20cf Keezer Build

[Caboose]

My best friend gave me an older deep freeze that he no longer needs, and since he's a fan of my beer, he decided I could use it to build a keezer.

The deep freeze that was donated is between an 1982-85 Citation and it just over 20 cf. I am still in the planning phase, but I think it will end up being just a collar build and not a coffin, for now. Nothing over the top, just functional.

Right now I am hoping for some advice on a temp control unit. Due to its age, is there one that will work better?

 

[Caboose]

Another question I have that seems to around 50/50 from what I can find here.

Is it worth insulating the collar, or does the wood do a good enough job?

 

[MarkO22]

Another question I have that seems to around 50/50 from what I can find here.

Is it worth insulating the collar, or does the wood do a good enough job?

I am in the same boat, just started my 6.8 cu. Keezer build and iam just staining the collar now. I did pick up some left over foam board from work and am gonna insulate it just for my own piece of mind and (cause it was free)

 

[RocketBrewer]

wood is not a good insulator and will absorb moisture possibly causing mold issues or swelling etc. I would at least insulate it with a layer of foam and try to seal it up as best you can.

 

[Caboose]

Thanks RocketBrewer, I hadn't really thought about any moisture buildup. Definitely going with insulation.

 

[Caboose]

I was a little delayed on actually doing anything to this freezer. But I had sometime today, so I built a simple dolly to put it on. The reason for this was so I could easily move it, but also because it is going to sit next to my workbench and under the fold down stair access to my attic. So I had to have it mobile.


I haven't started on the collar yet, but that should be complete this weekend.

I went ahead and rigged up the temp controller so I could "make sure it worked"....aka play around with it. Everything seems to check out, so I'm a happy camper. Once I build the collar it will be moved to its permanent location.

 

[Otis1031]

Here are a few pics of mine. My Keezer is a 14.7cu ft it has a bilge fan attached and PVC running all around the bottom and up by my faucets. Never have a problwm with moisture. Polyurethaned the wood collar.

 

[Caboose]

Here are a few pics of mine. My Keezer is a 14.7cu ft it has a bilge fan attached and PVC running all around the bottom and up by my faucets. Never have a problwm with moisture. Polyurethaned the wood collar.

I saw the PVC idea on another keezer earlier today. I haven't planned on doing that, but after watching mine run for a couple hours, I think it might be a good addition to help maintain temps throughout the entire box.

 

[Otis1031]

The bilge fan works great actually ordered from Walmart online. I drilled holes in the PVC to let air circulate throughout the Keezer. The PVC on top left cools my faucets really nice

 

[Caboose]

The bilge fan works great actually ordered from Walmart online. I drilled holes in the PVC to let air circulate throughout the Keezer. The PVC on top left cools my faucets really nice

What size fan is it? 4"?

 

[Otis1031]

It is a 3" fan with attached to a reducer. I got this idea from another Keezer thread on this forum.

 

[Caboose]

It is a 3" fan with attached to a reducer. I got this idea from another Keezer thread on this forum.

Thanks.

Also could you do me a favor? I ordered a snow shovel off Amazon, and its currently at the Fedex hub in Indianapolis, mind grabbing it for me and driving it down to Kentucky? hahaha

 

[Otis1031]

Buddy of mine sent pics of his place in Ky. You guys got hit pretty hard, enjoy the snow shoveling.

 

[Caboose]

Buddy of mine sent pics of his place in Ky. You guys got hit pretty hard, enjoy the snow shoveling.

We didn't as bad as most, but still more than I want. I'm ready for spring!