Recent content by Manon_Theedge

I've used my kegerator a few times over the past year, and it works pretty well. However, because it didn't have a temp controller installed, I had to use the temp controller box I built for my fermentor if I had it plugged in for more than a few hours. But this week I finally got around to...

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update this thread - I finished the main part of the build, but didn't get a chance to insert the temp controller until this summer. I finished the box over the compressor, and I built a top for it using a tower I found on ebay. I think I have pictures of...

It looks like $39.95 for the 4# is one of the options if you click on it to see the description. ***Edit - Ah, I see that Joshua fixed it and then posted a reply as I was posting my note.

For anyone looking for a mini-fridge to convert to a kegerator -- I saw what I think might be a great mini-fridge for such a project at Sam's Club today. It's a 3.2 cubic foot GE without a freezer, and it's only $99. The cooling plate is flat against the back of the inside, so you don't...

It's a bit late for my comment, but I thought I'd still throw it out there in case you have a problem with the controller you found on Ebay - search the forums for "ebay aquarium temp controller," and you can find steps to build a temp controller for around $20 - $30.

This gets me to where I'm now at - the main body of the kegerator is together with insulation nearly to the top inside. Here are a couple of pictures of what it looks like so far: After I finish up the insulation, I'm going to build a small box over the compressor that will have a hidden...

I inserted the cooling plate into the inner lining and began filling the gap between the inner lining and the stainless still shell with spray foam insulation.

Next I attached the shell of the stainless steel trashcan to the plastic bottom with bolts. Then I attached the coil to the inside of the shell with metallic tape. (After doing this I briefly plugged it in again - it still appeared to work.) I used the remainder of the black plastic...

The stainless steel trashcan wasn't quite tall enough to hold a keg and allow room for the connectors, so I used a black plastic trashcan to extend the bottom. This picture shows the bottom - in it I've started running the parts of the fridge where they will need to go. (The board the black...

I apparently didn't take any more pictures of the mini fridge tear-down, but after pulling off the outer shell I separated the coil from the fridge and cut a hole in the back to pull the cooling plate through. Here is the guts of the mini fridge: I very briefly plugged it in, and the plate...

With a plan formed, I only needed time to get started. An opportunity presented itself when my wife went off for a girls' weekend with her mom and sister. As she was leaving I said, "I'm probably going to destroy that mini fridge this weekend." (Her response: "That's ok.") I began by removing...

My initial plan was to build an insulated box attached to the mini fridge to make enough room for a keg. However, this wouldn't have been quite as compact as I'd like it to be, and it also wouldn't look that nice. Then I remembered that we had this... It's a stainless steel trash can. At...

I started by scanning ebay and trolling consignment stores until I found a cheap mini-fridge. I found this one at Goodwill for $35 - it was ugly and a little smelly, but it got very cold when I plugged it in. There was a little mold on the door (something SWMBO pointed out when she noticed...

When I first started brewing, I became very popular with my wife's family - every holiday I'd bring a couple of cases of homebrew. But then I started kegging, and now I only bring homebrew when it's cold enough outside to keep the keg cold (which is not very often in my part of Texas). I...

I appreciate you posting this thread - I have the same fridge and have been thinking of doing something similar. Do you think the problem was putting it on its end, or just that it was too small to get cold enough? The bottom of my fridge appears to be just insulation. I was thinking of...