Reddit reviews Coldtower Kegerator Super Tower Cooler (Upgraded for MAXIMUM cooling)
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IP56 rated dust and water resistant 50,000 hour 34 CFM BLOWER (not a weak computer box fan like you will find in economy tower coolers)Professional 1A Power Supply with ON/OFF Switch and Extra Long 6 Foot Cord (not a cheap cell phone charger with a 3 foot cord, like you will find in economy tower coolers.) Costs Next to Nothing to RunUpgraded 1/2" hose is the perfect diameter to supply a steady stream of cold air into the tower, and allow ample return air into the kegerator. Larger diameter hoses, like those used in economy tower coolers, restrict the flow of return air into the kegerator, resulting in inefficient cooling of the tower. We have done our research, and the 1/2" hose coupled with our powerful blower will cool your beer tower better than any other tower cooler on the market!Factory Injection Molded Design Provides Durability and Protects Blower from Moisture and IcingFull 1 year warranty against defects on all units bought after 1-1-2017! Our prices are our every day prices. We do not run phony "sales" like our competitors. Their every day price is the same as their "sale" price. This is done to make customers think they are getting a deal.
Well, my kegerator order included two Corney kegs. I'm assuming they are coming later as Beverage factory sent me a "partial shipment" notification... From the conversation I had with the guy at Beverage factory, it's my understanding that I'm cutting off the crimped on bolt type connector on the RH side of the third image.
The guy at beverage factory threw in this kit so I could connect to a commercial coupler, which, as far as I can tell, is the home brew version of the crimped on bolt type connector.
I have this regulator which I have no idea how to use... well... the splitter is in the off position and I connect the other end to the tank... but how do I increase/decrease pressure? Righty tighty... soo.... less pressure because we're closing the passageway for gas to go through? and that's what we call a WAG. lol. Can I run one line inside, then use a splitter? or would that mess up the pressure?
The gas line that came with my regulator is the blue ID 5/16" x OD 9/16"... There's only enough room in the hole in the back for one of those to fit through... I have some ID 5/16" X OD 7/16" I got from amazon... would I be ok to use this for a gasline instead? From what I've read, it's better for the gauge to be on the outside of the kegerator, and it doesn't really make a difference for the CO2 tank... I think I'll eventually upgrade to a 10lb CO2 tank... I want to run one CO2 and one Nitro really... so I think one can will have to be in an one out... (can, tank... w/e, I'm used to dealing with 20-50lb CO2 tanks, so 5lb IS a can... lol)
In another kegerator thread, someone recommended Keg Lube since it's only $6, I ordered some. What do I do with it? Grease every connector?
I upgraded my to the stainless steel, insulated tower with Perlick 630SS faucets... I also got a tower cooler... I should be set when it comes to pouring, right? Tower cooler overkill? The high end kegerators all have forced flow, I figured, for a kegerator half the price with a $60 mod, I got a steal... (I guess I could have made one, but I'm not THAT handy...)
Uhhh... This kinda spiraled... Sorry for the wall of text. Apparently I had more questions than I realized... I thought I had it all figured out, but apparently not! :) This is fun! I'm learning all sorts of cool shit AND I get to have a great home brew at the end.
Thanks for reading!
The biggest issue will be keeping the tower cold. If you added a fan and hose up the tower, something like this, (there are cheaper options out there https://www.amazon.com/Coldtower-Kegerator-Upgraded-MAXIMUM-cooling/dp/B00OZPJ9X0 ) it should work. Drip tray would be a challenge too, but you can make something work or do the bump-out/tower on the back of the collar and drip tray on the top of the freezer lid.
In terms of the tower cooler, I went for a pre-made one off Amazon. I haven't attempted tapping it in to the fridge wiring, although that's on the list for potential mods in the future. What I did was just route the power cable out the very top right corner of the fridge. It's not ideal since it technically breaks the door seal in that one spot...but since it's in the top front corner, where the air is technically warmest inside the fridge, I think the effects are mitigated. Especially since it's such a small wire. But if you manage to get it wired in, I'd be interested in seeing how!
For closing up the hole in the door liner after cutting out the shelves, I actually just got a $10 poster frame from Target. It had a stiff cardboard back, a filler sheet which could be flipped around to show pure white, and a clear plexi front. Cut that down to 18"x29" and ran white duct tape along all four edges. Looks good to me!
In terms of the gas tanks, yes, I have them outside the fridge. Not only to save the space and make way for that 2.5 gal keg (which, yes, is on the compressor hump), but also for these three reasons:
Regarding the locations of the compressor lines: They're all in the left and right sides of the fridge (and they feel to be snaked across most of the area of both sides), so the top of the fridge is devoid of them! Makes tower installation easy-peasy. Just unbolt the thermostat from inside before you drill the tower hole, so that you can move it's one exposed wire bundle out of the way. And measure to make sure your tower hole comes through forward of the cooling panel but behind where the thermostat module will mount back up.
One caveat there, though. You will want to take the top panel off the fridge (three small screws in back and three up front under the top lip) and fill the center void on the bottom side of the removed panel with wood of some sort. They ship it with just a tiny piece of loose, flimsy styrofoam under there that doesn't even fill the whole area. In order for your tower to not be all wobbly once bolted in (or turn your fridge top all concave), that space has to be filled with something more solid. I used a sheet of 9mm corkboard (which is a thin 1mm layer of cork backed by fiber board) cut to the exact size of the recess.
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Pick up one of these, keep your tower cold. Helps a bunch
I would say a tower fan like this to control temperature in your tower and also a thermostat like this Johnson controls to keep temperature consistent. Also forward sealing faucets like perlicks to prevent your tap handle from sticking.