Danby Product

[jacksonronin]

Recently got a Danby keg fridge from sams club. installed everything and pony keg of bud light came out extremely foamy and flat (38 deg. and 11 pressure). Called the genius' at Danby tech service and they said to take it back and exchange. Did that, installed, same probs. Only way I got to fix it is to bleed the keg for a few seconds then put pressure down at 6-8. another prob I have now is the fridge won't work. Have it set for 36 deg and it says it 66. I have it in my garage on the floor with carpet around it. I moved it to the middle of the garage floor with nothing around it thinking maybe the carpet around the bottom sides and front of the fridge was blocking a ventilation. Pretty new at all this but very frustrated at the same time. If anyone has advice for either problem (temp or foamy/flat beer), let me know. FYI, I live at about 4,000 ft. Thanks and what a great site!

[USMC - Retired]

Jacks,
Take the Danby back to Sams for a refund then build a Kegerator from a used refridgerator. With your preasure at 6-8 psi and 38 Degrees your going to have flat beer soon. Sounds like the lines are too short from the coupler to the faucet. Plus now you have a real problem that your beer has gone above 45 degrees and will be going bad on you soon if it hasnt already. Find a good running fridge in a local trader paper and order a conversion kit, trust me, it's very easy to put together and mine works perfefctly. Hope this helps.

Semper Fi,
The Gunns

"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin

[jacksonronin]

not sure I understand the shortness of line from regulator to coupler. I know the conversions are easy but I'll stick with the already built ones. just maybe not the danby. does anyone know anything about the haier's or kenmore's?

[USMC - Retired]

Jacks,
If the line from the coupler to the faucet is less than five feet long there is not enough resistance to properly slow the flow of beer and prevent foam. The primary reason I recommend a conversion is because of the increased cooling ability of a full sized refrigerator over a production unit. If done properly they can look very attractive too. Check out mine here, please ignore the tap handle, I havent been able to lay hands on a Amber Bock handle yet so I used one a friend gave me...

http://members.cox.net/treelandtechn.../Kegerator.jpg

Semper Fi,
The Gunns

"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin

[USMC - Retired]

oh yeah, another benefit of a conversion is the freezer space for frosting mugs and storing frozen fruits for my wife’s daiquiris, I keep her happy, she don’t notice how many kegs I go through…

Semper Fi,
The Gunns

"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin

[topgun3208]

I got a kenmore kegerator in april, works great. sometimes they have them for $50 off the reg. price of $699

[jacksonronin]

topgun, I see the kenmore one at sears.com, one question, does it come with a two gauge regulator or just the one gauge. That is one thing I like about the Danby.

[jacksonronin]

So, does anyone have suggestions on fridge temp on Danby's? The beer seems to be flowing better now but the digital reading is saying 68 and the beer is very warm. I can hear the fridge running but obviously isn't doing anything.

[topgun3208]

they come with the single stage regulator. I picked up the dual stage from micromatic

[USMC - Retired]

Jacks,
At 68 degrees your beer is going to go bad fast, real fast. You need to return that danby while you still can.

Semper Fi,
The Gunns

"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin

[jason215]

Your Danby is probably not going below 68 bc you layed it on its side,oil flowed into the engine lines, and now it is busted. If thats the case, you have to take it back. I had the same thing happen. Next time, if you put it on its side, leave it standing upright for about 4-5 hours after you layed it down, and also, lay it on the right side, if looking at the front door (look for a bolted on panel at the bottom right of the right side)