Converting a Kenmore Side by Side - First Time

[BartenderPlease]

Ok, so I have this Kenmore Fridge out in the garage, its only like 5 years old.
Its a side by side, freezer on left, fridge on the right, normal fridge.

This is some diagrams of my model Kenmore SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERATOR - 25351622101

Cabinet

Fridge Door

I guess my questions are for those who have converted bigger refrigerators like this one, what should I look out for while doing so? What gotcha's are possible? Do these kinds of fridges get cold enough? Etc...

Just looking for some tips, advice, lessons learned, etc...

Thanks!

[schmido]

First make sure a keg will fit in the fridge side and you can make it set level with room on top for the tap. Second make sure the fridge will cool down to 35-38 degrees. Then if you can keep the CO2 bottle inside the only hole would have to be in the door where there should not be much to hit. But if you need to drill a hole in the side be very careful not to hit a refridgerant line. There are post on the forum that can help you with this. Good Luck!!

[dave2005]

I found that my side-by-side keeps the kegs at the proper temperature. I set my temperature setting to the highest and have a switch to pull colder air from the freezer and move it to the refrigerator side.

For my fridge, I didn't put a tap on the front, mine runs out the top as I have my tap in the kitchen. As long as you don't have any refrigeration components in the door, you should be ok.