd to me.
I picked up a 5.0 cuft minifridge the other day cheap. Fits 2 corny kegs, 5lb co2, with no mods to boot other than raising the t-stat knob up about 2 in (the capillary tube is in the same spot though). I was going to use it as cold crash or maybe a ferm chamber
It currently has 1 full corny, 1 empty corny and the co2 in it. I'm thinking something's wrong with it (t-stat) as it cycles about every 15 min and only cools to ~45f (the kegs and co2 have been in it for 24hrs). The compressor reaches 160f when the ambient temp is 85f (its in my garage).
It seems to constantly get colder - I have the t-stat set to max cold but the short cycle is very odd to me. My other minifridge kegerator that only has 2 kegs in it (external co2) cycles about every hour for 45min run time (using an inkbird but the t-stat on that one is still installed).
Attached is a graph of the temperature over the last 24 hours. The sensor for this graph was sitting on top of a keg, this morning (big drop in the graph, other spikes are door openings) I put it on the floor of the fridge (there's like a 5f degree difference in 20in of height - maybe I just need a fan in there?).
Thoughts - issues? I plan on bypassing the t-stat and going with an inkbird this weekend...but still seems odd to me.