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Originally Posted by CableGuy
Yes, the blower is on the left and the fan is in the middle. The red bracket you see on the right is from when I used to keep the CO2 tank inside. I now have it mounted outside of the kegerator for easier access. I drilled a small hole behind the blower and ran the power wires through a grommet to prevent abrasion. Be careful when drilling through the side or back of your kegerator. You wouldn't want to hit anything important! You'll want to keep the cap on the tower at all times, otherwise the blower will not be able to keep it cold. I removed the cap to give you an idea how I set mine up. Also, when you drill the hole for the blower hose and beer line going to the tower, you'll want to be sure to make it large enough to allow for air to return from the tower to the kegerator. I think mine is somewhere around 2-1/2". You'll definitely need to remove the tower in order to drill the hole. Will you be able to do this? I'm not aware of anywhere that sells all of the items needed for a fan and blower install as a kit. I purchased the blower, mounting bracket and tubing at a local industrial supply house, got the fan (120v) from an electrical surplus store, and the rest were just pieces and parts I had sitting around the house. Before you attempt the resistor mod it's worth noting that the temperature inside my kegerator dropped quite a bit once I added the fan. The circulation helped quite a bit!
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"Will you be able to do this? " Getting the hole bigger in the kegerator is doable, but difficult. The tower itself is 3" in width, but the hole in the top of the Danby is about 1 1/2". In between these is a layer of tile, which is what makes it difficult. Also, the tower has NO insulation on the sides. It only has a little foam insulation on the top cap. I'll find some over the weekend and add it.
I'm buying 33k resistors, right? Radio Shack had a ton of them, including 33k and 33 ohm. I bought both, but I feel pretty sure 33k are right.
Lastly, I opened the temp gauge grill and taped it to the side. The Danby and the temp immediately shot to 43 degrees (I had it open for a couple minutes playing around, so that's probably responsible for a degree or so). The temp gauge wire is only about 3" long, which makes extending it to the front top impossible unless I add more length to the wire.
I'll get some insulation for the tower, add it, and see what the temperature goes to. Then I'll add the resistor and go from there.