hunter306
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Finished my Kegerator Build this evening, just used an old Danby Millennium Fridge I snagged off of Craigslist.
Parts List:
-Danby DAR452 BL Compact Fridge (Room for 2 Cornys Side-By-Side+C02)
-White Hardboard
-Standard Hardboard
-2x Ball Lock Keg Fittings
-Numerous Hose Clamps
-KROME 2-Tap Tower
-2x KROME Faucets
-2x Ball Lock Gas Fittings
-Various Lengths of Hose for Gas/Beer
Here it was as I picked it up from Craigslist for 75 dollars.
Tore out the shelves, drawer, and the door to test fit a keg.
Removed the organizer from the door and replaced with a piece of white hardboard (dry erase board).
Reinstalled the door with the flat board.
Removed the top plastic tray piece and exposed the metal shell. I measured to the back of the fridge where the cooling plate was and then shifted my measurement forward about a half inch. Positioned the gasket and taped it to use as a guide.
Initially I started to drill this, but I wanted to try to remove the metal skin without piercing the foam (so I didn't hit anything inside, if it happened to be in the way). Used a dremel with a Diamond Cutoff disk to cut through.
Again, trying not to run into anything important I just used a bamboo skewer to pick out the foam. Fortunately, absolutely nothing was in the way except a plastic screw anchor for the light insided which was easily removed.
Cleaned out down to the plastic inner wall of the fridge:
Used a drill to make some guide hole in the plastic shell (Be careful of the thermostat wire inside, it runs dangerously close to this 3" Cutout). I also removed the plastic thermostat box and the light from the top of the fridge to get it out of the way of the hole.
Ended up cutting the fridge light compartment off the thermostat box and removed the light entirely. I shrink wrapped the connections to prevent them from shorting and tucked them into the thermostat box.
Reinstalled with the lamp compartment removed:
Started to trace out the cutouts for the decorative top tray and the stiffener board that I put under the tray. The hardboard was laminated (2 layers thick) to give additional structure to the tower when you're pulling the levers.
Put some silicone adhesive around the hole and on various parts of the stiffening board.
Used metal duct tape to seal off the foam from the cold compartment.
Reattached the top tray and drilled the base holes for the tap-tower.
Couple of final pictures. I didn't put the C02 tank in yet because it's busy carbing another keg!
Let me know if you have any questions.
Parts List:
-Danby DAR452 BL Compact Fridge (Room for 2 Cornys Side-By-Side+C02)
-White Hardboard
-Standard Hardboard
-2x Ball Lock Keg Fittings
-Numerous Hose Clamps
-KROME 2-Tap Tower
-2x KROME Faucets
-2x Ball Lock Gas Fittings
-Various Lengths of Hose for Gas/Beer
Here it was as I picked it up from Craigslist for 75 dollars.
Tore out the shelves, drawer, and the door to test fit a keg.
Removed the organizer from the door and replaced with a piece of white hardboard (dry erase board).
Reinstalled the door with the flat board.
Removed the top plastic tray piece and exposed the metal shell. I measured to the back of the fridge where the cooling plate was and then shifted my measurement forward about a half inch. Positioned the gasket and taped it to use as a guide.
Initially I started to drill this, but I wanted to try to remove the metal skin without piercing the foam (so I didn't hit anything inside, if it happened to be in the way). Used a dremel with a Diamond Cutoff disk to cut through.
Again, trying not to run into anything important I just used a bamboo skewer to pick out the foam. Fortunately, absolutely nothing was in the way except a plastic screw anchor for the light insided which was easily removed.
Cleaned out down to the plastic inner wall of the fridge:
Used a drill to make some guide hole in the plastic shell (Be careful of the thermostat wire inside, it runs dangerously close to this 3" Cutout). I also removed the plastic thermostat box and the light from the top of the fridge to get it out of the way of the hole.
Ended up cutting the fridge light compartment off the thermostat box and removed the light entirely. I shrink wrapped the connections to prevent them from shorting and tucked them into the thermostat box.
Reinstalled with the lamp compartment removed:
Started to trace out the cutouts for the decorative top tray and the stiffener board that I put under the tray. The hardboard was laminated (2 layers thick) to give additional structure to the tower when you're pulling the levers.
Put some silicone adhesive around the hole and on various parts of the stiffening board.
Used metal duct tape to seal off the foam from the cold compartment.
Reattached the top tray and drilled the base holes for the tap-tower.
Couple of final pictures. I didn't put the C02 tank in yet because it's busy carbing another keg!
Let me know if you have any questions.
