Need Help

[swhalen]

I have a keg-a-rator in my kitchen. I would like to run an additional line off of this same keg out to my patio.
My plan: Get some kind of "splitter" that would allow for two different lines...the one to the current tap and one on the patio...outside. The 2nd line would have to go down through the crawl space and out of a vent in the foundation wall to the patio. This is probably a distance of 15'.
The patio gets a lot sun...and I live in the south...so heat will be a problem.

Is this possible to do? And if so, what do I need?

Thanks
Steve

[KingPin461]

Difficulty on a scale of 1-10 is probably about a 15.

The entire 15' run needs to be cooled and insulated up to your dispensing point to reduce/minimize foam. I don't mean to smash your idea, but cooling a 15' run with a blower is almost impossible. The run must be very insulated so it doesn't lose any cold air. Plus, I doubt your kegerator was designed to cool the added 15' of space. You will be working the fridge to death. Next problem is getting the warmer return air back into the box. You mentioned that the line must go down through a crawl space and out a vent. You need to minimize the amount of 90degree bends if you go this route. You may want to look into a water or glycol cooling system if you are really set on doing this, because air alone probably wont get the job done. You may end up asking your guests if the would like a shot of beer with their foam.
Some of the others with water cooling experience may chime in, as I have not had any experience with this.

(the things we go through for cold beer......)

[jumper]

This is practically impossible for a couple reasons. Your routing plan doesn't allow for any cooling of the beer line, which would make the system virtually useless and would likely cause some sanitation problems as the beer would undoubtedly go over 50*F. If you did try to add forced air cooling the small undercounter fridge simply wouldn't be able to cool 15' of beer line even if you added a direct route air tunnel.

A glycol system would work, but at that expense it would almost be cheaper to buy an outdoor unit.