mojotele
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
So I'm in the middle of building a new house. Naturally this seems like a good time to upgrade my kegerator. I want to run four lines from a chest keezer in the basement to four faucets on the floor above. One of these lines will just be seltzer water we can use to mix up sodas while the other three will be beer. I'm planning to build a wall box out of plywood in which to mount the faucets.
Assuming the keezer is straight down from the faucets, I've calculated the distance from the keg to the faucet as about 10.5', figure 11' or so due to some curve here or there. I figure I'll probably have to cool these lines somehow, but after reading a few threads I'm not quite sure how much cooling I need. Is glycol overkill? Will air cooling do? Or is 11' just too much vertical distance for a fan to overcome?
Also, this calculator tells me I need about 28.5' of tubing with a 1/4" ID tube, kegs at 13 PSI, and a 10 second pint fill. If I do indeed need a glycol system then it seems excessive to get a 28.5' glycol trunk. Would you recommend running the trunk the vertical distance and coupling at least the beer lines to cheaper tubing that sits in the keezer?
There's also the fact that these lines will have to run through an outer wall that will have the house's typical insulation in it. Moisture concerns?
Thanks for the help!
So I'm in the middle of building a new house. Naturally this seems like a good time to upgrade my kegerator. I want to run four lines from a chest keezer in the basement to four faucets on the floor above. One of these lines will just be seltzer water we can use to mix up sodas while the other three will be beer. I'm planning to build a wall box out of plywood in which to mount the faucets.
Assuming the keezer is straight down from the faucets, I've calculated the distance from the keg to the faucet as about 10.5', figure 11' or so due to some curve here or there. I figure I'll probably have to cool these lines somehow, but after reading a few threads I'm not quite sure how much cooling I need. Is glycol overkill? Will air cooling do? Or is 11' just too much vertical distance for a fan to overcome?
Also, this calculator tells me I need about 28.5' of tubing with a 1/4" ID tube, kegs at 13 PSI, and a 10 second pint fill. If I do indeed need a glycol system then it seems excessive to get a 28.5' glycol trunk. Would you recommend running the trunk the vertical distance and coupling at least the beer lines to cheaper tubing that sits in the keezer?
There's also the fact that these lines will have to run through an outer wall that will have the house's typical insulation in it. Moisture concerns?
Thanks for the help!