Danby not cold enough

[dsprague]

Just bought the Danby keg cooler model#DKC645BLS from Sam's Club, nice price but I can't get the temperature low enough. This unit has a digital thermostat and gauge, I set it to the lowest temperature it will go, 36 degrees. I have been running it with a 1/2 keg that is now only 1/4 full for 2 days and when I check the temperature by impersing a thermometer in a cup of water that has been in it for 1 day I get consistent temperature readings of 44 degrees. I have verified with a 2nd thermometer but not immersed in water, just a regular refrigerator thermometer. Has anybody heard of problems with these units, should I return it? I called the service line and they said they haven't really had any issues but a few customers have been calling about this issue. They are testing 50 units and will have the results in 2 weeks. Should I wait or return this unit? If I should return it can you recommend another unit that will keep my beer cold. Thank you for any help you can give me.

[BigStein]

Why not just return it for the same unit? My buddy has one of these and has had no problems so maybe you just got a bad one.

[dsprague]

I live 1 hour away from where I bought it and I wasn't totally sure it wasn't working. Danby is going to send me a new sensor unit, if that doesn't work I will wait till they finish testing the 50 units and see if they have a solution. If all else fails I will throw the keg out, and load the unit back in my car for the 1 hour drive. Please excuse my whining.

[BigStein]

Whining is completely acceptable when you are expecting nice cold tap beer at home and not getting it. Best of luck.

[dsprague]

I called my local Sams club and they said bring it back, so it is going back. Any suggestions on a better unit or the best unit?

[topgun3208]

I originally wanted the Perlick kegerator, but with shipping it would have been $1500. too $$$ for me, I looked @ the Haier units, was told there had been thermostat issues with those. I settled on the Sears Kenmore unit, holds 1/4 & 1/2 barrels, easy to assemble and have no issues with it. Great cold suds @ my fingertips []

[edroffey]

I bought my danby dkc645bls from Sams club. The temperature digital readout wouldn't go below 46 degrees. I lost my receipt so I couldn't return the unit to Sams Club and danby's service center said it was my fault since I had it mounted the cooler under a bar in a cabinet. They were very rude and would not offer any help. Not much I can do except throw the unit out and buy one from someone else. Lesson learned....don't buy from Danby!

[chadschloss78]

If you went through all the trouble of mounting it in a bar, you might want to try to modify it to make it work for you. Here is a link, one of many on here about different tips and tricks to make the cheaper ones work better.
Keep your head up, try searching danby, temperature, resistor. There are a handful of us who modified these and made them work just fine. Best of luck, Chad

Danby Kegerator Improvements

Danby Temperature Modification Question

[psychodad]

Being mounted in a cabinet under a bar may pose some problems that even the modifications here won't help. I'm not saying there isn't hope, but an appliance such as a refrigerator, which is what a beer cooler is, requires air circulation to work.