I've seen some old posts regarding building an insulated cold box with a mini dorm fridge strapped to the side to provide the cooling. The idea interests me becasue I can build a wing to my bar to house two taps. But I haven't seen enough posts or even any recent posts that makes me feel confident that it'll work.
Here's what I plan on doing. Construct a cold box that's big enough to hold a 1/4 barrel, corny keg and CO2 tank. The box will be insulated with 2" foam insulation. A new mini-fridge with the door removed attached to the side with a cutout equal to the door opening, and a muffin fan to circulate the cold air into the cold box. And another muffin fan and tube to pipe cold air up into the tower. The entire unit will be clad in knotty pine boards to match the bar.
Is the mini-fridge powerful enough to cool down the kegs? And do I simply crank the thermostat all the way up and use a Johnson Controls thermostat on the power plug to manage the temp?
Thanks
Here's what I plan on doing. Construct a cold box that's big enough to hold a 1/4 barrel, corny keg and CO2 tank. The box will be insulated with 2" foam insulation. A new mini-fridge with the door removed attached to the side with a cutout equal to the door opening, and a muffin fan to circulate the cold air into the cold box. And another muffin fan and tube to pipe cold air up into the tower. The entire unit will be clad in knotty pine boards to match the bar.
Is the mini-fridge powerful enough to cool down the kegs? And do I simply crank the thermostat all the way up and use a Johnson Controls thermostat on the power plug to manage the temp?
Thanks