Holy Lord!! 7.0 GE chest freezers @ HD for $170?!?!

[MultumInParvo]

$170 is a pretty great deal. If I had the space I would certainly get one. Unfortunately even a 7 sq foot keezer would take up a large percentage of space in my apartment. Maybe I should sell the futon and put a keezer there? Who needs to sit when having a homebrew anyways?

 

[humann_brewing]

Got mine!

actually this is the 2nd chest freezer I bought this week. I got a 13cf one yesterday to keep the swmbo happy with actual freezer space. This one is for me.

We'll see if I can switch them and see if she call tell though

 

[Shooter]

And I am sorry to all the wives, gfs and other SWMBO's who are getting new chest freezers this week. I had to share the good find and my wife shares your pain/anger.

LOL, yep, I forwarded the link to my wife and she started asking if it was going in the garage. She then asked about safety with the two kids and if I could lock it. Yes, yes, find a good spot to put it, safety is an issue, lock kids in garage, sure, whatever!!

 

[humann_brewing]

oh yeah, I just ordered a wired thermowell and regular thermowell from the vendor, Derrin on here too

I should be set for temp control now !!!

 

[kinison_fan]

Shoot, I just got a 7 cf freezer at Lowes three weeks ago, for about 200.
I guess I won't complain, the good thing was free delivery and removal of the old dead unit 15 cf. It was down in the basement, so to me that was worth the extra 30 bucks...

 

[gerbache]

I have one of these GE models, but I've never tried to fit more than 3 kegs at a time. I don't have a collar on mine, so I can't use the hump for a keg, plus my tank is just slightly too tall for the hump with the regulator in place. If you can fit 4 without using the hump, it would be super tight. Mine is now a general purpose beer fridge with both kegs and bottles filling the space.

 

[elmetal]

for the tank to fit on my hump I had to put the regulator upside down since the regulator was what didn't allow it to fit.

as far as fitting 4, they fit basically perfectly tight. it's a good and a bad thing. I like it really. the less airspace I have and the more liquid I have the more constant my freezer will keep temperature.

I did add a collar though for line space and some more height for my taps. right now I have about 9 pounds of hops and 20 pounds of grain in the freezer with 4 kegs and the 5lb tank.

it's a very very tight fit but it works.

 

[Nugu]

That's the freezer I got on CL for 50$. Like it's been stated it holds 4 ball locks TIGHTLY in the bottom, and 5 (only 1 on hump) if you collar it. With ball locks and no collars there is barely enough room above the kegs for the hosing to sit.

I use 4 kegs and a 24 oz paintball tank w/ party taps and have the ledge clear for my favorite bottled commercial brews.

 

[josiahcox]

elmetal - was it easy to remove the lid? I'm assuming that you mounted the collar to the top and then mounted the lid to the collar. Is that right?
I'm going to try and remove the hinge covers tonight on mine and unscrew the hinges so wish me luck

 

[elmetal]

the lid takes.... 10 screws to remove. theres 1 screw on each side for the hinge cover, then 4 screws to actually attach each hinge onto the freezer. unscrew all that, glue the collar on, put lid on top, and attach lid to hinge, or double hinge if you'd like.

my collar is just glued with liquid nails tub edition right now. after drying it doesn't need anything else really.

my lid has a big piece of wood glued to the top (in the process of making a bartop) and just glued on I can easily lift the lid without any fear of ripping it off.

 

[josiahcox]

Nice, thanks.
That info makes me much more inclined to enjoy a home brew or 2 while working on this tonight.

 

[alexavery]

I was just out looking at a 7cf GE at Sams Club during my lunch break. It was almost $200. (like $197) Then I come back and see this thread. I think Christmas is coming early for me!

 

[kmat123]

Is this chest freezer on sale or is this the regular price? I might have to pick one of these up to begin my kegerator build!

 

[Shooter]

Mine is scheduled for delivery on the 7th!!

Time to go to Keg Connection and place an order.

 

[josiahcox]

This price is an unlisted sale price meaning that it is not technically a sale but the price is greatly reduced.
These normally sell for $219. You can buy it right now for $168.
For some reason right now the 7cuft is cheaper than the 5cuft.
This price works both in store and on line and yes, shipping is free.
Nice Shooter!

 

[Saccharomyces]

Mine will be delivered tomorrow.

Now I just need to make room in the garage for it...

 

[zman]

Damnit!!!! I bought the 5.0 cu ft last week and they are delivering it tomorrow. I am not looking to build a keezer at this point just add'l storage. I wonder if I can switch the order since both are in stock in the store. Any HD employees out here want to chime in?

 

[buffalobrewer]

Got mine!

I got a 13cf one yesterday to keep the swmbo happy with actual freezer space.

sure....

Wait until she opens it and finds all those shiny bags from hopsdirect in there:cross:

 

[miahpage]

I just got back from HD to measure the inside depth. It was 27" 3/4, but I think the bulge in the lid will make it 27" 1/4. Is this tall enough to fill ball lock kegs without a collar? I want to be able to wait a while before I build a collar. When I called mlhs they thought that would be too short, but they sounded unsure. Is the height of different ball lock kegs variable? I haven't ordered a kegging system yet, but I don't want this deal to pass me by. Thanks for the info.

 

[Nugu]

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, you can get 4 ball locks in the freezer without a collar with just enough room for the hoses to sit on top of the kegs.

And yes I know I have a mold problem atm.

 

[miahpage]

Thanks for the response Nugu, I missed you earlier post. I am ordering it now.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Picked one up yesterday and it's jugging away keeping yesterday's batch nice and cool. Thanks for the heads up on this. $168 here in Oregon.

 

[kmat123]

I took a look at this chest freezer at my local HD yesterday. I measured from the compressor hump to the lid and it was about 17". I'm going back to HD to buy this chest freezer today and was thinking about building a collar using a 2x10 so that I could fit another corny keg on the compressor hump leaving me with 5 total in the freezer. Has anyone tried this? Thanks!

 

[the_bird]

I looked through the manual at the store and didn't see the inside dimensions.

I took a zip tie that was the same width as my 6.5g carboy which I thought was 12 inches and it was exactly 2 lengths of that wide and about 14-15 deep.

Suppose that would work, but why not walk over to the tool section and borrow a tape measure for two minutes? Trust me, they won't mind

 

[humann_brewing]

Suppose that would work, but why not walk over to the tool section and borrow a tape measure for two minutes? Trust me, they won't mind

Yeah I know I am weird, I was actually going to take my cheapy .99c harbor freight special tape with me but couldn't find it.

Here is a pic of this freezer with a 6.5G carboy and 6G better bottle in it.

 

[SourHopHead]

Yeah I know I am weird, I was actually going to take my cheapy .99c harbor freight special tape with me but couldn't find it.

Here is a pic of this freezer with a 6.5G carboy and 6G better bottle in it.

Thanks humann!!!

 

[Beavdowg]

I just checked online and the 5 cf is $168 but the 7 cf is $198. Did I miss it?

 

[josiahcox]

Sounds like you may have.

I figured this would not last very long. So just out of curiosity, how many people now have new chest freezers?

By my count it looks to be at least 6. :rockin:

 

[ibbones]

I wish I could put my name on the last of "I've got a new freezer" folks but <sigh> it's not a good time right now.
I would like to find one that could hold four buckets so I could get a group of lagers going at one time but...

 

[Nugu]

Keep watching craigslist, I got this very freezer for 50$ and ~15$ in gas several months ago in mint condition.

Deals always pop up, just not always when you want them to.