RIP little buddy (kegerator)

[Murphys_Law]

Came home from work Monday and went to get a beer...crap, it’s warm! Seems like the ol’ chest freezer gave up the ghost and died a peaceful death sometime between Sunday afternoon and Monday night.

I blew out the coils and tried cleaning things but it doesn’t seem to help. If I unplug it, wait a few mins, and plug it back in it seems to want to run but then sputters and dies. I am getting constant power so I think it died of old age (~16 years old).

It’s a Magic Chef from HD, but none of the freezers I saw on-line from the “usual suspects” have the same dimensions so it looks like I’ll be modifying or building a new collar for a new freezer.

Bummer, I had tons of cool stickers!!

 

[smurfjuice]

Sorry for your loss ... ... a moment of silence please.

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

Pour one out for lost friends.

 

[IslandLizard]

Sorry about your keezer.

Sounds like a problem with the compressor. Some use a starting capacitor, maybe that's shot, and fairly easy to replace. Otherwise, not much that can be fixed for less than buying a new one.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I think we should start a fund...err sticker-raiser for the new keezer. #SendALocalStickerOrTwoToMurphys_LawForHisNewKeezerBecauseHisOldKeezerDiedAndHeReallyLikedTheStickersThatWereOnHisOldKeezer

I think it's going to trend.

 

[IslandLizard]

Can't stickers be removed without damaging them? Using the right solvent should lift them off, without dissolving the medium or erasing the print on top. Or apply low heat perhaps?

 

[ale_man]

If you are not capable of diagnosing it yourself, take it to a Vo-Tech school. Ask the Refrigeration/HVAC instructor if he’ll help. May get it fixed for free.

 

[aprichman]

Just curious what did you have your compressor delay set to on the temperature controller?

 

[Murphys_Law]

Just curious what did you have your compressor delay set to on the temperature controller?

I don’t remember off the top of my head other than I did change the delay.

 

[pshankstar]

Sorry about your loss. This happened to me about a year and a half ago too.

Regarding the stickers, I was in the same boat. Now I buy magnetic sticker sheets on amazon. I adhere the stickers to the magnetic sheet and cut them out. This way, if my current kegerator/fermentation chamber dies I can easily move the stickers over to a new one. If you would like some brewery stickers, shoot me a PM with your address. I should be getting more in a few weeks and I can send you some later in August.

 

[Murphys_Law]

Bought a new 8.7 cu ft freezer from Lowe’s for $249. Hopefully I can pick it up Fri, build a collar over the weekend, and be back in business soon!

 

[Murphys_Law]

The keezer is dead! Long live the keezer!!

Introducing keezer 2.0.

I decided to use this as an excuse to get a new drill, upgrade my beer lines, disconnects, etc. I spent more on “upgrades” than I did the darn freezer, I think!!

 

[IslandLizard]

And she's a beauty!

Well done sir!