1951 hotpoint homebrew fridge
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Yes that is one tap and I'm putting one on the other side of it, their will be two, I bought the other side yesterday and my wife is in Kalamazoo this week for kelloggs, just so happens that's where "Bells" is and she got me a Corney from there, cant wait!!
Nice work! Just turned my Grandfather's Hotpoint chest freezer into a keezer with a collar as I just couldn't bring myself to drill holes through the lid!
This is the funny thing. Looking on craigslist when I found it and went to pick it up for $25. Boy tells me that his grandfather used it as a Kegerator back in the day, gave it to his dad and they had it growing up as long as he can remember!! Cant see why someone would let something like that go that had been in the family?!
FuzzeWuzze
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All i would have been thinking is, damn they dont make them like they used too.
Good luck finding any fridge or freezer now adays that will last 2-3+ generations.
If you get 10 years out of one your lucky.
UPDATE: got it painted today, still have to stripe the door and wetsand!! Turned out better than I expected!! Used Duplicilor "paint shop" burnt orange. Really easy to paint and used a harbor freight $15 paintgun! Lmao!!!
Stripe is gonna be 1956 chevrolet "adobe beige"
Stripe is gonna be 1956 chevrolet "adobe beige"
frod1963
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Damn that looks nice, I wish I would have taken the time to finish my vintage fridge like that.
BeerguyNC61
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Awesome job!
jlb307
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can't wait to see the finished product!
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Lmao!! I actually bought another one on there about a month ago again. They wanted 250 but it stayed on there for 40 days and I text them and offered $50 and they took it. Its a 1948 ge with nothing wrong, that's my next project. Here's the one I started out with its really ideal for a keg fridge.
My wife and daughter standing next to it. The ge is about twice that size and painted **** brown for now, Lol!
My wife and daughter standing next to it. The ge is about twice that size and painted **** brown for now, Lol!
fifthcircle
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Damnit! I keep passing on old fridges since I slapped together a keezer. I think I will snap up the next one I see and get to work.
Great job. The burnt orange and white may be the perfect combo for these old ice boxes.
Great job. The burnt orange and white may be the perfect combo for these old ice boxes.
CoalCracker
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I'm picking up a 1950's GE this weekend. Did the mach up and looks like I should be able to fit three kegs with the tank outside. Going to hate drilling into this thing though...
I guy a buddy that works with gas and he told me u are by far better off to have the tank outside of the fridge. He said u actually get more out of your tank. Cutting a hole in one sucks but I bought a chrome pipe cover like u would get for your bathroom pedistal sink and that's what I'm mounting over the hole. I think it will look good
CoalCracker
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Did you add a coat of clear on top of the paint? I"m looking to use the same stuff on mine but heard it's not a super durable paint.
I did add a clear to it. That paint system is "base coat, clear coat" even though its a laquer paint. I didn't use the clear they have at the store cause I had some laying around but from what ive seen the "paint shop" clear looks as good as what I used.
That looks really sharp! I know from looking at photos online that a lot of the older Hotpoints had a "freezer" built into them like many college dorm fridges uses today. Any chance yours had that? If so, is it something that can be easily removed? I think a vintage fridge like this would look great to hold my conical fermenter but would would need more height than a carboy or a 5 gallon corny keg.
Actually no the freezer can't be removed but if u get one that's big, the freezer isn't in the way. Mine that I just restored is pretty small but there is still room on the inside for a fermenter but only one. I can get 2 Corney's in it that's all but that's perfect for me. The freezer in all the older ones like that actually has freon or "ammonia" that runs through the back into the compressor and the freezer.
fifthcircle
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Thought I could chime in and help a little....
Some have the smaller freezer on one side. That freezer box is the actual cooling unit (evaporator coil). So, yeah, it can't come out. Here is a pic of mine and how big it is inside (1950 International Harvester)
The freezer door actually hangs down below the freezer box a few inches. So you would have no problem fitting a carboy or bucket in here at all. Conical? Not so sure. It's about 30" from the floor to the bottom of the freezer box.
wilserbrewer
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Sorry but I must disagree here, the amount of gas in the tank is the same irregardless of temperture, inside or outside the keezer the tank will last the same and carb the same amount of beer at the same carb level of course.
The colder the tank, the less the tank pressure will be, but the amount of gas doesn't change. Sorry again, but I wouldn't want anyone to think that there CO2 will last longer stored outside the fridge. Cheers!
If you look around you'll find a fair amount of old fridges that have different types of freezers in them. I have a Philco model that has a freezer that goes across the top.
I'm still in the process of refurbishing mine but here are the dimensions if they help you. This thing barely fits my conical.
I'm still in the process of refurbishing mine but here are the dimensions if they help you. This thing barely fits my conical.
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