Kegger Bar Plans – What you will need…

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The Kegger Bar Plans for the straight bar contain much of the details for
building your keg box. The L-shaped plan simply re-uses much of what is found in the straight design. Be sure you check out the “How to Build You Keg Box” page at https://www.barplan.com/members/page/kegkooler.htm.

For those who are interested in this plan, here is a list of items you will need for the Keg Box and Tapper System.

1. A small “dorm” style fridge. the plans are built using a 2.7
cubic foot Sanyo model I picked up at Best Buy for about
$100. They can be purchased for as low as $89. Check
Walmart, the have a Haier 2.7 cu. ft., model No.
HSP03WNAWW for $98.74. That’s perfect for our needs.

2. The tapper system. Kegworks sell a complete fridge
conversion kit for about $228.95. Always select the Sankey
coupler wihich fits all US flavors of beer.

So, the equipment alone so far is going to run you about $350.

Still better than the $600 + for a kegerator.

Plus, you will have a bar to go with it! and the fridge will have
enough spare space for leftover cold pizza and soda.

The overview of the project will be to build a well insulated
keg box, using 2 layers of 3/4″ plywood separated with 1.5″ of
panel foam insulation sandwiched with HD aluminum foil. Use
Great Stuff expanding foam to seal ALL open spaces.
Insulation must be included above and below the keg box.

Remember, the principle of refridgeration is NOT to just make
things cold. It is to take HEAT AWAY, thus making them cold.

So, we must be sure heat can not get into the keg box. This
includes al wavelengths of heat like infrared sources. That’s
why we use 2 layers of HD aluminum foil, each layer with the
shiny side out. The whole key to this working well is doing a
good insulation job. Then seal all seams with 30 year white
caulk and paint with white washable high gloss latex enamel.

One side of the keg box will allow your 2.7 cu ft fridge to be
inserted door side in, to the keg box. Of course you need to
remove the door, but that is very easy to do by removing 4
screws. Keep the screws, hinges and door together in case
you ever want to use it for a fridge again.

This way, you won’t be trashing out or gutting out your fridge
to get at the compressor. Everything stays intact and in
working condition. All you are really doing in making the “box”
area larger with the new keg box. Since the door will always
be closed, the small compressor will be able to remove all the
heat from the keg box.

This text will show up several times on the site and a
separate document will cover the Keg Box, which you will be
able to add to any existing Easy Home Bar Project.

Stay tuned!

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[Anonymous]

Refridgerator Turbo Charger!

Just one more item you will need to scavange for the Kegger
Bar / Keg Box project which acts as a TurboCharger for your
2.7 cu ft compact fridge…

It’s a PC (yes Personal Computer) Power Supply!

I have about 5 old PC’s lying around and the switching power
suppy make a great cooling fan power supply, here’s how it
works.

But a cheap 80mm PC case cooling far from
Tiger Direct or you may have one in an old PC.

The cooling fan can be placed in front of the freezer tray to
circulate air over the plate and create airflow inside the keg
box. Tiger also sells a fan controller for 8 bucks that is a
speed control based on temperature. Just tape the
thermostat on the high pressure line just before the heat
exchanger on the back of the fridge or for a cheaper
alternative, just but a lamp timer and set it to run an hour,
the off and hour etc…

The PC supply is overkill, but if you have an old computer that
has lived out it’s useful life, you cam clean it up and give it a
new job!

Oh, one more thing, place the PC supply’s cooling fan exhaust
so it points towards the fridges compressor. This will help
take away more heat from the back of the fridge, which is
what you want to do to increase cooling.

So, you have the power supply’s fan blowing on the
comprssor & rear radiator and the 80mm case fan mounted
inside the keg box pointed directly on the freezer plate.

It’s just like a turbo charger!

Most commercial fridges have some kind of circulation fan
inside.

Keep in mind, you can use any type of power supply to power
the internal fan, it’s just that this is a good way to use parts
that may wind up in the trash otherwise.

Feel free to add you ideas!
Steve

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