Those of you with Taps in Fridge Door...

[Lodovico]

Is it a pain in the ass to have the lines coming through the main refrigerator door or not too bad? I'm thinking of moving from picnic taps to taps on the front of my fridge but I'm wondering if getting in and out of the fridge is a pain?

I'm just not a huge fan of the taps on the side of the fridge for some reason. What do you think?

 

[Sea]

Most people have 6 feet of serving line or so, so I think you'd just fasten the lines to the door and make the transition near the hinged side to keep the opening clear.

 

[nyer]

I don't have pics of mine but I ran them through the front of the door but toward the right side when facing the fridge. The butter tray area in the door fit 3 taps perfectly and I ran the lines along the right side around to the back. I used plastic pipe holders and a short screw to hold the lines against the wall. They aren't in the way at all like that.

 

[Airborneguy]

If you go through the walls, you risk hitting coolant lines, which will irreversibly destroy the fridge.

I have never had an issue opening or closing the door. The proper length to give you proper serving pressure will easily allow you to open the door.

 

[Dwain]

On my old one, standing in the door, I ran the lines toward the hinge side. I bought some peel and stick cable tie mounting bases:

http://www.cabletiesexpress.com/cable_tie_mounting_bases.html

Not from here, but this will show you what they are. Most hardware stores have them. Put a little contact cement ( I had some, any glue will work) to help them hold and routed my lines. When I wanted to change lines, it only took cutting the cable ties. Luck - Dwain

 

[CollinsBrew]

My next investment will be six perlicks and shanks for my freezer on top kegerator. I want to have them all come through the door so I don't have to open the fridge everytime I want to pull a beer. My plan is to take the door off, remove the seal and the plastic shelving on the inside of the door and replace it with a thin lighter wood and then replace the seal. It will give me a few more inches inside the fridge and allow an easy anchor point for my shanks. Not to mention, it will look pretty sweet.

 

[boogyman]

If you go through the walls, you risk hitting coolant lines, which will irreversibly destroy the fridge.

That's not necessarily true. My current kegerator has the coils on the back, so going through the wall was no problem. My first kegerator (before it died) had the lines through the door. After having both, I prefer the lines in the side for 2 reasons:

1) With the lines in the side of the fridge, I can keep the shelves in the door intact for sodas/ingredients/etc.
2) With 5-10 ft lines, I was constantly getting everything tangled with the door opening/closing (especially when your drunk friends decide they want to open the door to check everything out). With the taps on the side, the lines don't move when the door opens.

 

[DrawTap88]

It is a pain to open and close the door. I have my lines zip tied in a coil and stuck in one of the shelves on the inside of the door. I also ran my lines to taps on the hing side of the door.

 

[brewingkitty]

i am in the step of my kegerator to run the 3 lines along the door and affix just interior of the hinge and then see what happens with the remainder of the 6 feet of line.

 

[CollinsBrew]

Can someone point me in the right direction as to how to set up multiple regulators? I have a 6-way manifold and would like to pressurize different styles at different psi's. I know I can put regulators between each outlet of the manifold but I'm afraid it will take up a ton of space inside the fridge.

 

[Airborneguy]

That's not necessarily true.

Precisely why I said "You risk...", instead of "You will definitely...".

 

[nyer]

That's not necessarily true. My current kegerator has the coils on the back, so going through the wall was no problem. My first kegerator (before it died) had the lines through the door. After having both, I prefer the lines in the side for 2 reasons:

1) With the lines in the side of the fridge, I can keep the shelves in the door intact for sodas/ingredients/etc.
2) With 5-10 ft lines, I was constantly getting everything tangled with the door opening/closing (especially when your drunk friends decide they want to open the door to check everything out). With the taps on the side, the lines don't move when the door opens.

Mine come out of the front and I kept all of the shelves. I was able to fit 3 taps right in the compartment made for butter or eggs, I can't remember. I also coiled the lines up and zip tied them together and they sit perfectly on top of the kegs. The door opens and closes just like it did before.