my kegs keep freezing in my danby help!

[beerishappy]

For the last couple kegs i had the last 1/4 of a half keg keeps freezing up on me. And by the time we realise it froze we have left just the water and drank what didnt freeze. Yeah yeah i turned the temp up this time and still having issues. Now I do have some mods. I did the resistor mod and put a blower setup in it to keep the tower cool. What i didnt do was put a circulating fan in. Im thinking about doing a wired liquid thermometer into the kegerator with a display outside. Any ideas here? Im tired of wasting that last bits of beautiful beer. Thanks!

[cubby_swans]

Originally Posted by beerishappy

For the last couple kegs i had the last 1/4 of a half keg keeps freezing up on me. And by the time we realise it froze we have left just the water and drank what didnt freeze. Yeah yeah i turned the temp up this time and still having issues. Now I do have some mods. I did the resistor mod and put a blower setup in it to keep the tower cool. What i didnt do was put a circulating fan in. Im thinking about doing a wired liquid thermometer into the kegerator with a display outside. Any ideas here? Im tired of wasting that last bits of beautiful beer. Thanks!

Well, what temp is the beer when you pour? You should invest in a liquid thermometer to place inside the cabinet, or at least a cheap 10 dollar food thermometer that you can buy at any grocery store, wal-mart, or target - so that you can check the temp of the beer when you pour. Beer doesn't freeze until 29 degrees or so. Which resistor did you use? I used a 100K resistor, and when I set my Danby to 36, my beer pours right at 36-37. If you used the 33k resistor, you might just be getting too cold. Either replace 33K resistor with 100K resistor, or check temp and simply turn up a few more degrees so beer doesn't freeze. Water freezes at 32, so if you keep a glass of water in there, and set the temp so it doesn't freeze, then you'd be fine.

[psychodad]

This is one of the drawbacks to using a resistor. The Danby controls are still not bypassed and the Danby controls are where this thing is the weakest IMHO.

Even when replacing the controls, building a conversion or buying a commercial kegerator, you should always adjust by measuring the liquid temperature.

[beerishappy]

Ill do the liquid setup to check it. I might change the resistor out also you said 100k?

[cubby_swans]

Originally Posted by beerishappy

Ill do the liquid setup to check it. I might change the resistor out also you said 100k?

Yes. 100K. The 33K resistor cools it a LOT. Probably too much if you were achieving 40-41 degree temps from the ******* as I was with my Danby. I get 36 degree pours when I set the Danby to 36.

Every system has slight variations, that's why it's essential to have a liquid thermometer and/or food temp thermometer so you know what temperatures you're working with when you set the temp controller to XX degrees.

[BigBadJohn]

Heres my digital display. I cant stand the lag though when you adjust th temperature it takes forever for the water temp to lower
I got the display off of Ebay for like $13 shipped. If your fridge is black Im sure you could find one to match