Should I use my temp controller for my kegerator?

[Pelican521]

Hi all, I'm pretty new to kegging and have a another noob question. I always use my temp controller for fementing in my kegerator and bubble wrap the probe to my brew bucket.

Now that my beer is finished and kegged, should I use the same method with the probe bubble wrapped to the keg or should I just disconnect the temp controller use plug the fridge for normal operation?

I've done it before by putting the probe in a mason jar of water but I feel like that wasn't the best method as the liquid cooled down much quicker than my keg and didn't cool properly.

My only apprehension of bubble wrapping the probe to the keg is metal conducts much better than the plastic bucket so I'm thinking the ambient temps would cool the keg and effect the temp of the metal underneath the bubble wrap to a degree and not chill it properly.

Are there any methods that of doing it that people think would work better in keeping the correct temps?

thanks in advance!

 

[billl]

If you have a fridge based system, its own temp controller should be able to keep a fridge temp without you messing with it. If you built a keezer, you'll need an external temp controller.

 

[day_trippr]

^agreed.

and, fwiw, bubble wrap is a lousy probe insulator compared to flexible closed cell foam...

Cheers!