Temperature Controller

[snickers104]

Ok...So if I hook up an external temp controller that turns power on and off to the kegerator, do I need to disable the internal thermostat for the kegerator? This is a Danby kegerator.

 

[ChuckO]

No, set it to it's lowest setting so that it stays on all of the time.

 

[snickers104]

Thanks

 

[lpdb185]

Are you using it as a fermentation chamber?

 

[snickers104]

If I do that wont the internal thermostat turn my compressor off? This Danby only gets down to about 40 degrees and I would like to drop the tmp to 32.

 

[Junkster]

In that case, your new controller will have to be wired in where the factory control is wired - not just controlling a stock fridge via its power cord.

 

[AndrewD]

Wouldn't you want to set the fridge to it's highest setting? Am I missing something?

 

[ChuckO]

Andrew,

No, Junkster is correct, if you want the temperature to go below the lowest setting on the factory control then you must bypass it to keep it from shutting off the refrigerator at it's temperature. The external control must replace the internal thermostat. I originally thought that you were going to use it as a kegerator within the normal serving temperature range. Are you certain that this unit will cool as low as 32 even running full time?

 

[Junkster]

Yeah, running it at 32 degrees will probably make the evaporator more prone to freezing.