Through-Wall Mounted Kegerator System

[madczech1974]

I've been wanting to put in a home kegerator system for some time now, but have always wanted to be able to run the lines through the wall to a wall mounted, 4 tap system. There doesn't seem to be any commercial applications for this, and I could never figure out how to keep the beer lines and shanks cold, until I found this site, specifically, this article:

http://www.micromatic.com/beer-quest...r-aid-106.html

So, I've decided to do a 22 cu. ft. freezer conversion. I plan on having (3) 5gal kegs and (1) 1/4 barrel (assuming they all fit, if not, (4) 5gal kegs).

What I'd like to know is, would it be better to buy (2) Premium conversion kits(http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-...K-LC-SG-2.html) or (2) Standard conversion kits (http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-...-LC-SG-2.html), or would I be better off buying everything individually? I know I already have to buy the new thremostat for the freezer, the blower, the additional beer lines, but what else am I missing?

I've attached a picture that pretty much shows what I want to do. Any help would be greatly appreaciated.

Thanks,
Rich

[cubby_swans]

um, careful with running the lines out the back like that. There are probably cooling lines around all 4 sides. You hit one of those, you're in for an expensive repair. Conventional set up is to use flexible PVC and go straight out the top. But if you think you've got it under control, go for it.

I think I would go with two standard two tap conversion kits, I don't see how the premium is worth an addition $125 each. But with two kits, you'd also need two seperate co2 tanks. They do make secondary pressure guages that all run off of one primary guage. You would add THIS onto one primary regulator and maybe use a 10lb co2 tank since you're running 4 taps.

http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-...-pid-3033.html

If you called micromatic, they may be able to set you up with everything you need in a 'kit' price with the regulators, faucets, etc. I've heard that they're quite flexible.

[bfky]

I did this for a two tap system:

New chest freezer conversion - couple of issues to work out

I bought everything individually, since I wasn't sure exactly what hose length or diameter I needed, wasn't sure how long my CO2 hose would be, and bought the 4 1/8" shank for my box. Maybe they would have worked out a package deal, but I didn't think to try that...

Edit: Seconding Cubby_swans' comments about the lines. Just do a collar, you'll be happy you did when your freezer still works. Getting 1/2 barrels (if you ever want to do this) in is a pain, too - I did not reattach the lid so that I could get it completely out of the way, but I have limited space as you can see in my pictures. You may have plenty of space.

[gravymaker]

Hey Rich - I did something similar - check the pics in:

New Blackspash Install Planned - Questions