Igloo Kegerator at Walmart - $369

[UpstateMike]

Just bought mine for $159.23 + tax at Home Depot in Victor NY. They are going fast.

 

[Rainman53]

I was able to pick up one of these at Home Depot last night. Hopefully adding a dual tap tower later. Anybody else have luck changing out the tower on this fridge? I saw the earlier posts but not the tower swap specifically.

 

[DrummoRC]

Walmart Sucks... they kill local businesses.... Sorry had to say that!

 

[Hoodlum]

Another lurker turned newbie, wife picked this up week when it hit $159 at Home Depot.

Great thread, hope to set it up this weekend.

 

[UpstateMike]

I was able to pick up one of these at Home Depot last night. Hopefully adding a dual tap tower later. Anybody else have luck changing out the tower on this fridge? I saw the earlier posts but not the tower swap specifically.

I ordered a stainless steel dual draft tower with Perlick 630SS faucets (link below). That now costs more than the kegerator.

http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/beer-towers/single-double/ebd4743dt-630ss.shtml

I will let you know how the mod goes. I also ordered a 5 pound CO2 tank and a 2 product dual pressure regulator. Going to keep the 2.5 pound tank and the set of gauges this kegerator comes with for my beer gun.

 

[Roader]

I ordered a stainless steel dual draft tower with Perlick 630SS faucets (link below). That now costs more than the kegerator.

http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/beer-towers/single-double/ebd4743dt-630ss.shtml

I will let you know how the mod goes. I also ordered a 5 pound CO2 tank and a 2 product dual pressure regulator. Going to keep the 2.5 pound tank and the set of gauges this kegerator comes with for my beer gun.

Keep us updated, plan to do same thing in three weeks when i return home. Wife picked one of these up for me last weekend

 

[divrguy]

Just snagged one in NorCal. $159 plus tax. Only one in store. Apparently they were sent to the store for a Black Friday deal and it is only coming up at $199 after scanning it but then add 20% off for appliances deal and its $159.23

I didn't want to keg until now. Glad I waited.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[Rock_Toy]

Just snagged one in NorCal. $159 plus tax. Only one in store. Apparently they were sent to the store for a Black Friday deal and it is only coming up at $199 after scanning it but then add 20% off for appliances deal and its $159.23

I didn't want to keg until now. Glad I waited.

Thanks for the tip!

Which NorCal store? At that price, its cheaper than buying parts!!!!

 

[Oldskewl]

I ordered a stainless steel dual draft tower with Perlick 630SS faucets (link below). That now costs more than the kegerator.

http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/beer-towers/single-double/ebd4743dt-630ss.shtml

I will let you know how the mod goes. I also ordered a 5 pound CO2 tank and a 2 product dual pressure regulator. Going to keep the 2.5 pound tank and the set of gauges this kegerator comes with for my beer gun.

Good luck with the dual tower mod. That is the exact tower with the perlicks I've been wanting to switch over for over a year. Please keep us updated. You guys are getting an awesome price on the kegerator. I thought $299 was great. I strongly suggest replacing the regulator and sanke as the ones that come with it are junk. My regulator never worked.

 

[UpstateMike]

I strongly suggest replacing the regulator and sanke as the ones that come with it are junk. My regulator never worked.

Yeah, it didn't look too impressive to me, but I figure it should be good enough for my beer gun.

 

[schackbr]

You got an outstanding deal.

You could read my temperature dial hack to lower the temps, and take your chances there. Yes, the 5 lb. tank will fit easily on the back shelf, with room to spare, while still accommodating a half barrel.

Could you shoot me a link to your temperature dial hack? It's reading between 35-40 degrees right now, I'm afraid once I throw a keg in that temperature is obviously going to rise.

For those that said to get a new regulator is this a decent one? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WX772G/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

As for a beer tower cooler? How exactly does that work? Sorry for all the noob questions. I just really want to make sure I get this right. I had a friend who never got a Nostalgia Kegerator working well and he wound up wasting about 3 kegs of beer, time and money.

 

[OmahaVike]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/igloo-kegerator-walmart-369-a-289420/index4.html#post3838071

Just a helpful hint... if you click on the user's username (on the left) in the post, a dropdown menu will appear and you can pick "Find more posts by (username)". That's how I learned a few tips/tricks off some experienced users around here - stalking.

 

[UpstateMike]

For those that said to get a new regulator is this a decent one? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WX772G/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I'm getting this one: Two Product Regulator

I figured it would be easier with 2 kegs if I want different CO2 levels.

 

[UpstateMike]

As for a beer tower cooler? How exactly does that work?

This might help:
Draft Tower Cooling for Your Kegerator

 

[gergyboy13]

Hey all. First time poster.



Been looking into getting a kegerator for awhile but the price always stopped me form doing it.



I picked this up for $159 at Home Depot this weekend. Figured it was worth a shot.



Anyone have any hints or tips for this unit? I know keeping the temperature low is key. There's no keg in it now and its running between 35-40 degrees. Temperature always seems to raise when I open it too often to check.



I'll probably mostly be putting a Bud Light 1/2 keg in most of the time. I just want to make sure I'm doing everything right before I go buy a keg and waste a ton of beer.



Will a 5 LB co2 tank fit in with a 1/2 keg?

When u hook it be aware that if Co2 comes shooting out the pressure my be set to high. When I set it up I was getting very frustrated that the regulator was leaking but after 30 mins I realized it was set to a pressure higher than the pressure for the pressure release valve.

 

[divrguy]

which norcal store? At that price, its cheaper than buying parts!!!!

pm sent

 

[Roader]

I'm getting this one: Two Product Regulator

I figured it would be easier with 2 kegs if I want different CO2 levels.

Same one i bought last night

 

[Contradiction]

For those of you that bought one, did it show up in online inventory at all, or was it just something you had to find by luck of the draw in store?

I'm about 45 min. away from one but I'll be going down to Indianapolis this weekend and hopefully I'll have a few locations to chose from.

 

[UpstateMike]

For those of you that bought one, did it show up in online inventory at all, or was it just something you had to find by luck of the draw in store?

Of the 7 Home Depot stores near me, none of them showed anything as being in stock online. Only 1 of the Home Depots (The farthest one away) had any of these clearance ones in stock.

 

[Jsamp]

I went to Home Depot to see if they had one of these today. They didn't. I ended up walking out with a GE 10.6 cu ft chest freezer they had on clearance. Oops lol.

 

[Oldskewl]

http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/regulators-pid-641.html

I went with the Micromatic Premiummand it has been great for the last 2 years. Micromatics service has been great and they seem to carry quality products. Plus I live in PA so I get my orders next day usually. Trying to decide if I want to add a secondary to mine for the second keg or a Y with dual shutoffs. Most of my kegs are within a 2 psi of each other.

 

[Rainman53]

For those of you that bought one, did it show up in online inventory at all, or was it just something you had to find by luck of the draw in store?

I'm about 45 min. away from one but I'll be going down to Indianapolis this weekend and hopefully I'll have a few locations to chose from.

The website didn't show inventory for me. I called and checked inventory at my local store. They didn't have any but then I asked if they would check the other stores near me and they had some at a store 30 miles away. Worth the trip for me.

 

[jefnvk]

Hey all, another long time lurker, but new poster. Managed to snag the last one of these in the northern Detroit metro area, with an extra $20 off for it being the floor sample too. $153 OTD, figured I had to jump on it!

Just a quick question: it has been about 8 years since I last owned a kegerator, so my memory may be fuzzy on this, but are gas lines normally as small as the one that comes with this? I seem to remember them being quite a bit bigger on my last setup. Just trying to get together a list of everything I need to convert this to corny kegs, and I'm not finding much on the size of gas lines that come in other kits.

 

[Oldskewl]

I replaced the co2 line as well. A guy at work had an issue with a bad co2 line so I did it as a precautionary measure. I replaced the beer line too as they were pretty short(4 ft if I remember correctly, I have 7 ft on mine to slow the pour some). I also bought a 5lb co2 bottle so I never run out. When one goes empty I put in the full tank and go get the empty filled. Nothing worse than not being able to drink because you are out of co2. The closest place to fill my co2 is a fire equipment shop about 25 minutes away, so it's sorta a PITA.

 

[Tomwaters]

As promised, My Igloo Kegerator Guide. www.tomwaters.net
It's up and running, the links to the different pages work. I have loaded the pictures.
I hope you find it useful!!
Tom

 

[Roader]

As promised, My Igloo Kegerator Guide. www.tomwaters.net
It's up and running, the links to the different pages work. I have not loaded the pictures yet, that is ongoing this afternoon.
But it's at least usable. Hope it helps
Tom

Thanks for the website. Does anyone else have issues seeing all of the text or is it just me? The left side is cut off

 

[UpstateMike]

Does anyone else have issues seeing all of the text or is it just me? The left side is cut off

Yes, me too. I had to reduce the page size to about 75% to see all the text. In Chrome that is hold down the CTRL key and hit the - key. It also appears that there are several links that do not work.

 

[OmahaVike]

As promised, My Igloo Kegerator Guide. www.tomwaters.net
It's up and running, the links to the different pages work. I have loaded the pictures.
I hope you find it useful!!
Tom

Nicely done! Great comprehensive guide for this unit.

 

[schackbr]

Here's a question:

My initial setup was terrible until I read Tom's instructions. Finally got everything good and setup and PSI was staying steady at about 9-10PSI and pouring perfect.

Last night I went to pour a beer and PSI had dropped and I noticed the CO2 tank was empty. If I had a leak even for about a full 24 hours or so how quickly would a 2.5 lb tank become empty? Or do you think theres still a leak somewhere?

 

[UpstateMike]

Here's a question:
Last night I went to pour a beer and PSI had dropped and I noticed the CO2 tank was empty. If I had a leak even for about a full 24 hours or so how quickly would a 2.5 lb tank become empty? Or do you think theres still a leak somewhere?

Sounds like a leak to me, and 24 hours would do it for even a 5 pound bottle.

Refill with CO2, and spray ALL connections with starsan and check for bubbles. I mean at the tank, the regulator gauges, the check valve, the hose connections, the QDs, the corny posts and poppets corny lid, etc.