I began construction on a kegerator just this evening. My new frigerator was delivered yesterday and that gave me chance to get started. I have already purchased all of the kegging equipment, the kegs, the CO2 tank, the regulator, the beer and gas lines, two sets of pin lock connectors, two 6 inch shanks, and two shirron faucets.
Today, I got the old frig cleaned up, and it was down right filty. I removed the molded plastic shelving from the refrigerator door. I plan on replacing the shelving with a sold hardwood panel.
The steps that I see in my near future:
1) Finish water proofing the hardwood panel ( I choice birch –the price was right
2) Reattach the rubber seal around the panel.
3) Secure the panel and seal back on the frig door.
4) Drill two 1 inch holes through the door
5) Build a flat platform for the bottom. The whole bottom is tilted to facilitate drainage; that will make building a nice level platform a bit difficult ( especially without having a large set of tools available. )
6) Insert and secure the shanks.
7) Attach all the tubing
Cool the frig back down and get some kegs chilling
Drink it up.
So Far: This is the frig that I have to work with. It is an 18 cubic foot frig. I figure that I should be able to comfortably first 5 kegs and a CO2 tank. It will be a tight fit though.
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This is a look at the door without the shelving. The very dense insulating foam is visible on the back.
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These are the hardwood panels that will be afixed to the inside of the door. It was tough to find anything single panel that would fit the back of my door ( 30 x 38 inches ). I decided to cut two 2×4 foot panels to size. I hope that the seam will not be a problem.
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