Mounting my drip tray to keezer

[NickTheGreat]

I'm looking at this too. I have a side-by-side fridge with the taps out the front. I'm not wild about putting screws in it, but it has to be easier the cutting the taps in. Right? RIGHT???

I'm not sure I want to trust magnets either.

 

[Brewski_59]

I'm looking at this too. I have a side-by-side fridge with the taps out the front. I'm not wild about putting screws in it, but it has to be easier the cutting the taps in. Right? RIGHT???

I'm not sure I want to trust magnets either.

do you mean mounting your tray in the door? No I think self tapping screws are the way to go in a door. You can't do that on a freezer because of the risk of hitting a cooling line, but a door? no problem.

 

[NickTheGreat]

do you mean mounting your tray in the door? No I think self tapping screws are the way to go in a door. You can't do that on a freezer because of the risk of hitting a cooling line, but a door? no problem.

Yes, that's likely what I'll end up doing. And why I came out the door in the first place.

Now I just need to find a high quality and low cost drip tray

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

I use 3 of those magnets on my tray. No way I'd trust it to hold a glass without a hand on it.

That's why there's a helper shelf under the drip tray.

 

[RolandD]

I ordered an eight pack of 1 1/4" neodymium magnets off Amazon and attached seven to the back of my drip tray. It will support my 30 oz SS insulated tumbler full of cider.

 

[DuncB]

Don't let your pacemaker get near that lot! You'll lose your rhythm. Did you glue them on the drip tray or magnet to drip tray and to the keezer wall.

 

[RolandD]

They came with 3M double sided rounds. I affixed them to the drip tray.

 

[DuncB]

@RolandD

Thanks for that, ready stickied made it very easy.

 

[RolandD]

Just wanted to update, my drip tray fell off my keezer last week. The 3M rounds had a thin layer of foam in the middle and it separated. I cleaned off all the adhesive, that was a pain, and super glued the magnets to the drip tray.

I initially thought that the drip tray was a bit of unnecessary extravagance, but the mess on the floor after it fell proved me wrong. Definitely make sure you can remove it and toss it in the dish washer.

 

[bkboiler]

Ooh this is interesting... @RolandD did you buy rare earth magnets that came with 3M round double sided sticky-pads?
I just put mine on with 5 of them and ALSO used the magnets too...
It wasn't strong enough with just the magnets...hoping mine won't fall one day

 

[RolandD]

Ooh this is interesting... @RolandD did you buy rare earth magnets that came with 3M round double sided sticky-pads?
I just put mine on with 5 of them and ALSO used the magnets too...
It wasn't strong enough with just the magnets...hoping mine won't fall one day

I used seven of them for a 10" driptray. They'll support my 30oz SS tumbler full of cider.

 

[Beermeister32]

If you don’t want screw fasteners, there is always silicone rubber. You will need to temporarily position and hold it with duct tape or a clamp. You would need the force of many to tear it off!

 

[DuncB]

Ooh this is interesting... @RolandD did you buy rare earth magnets that came with 3M round double sided sticky-pads?
I just put mine on with 5 of them and ALSO used the magnets too...
It wasn't strong enough with just the magnets...hoping mine won't fall one day

I think the comment from @RolandD was that there was a failure of the adhesive 3M sponge between the magnet and drip tray, which was repaired with glue.

If you get the rare earth magnets from hard disk drives they are secured I know not how to a metal backing. The metal backing can be drilled and then you can bolt it to your drip tray.

 

[Craiginthecorn]

My drip tray had keyholes in the backsplash for suspending it on two screws. I cut a wood board to size then cut round indentations for magnets using forstner bits. I then screwed six round rare earth magnets into the back side of the board, then routed spaces along the back side of each short edge using a cove bit so that I could grip the board easily when it was stuck to the keezer. In sure glad I added those finger grips because those magnets are STRONG. Finally two screws were used to hang the drip tray. I like being able to reposition the tray, particularly when bottling using my Tapcooler counterpressure filler.

 

[Jayjay1976]

This is what I came up with, a piece of plywood and some iron pipe fittings to hold the tray. Bonus feature: if I ever wand to add more taps I only have to replace the plywood piece and it will cover the extra holes in the collar. The chalkboard paint has worked really well, next time I would paint the whole panel with it.

 

[bkboiler]

I think the comment from @RolandD was that there was a failure of the adhesive 3M sponge between the magnet and drip tray, which was repaired with glue.

If you get the rare earth magnets from hard disk drives they are secured I know not how to a metal backing. The metal backing can be drilled and then you can bolt it to your drip tray.

Ahh, I gotcha.
I ended up putting mine in a different order:
1. Freezer surface
2. 3M double sided sticky foam (5x for 10" tray)
3. Drip tray
4. Magnet (5x for 10" tray)
The reason is the magnets were terrible at holding the drip tray from slipping...pressure sensitive adhesive is good in "shear loading", so I used the magnets to reduce the "peel" on the sticky pads by increasing the pressure. Works ok...and the price was right!

 

[RolandD]

Here's the backside of my drip tray. I got a little overzealous with the super glue, as you can tell.


Here it is supporting my full tumbler. The tumbler weights 2 lbs 9 oz, full.


If you have trouble with it sliding, paint the magnets with a thin layer of rubber cement and let dry thoroughly.

p.s. When I was taking the second photo, I noticed that it must have bent a bit when it fell. The magnet under the left tap isn't even touching the keezer.

 

[DuncB]

@RolandD
Nice and at least there's no pictures of your fingers stuck to the drip tray.

 

[RevDroz]

I just a magnetic tray I bought from Harbor Freight. My keezer is white and the tray is black but I am not fussy, actually I am borderline trailerhood so some mismatching is to be expected LOL