The Pallet Keezer

[rekoob]

great job, love the top!

 

[Brickout]

Sad news everyone. The compressor went into cardiac arrest yesterday and was pronounced dead this morning.

A new compressor will cost $350 just for the parts.

So I'm going to save the top and sides and figure out something to do with them at a later date. The freezer is going to the curb.

This just sucks.

 

[davsow]

Noooooo. That does suck. Well make sure to post about your next project. Can't wait to see it!

 

[zmad2000]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Turn it into a fermentation chamber if you dont have one.

 

[starman]

Damn, looks awesome. What about a remote DIY AC chiller? Take a 5000 btu window ac and use its coil to chill a glycol resevoir. One loop goes to the palate keezer. Its more cooling than you need so the excess capacity could be zoned to other ferm/ lagering chambers. Get more palates and you can skin it all the same.

Here is an example buildbut you could just use an eBay controller for each zone instead of fermtroller.

Don't think of it as a keezer dieing but an excuse to eventually get a conical.

 

[Brickout]

All hope may not be lost.

I was talking to my neighbor last night, who was following the build and was very impressed. His Uncle repairs freezers and refrigerators. So he's going to give him a call to see if there's anything we can do.

 

[cosmatics]

Great looking build, sorry to hear about compressor. I hope you have goodluck getting it fixed. If not, just come back faster/stronger.

 

[thatfatbastard]

Are you sure it's the compressor and not just the electronics? Does the compressor run and just not get cold, or is it doing something else?