Keezer temp question

[BA_from_GA]

Recently finished my keezer, my temp controller (ranco) is set for 38-42 degrees and workedgreat in the keezer before I added the collar. Now the thing runs nonstop and barely holds 40*. My collar is VERY well insulated so that shouldn't be the problem. I have a woods 10cf freezer. Any chance the extra space to cool is overloading it?

What temp is best to serve at,

 

[Changeduser123]

Did you move the probe ?
When did you plug the freezer back on ? When I first turned on my freezer with 3 kegs full of beer in it, room temperature, it needed quite a bit of time (between 3 hours and a night, I was sleeping so could not tell exactly ) to reach the temperature and stop running.

 

[BA_from_GA]

Moved the probe to several spots, have a CPU fan to circulate air, and it's been plugged in since Sunday afternoon.

 

[Seven]

Do you have any full kegs in the keezer? If not, try adding some since filling it with something liquid (full kegs) will help regulate the temps. An empty keezer has a lot of dead air space and air warms up much quicker than liquid.

 

[BA_from_GA]

5 kegs and a 20lb tank in there.
Finally hit target temp (38*) about an hour ago. Hopefully it willhold steady around there now.

 

[mrgreen4242]

So how did this turn out for you? Was it just an initial temperature stabilization or did you have some other issue?