Over the past 3 days i have
Made a keg out of a Fire extinguisher
Made a kegerator out of a Magic Chef WITH a freezer compartment
Made a Battery powered Tower cooler
It all started when i was surfing online and came across the "Thirst extinguisher" and got to thinking. I have a Magic Chef Mini fridge that sits in the closet of my "Man Room" (room with deer, turkey, pheasant mounts on the walls next to my bows and gun safe). The fridge is not big enough to fit 2 cornys but i CAN fit two of the extinguishers. So i got to looking and found this little bugger that i "fitted" into a keg.
$40 each on E-bay, it holds 3 Gallons. I got two.
If you get one make sure its NOT a B136 tank, you WILL NOT be able to get the B136 residue out of the tank. Found this out the hard way.
* I replaced the downpipe with a stainless steel one (home depot)
* Cleaned the inside (about 5 times)
* Replaced the seals
* Cleaned the brass fittings and springs
* Replaced the "sprayer hose" with a nipple that will fit 3/16" tube
* Replaced the "Tire fill valve" that the FD uses to fill them with compressed air. with a nipple that will fit my CO2 line.
* Drilled another hole in the handle to put a cotter pin to hold the handle down when in the kegerator.
I got it all hooked up and ready to go (with water) but when i tried to push the fluid it bubbled and spit and kicked out. NO good.
The CO2 goes in the same down tube the fluid comes up So...
* I drilled & tapped a nipple into the side of the tank and sealed it.
* Hooked up and pressurized to 14lbs and it works GREAT!
Then came fitting the Kegorator
* I got the tower...
* Removed the crap in the fridge
* Made my Kegorator
* Added a rail & Drip Tray (nothing like a $5 drip tray with suction cups)
Then came the dreaded "first beer with foam"
To fix this i didnt want to add another power outlet so i made a battery powered one. I used a computer fan and PVC junction box with 1" tube. I gave it power by hooking up an extra 9.4V Hilti battery pack i had sitting around. I have two packs and a charger with no Hilti tools. Seemed logical.
Here it is UNpainted
Since its only a 3 gallon tank I hooked it up to a Paintball CO2 tank with a remote setup so i could mount the regulator on the door and put the tank in the back. So far the one 20oz CO2 tank has carbed and pushed 2.5 of the Kegs and it looks like it will be out at the end of the third keg.
Made a keg out of a Fire extinguisher
Made a kegerator out of a Magic Chef WITH a freezer compartment
Made a Battery powered Tower cooler
It all started when i was surfing online and came across the "Thirst extinguisher" and got to thinking. I have a Magic Chef Mini fridge that sits in the closet of my "Man Room" (room with deer, turkey, pheasant mounts on the walls next to my bows and gun safe). The fridge is not big enough to fit 2 cornys but i CAN fit two of the extinguishers. So i got to looking and found this little bugger that i "fitted" into a keg.
$40 each on E-bay, it holds 3 Gallons. I got two.
If you get one make sure its NOT a B136 tank, you WILL NOT be able to get the B136 residue out of the tank. Found this out the hard way.
* I replaced the downpipe with a stainless steel one (home depot)
* Cleaned the inside (about 5 times)
* Replaced the seals
* Cleaned the brass fittings and springs
* Replaced the "sprayer hose" with a nipple that will fit 3/16" tube
* Replaced the "Tire fill valve" that the FD uses to fill them with compressed air. with a nipple that will fit my CO2 line.
* Drilled another hole in the handle to put a cotter pin to hold the handle down when in the kegerator.
I got it all hooked up and ready to go (with water) but when i tried to push the fluid it bubbled and spit and kicked out. NO good.
The CO2 goes in the same down tube the fluid comes up So...
* I drilled & tapped a nipple into the side of the tank and sealed it.
* Hooked up and pressurized to 14lbs and it works GREAT!
Then came fitting the Kegorator
* I got the tower...
* Removed the crap in the fridge
* Made my Kegorator
* Added a rail & Drip Tray (nothing like a $5 drip tray with suction cups)
Then came the dreaded "first beer with foam"
To fix this i didnt want to add another power outlet so i made a battery powered one. I used a computer fan and PVC junction box with 1" tube. I gave it power by hooking up an extra 9.4V Hilti battery pack i had sitting around. I have two packs and a charger with no Hilti tools. Seemed logical.
Here it is UNpainted
Since its only a 3 gallon tank I hooked it up to a Paintball CO2 tank with a remote setup so i could mount the regulator on the door and put the tank in the back. So far the one 20oz CO2 tank has carbed and pushed 2.5 of the Kegs and it looks like it will be out at the end of the third keg.