I've had the Danby DAR044A6BSLDB for a couple of weeks now. The bits and pieces for my two-tap kegerator arrived from KegConnection this afternoon. Unfortunately, my "work from home, put it all together on my lunch break" plan fell through - daycare is closed Friday, and so SWMBO needs to get work done at home.
I didn't want to sit on it for another week (weekend's booked), so I took it outside after we put the kid to bed:
The citronella candle was a lifesaver tonight. I got tagged two or three times, and I can't imagine what the count would've been without it. Plus, I had a little mood lighting.
I was suddenly glad I took it out back to do the drilling. Because I'm an idiot, it hadn't really occurred to me that metal bits would go flying all over the dining room. I used a 2.5" hole saw on my Black & Decker Cordless drill (that drill is the best zero dollars I've spent at a home improvement store).
Holy hell did that make a racket. Fortunately, ours is the only little kid within earshot, and her bedroom is on the opposite side of the house.
Holes for the machine screws went through easily enough. Unfortunately, the bit I used was too small, so I had to re-drill them.
So far, so good. Then there was the not small matter of getting the fridge back upstairs without creating a racket and waking the kid. SWMBO gave me a little stinkeye, but I got the fridge in place without waking the kid. Threw the bolts and gasket in place for storage
And called it a night.
Next steps:
I didn't want to sit on it for another week (weekend's booked), so I took it outside after we put the kid to bed:
The citronella candle was a lifesaver tonight. I got tagged two or three times, and I can't imagine what the count would've been without it. Plus, I had a little mood lighting.
I was suddenly glad I took it out back to do the drilling. Because I'm an idiot, it hadn't really occurred to me that metal bits would go flying all over the dining room. I used a 2.5" hole saw on my Black & Decker Cordless drill (that drill is the best zero dollars I've spent at a home improvement store).
Holy hell did that make a racket. Fortunately, ours is the only little kid within earshot, and her bedroom is on the opposite side of the house.
Holes for the machine screws went through easily enough. Unfortunately, the bit I used was too small, so I had to re-drill them.
So far, so good. Then there was the not small matter of getting the fridge back upstairs without creating a racket and waking the kid. SWMBO gave me a little stinkeye, but I got the fridge in place without waking the kid. Threw the bolts and gasket in place for storage
And called it a night.
Next steps:
- Dremel out the can holders on the door so I can fit the second keg. The sides are tight as well, but it should fit. May need to take the plastic lid back off to get the door off, so I don't want to install the tower yet.
- Tape up the hole and plastic top on the fridge - right now, I've only got the hole taped under the plastic top. The plastic cover isn't completely flush against the metal top of the fridge, so I've gotta take care of that space.
- Install the tower.
- Miscellaneous to-do things: Brew the beer for Keg #2, get the CO2 tank filled.