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Originally Posted by MrZ123
Ok, so I managed to solve the problem on my own, here is what I did:
1.) I had placed a fan inside the fridge to circulate air. I removed it.
2.) I placed the fan instead behind the unit blowing on the small loop of coils to the right of the compressor (loop can be seen on the image above).
3.) I also used a hair dryer to make sure the entire door lining was sealed off when the door closed.
4.) Lastly I put new plumbers putty around where the pipe enters the fridge in the back.
Now the liquid temp inside is 37 degrees, air temp is 36 degrees! It may even still be getting colder which means I would have to turn the thermostat down!!
Thanks everyone for all of your help. Next step may be installing a blower.
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Well done! I'm telling you, once you get an old Kenmore dialed in, it should work great for years to come.
Just for laughs, the other day I checked the liquid temp of the beer coming out of the tap, from my Kenmore. 36 degrees
Be aware that it takes a while to cool down a keg. I get my kegs from a local brewer. They store them ice-cold and it takes me about 10-15 minutes from the time I pick it up, until I stick it in the kegerator and I still let it sit for several hours before tapping.
It can take even longer if you get kegs from distributors, who don't always store kegs as cold as they should be kept.
Don't forget to get new beer-line and a beer-line cleaning kit.
Good luck!