Haier 7.1 cu ft freezer for $175 at Costco

[Scripts]

Not sure if it will allow a BB or not. I have a friend that got one of these and has 4 balls in it. I'll try to swing by with my BB this week and see if it fits.

 

[JWS]

Thanks the would be awesome. I can take in cut out circles, but when it comes down to sizing it up its best to size with the actual bottles I found.

 

[joshrosborne]

I saw the post that showed it would fit two Better Bottles. Does anyone know if it would fit two buckets instead?

 

[JWS]

What size buckets? I have one now, but not as Keezer but as actual freezer since the other one broke down. I have the 7.9 gallon bucket and I doubt two would be able to fit on the floor, one could fit on floor and one of hump.

But I do not have the 6.5 size bucket so I could not tell you if they would fit if that is what you have.

 

[joshrosborne]

Sorry, I should have specified that I meant the standard 6.5 gallon buckets.

 

[D_Nyholm]

Sorry, I should have specified that I meant the standard 6.5 gallon buckets.

I bet it would work as I know my carboys just fit inside a 6.5 bucket, so they are marginally wider. I have a 7 cu ft Frigidaire that accepts 2 buckets or 4 ball lock kegs.

 

[njrockpd]

I noticed that the hinges are only about 4" long so are you guys using something smaller than a 2X4 to reconnect the lid to the freezer over the collar? I know you don't want to screw into the side and I didn't think the silicone adhesive would be strong enough to hold the spring hinged lid and the collar to the bottom of the freezer. Anyone else run into this problem? Sorry if there is a easy answer to this that I'm missing I'm not very handy.

 

[D_Nyholm]

I noticed that the hinges are only about 4" long so are you guys using something smaller than a 2X4 to reconnect the lid to the freezer over the collar? I know you don't want to screw into the side and I didn't think the silicone adhesive would be strong enough to hold the spring hinged lid and the collar to the bottom of the freezer. Anyone else run into this problem? Sorry if there is a easy answer to this that I'm missing I'm not very handy.

The collar sits on the freezer and the hinges from the lid attach to the collar now instead. You can attach the collar to the freezer with a hinge and hard mount the freezer lid to the collar and just make that the whole lid, but you need something to hold the whole lid up due to the extra weight. You can also make them both hinged if you want. The possibilities are endless!

 

[njrockpd]

Thanks.

 

[gostars96]

Will this easily hold a half barrel (15.5)?

 

[Mordhaus]

So glad I found this thread. I have one of these and it makes a great ferm. chamber. I've been wanting to get another one to replace the Frigidaire I'm currently using as a keezer. The downfall was that I couldn't get four ball locks in the floor, but evidently you guys are able to and I'm just not trying hard enough. I may end up hitting the bottoms of them with a wire wheel on the old die grinder to take off some rubber to ease fitment. The price on this freezer can't be beat.

 

[DudeAbides]

Anyone seen these at Costco lately? Are they still 175 in store?

 

[Mordhaus]

Anyone seen these at Costco lately? Are they still 175 in store?

In DFW, they're $179. Going to pick up my second one shortly.

 

[DudeAbides]

Good to know, I'll have to check ours this week. SWMBO wants one to buy bulk meat. I told her about keezers and she said "cool, we should get two if they're still that price so you can start kegging"!

 

[count2infinity]

Just bought one from walmart for $200. Not as good as the 175 or 179 that have been listed, but still not bad for a keezer. Can't wait to get this thing built.

 

[sa1126]

Costco has them online for $249 now; not sure if they are still cheap in store or not.

I've had mine built since January and love it. I need to defrost it soon but so far so good! I am probably going to build a digital temp controller for mine as well.

 

[emmanuec]

Just got one in Puerto Rico (which is a bit more expensive than in the states) for 189. Still think is a good deal considering other of the same size go for 250+ at other stores

 

[bnairuni87]

The Costco in Memphis has them for $174.99

 

[SShannon]

Update guys. So I got a 2.5G keg for the holidays and it fits in there as well. This could be the best freezer to date. I have one with 4/5g ball locks and 1/2.5g keg and a chamber with 2/6.5 carboys.

What model chest freezer did you use? Thanks!

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

For those that care to use it for keezer builds, I created a Sketchup model of this freezer containing hand measurements of pretty much all of the important bits. The only thing i didnt bother with was the interior of the lid as it doesnt really affect the measurements of how much the keezer can hold, as well as the drain hole.

The freezers split into a top and bottom, you can rotate/pivot/move the top to see the inside with hump to scale.
Its under Haier HCM071LC Chest Freezer]
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=7ce4ab43b2d213537d867fd4d6d20707&prevstart=0

 

[srice]

Just saw a stack of these in my local Walmart for $168 each. I think I am heading back in the morning to pick one up to use as a fermentation chamber (and finally convert my existing fermentation chamber over to a keezer)

 

[cdoebler]

Nice! They had them in my Walmart for $144. I waited a few days and went back and they were all gone! I checked three other local Walmarts and none.

Going to check another today.

 

[booth74]

Anyone been able to mess with the thermostat without using a controller ??

 

[dunnry]

Anyone been able to mess with the thermostat without using a controller ??

I tried, but it didn't get warm enough. It was still around 22-30F.

 

[booth74]

Thanks what are you using as a controller?

 

[BBQB]

Sorry, I should have specified that I meant the standard 6.5 gallon buckets.

Were you able to fit two buckets on the floor?


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[ba757]

Found this model at Brandsmart USA for 169.00. Pretty good deal if you live in Georgia or Florida and are close to one.

Also, I didn't see a response the question about half barrel kegs. This model won't fit them. It's tall enough and wide enough but lacks the depth. Hope that helps if anyone is still considering that as a factor in their purchase.

I'll try to post some pictures of my build. Still in the design phase right now, but the parts are all here and the temp controller is working beautifully (went with an STC-1000 in a project box.)

If anyone has any tips on building a coffin top on this bad boy I'd love to hear.

 

[LanceBoyle]

I recently put a couple of 12mm case fans in mine. They really equalize the temp from top to bottom. The ice forming on the side at the bottom disappeared within a couple days. Now I can set the temperature lower without stuff on the bottom freezing. You probably only need one but I put in two in case one failed.

 

[D_Nyholm]

I recently put a couple of 12mm case fans in mine. They really equalize the temp from top to bottom. The ice forming on the side at the bottom disappeared within a couple days. Now I can set the temperature lower without stuff on the bottom freezing. You probably only need one but I put in two in case one failed.

What did you hook the case fans to for power? Just an ac adapter? Any recommendations?

 

[srice]

I mounted an outlet box inside mine with a duplex outlet. One outlet is wired to always on and I plug a wall wart into it to power my fan. The other outlet is for a heater and is switched by an externally mounted STC-1000