New kenmore, confused

[shyfry88]

I bought a new kenmore kegerator 3 weeks ago. I put a 1/4 of coors light in it. I kept opening the door to adjust my co2 psi so a little frost built up on my cold plate which is normal. I didn't have a thermometer inside it but I adjusted the knob a little everyday until the beer was cold to my liking. I almost had it turned the whole way to the coldest setting. The other day I thought that I emptied the barrel and there was still some beer inside that was in a frozen chunk. It wasn't much but still it was frozen. I got another 1/4 keg and tapped it and I placed a fridgerator thermometer inside of it at the bottom. After a day thermometer read 42. I turned the cold knob bit to get it colder and the next day it was 32. IN fear of freezing the keg again a turned it back warmer. There was a little frost on the cold plate at this point. A couple times a day the unit started making a very loud humming noise that it never made before. I checked the temp a few hours later and it was 44 and there was no more frost on the cold plate but there was some ice beneath the plate. Is there something wrong with this unit being that it makes the loud humming at times, the drastic changes in temperature, and the sudden loss of frost on the cold plate? I looked on sears website and in the manual and it doesn't say anything about auto defrost. Please can someone give me some advice so I know whether to return this and get another kenmore unit or even go to home depot or sam's club and get the danby instead?

[shyfry88]

help, anyone?

[tappa kegga bud]

Not sure about your specific model,... but it sounds like temp control is the issue. Micromatic sells external temperature controllers that give you greater accuracy over the ******* knob, but you may want to refer to the 800 number that is probably in your owners manual first to see if your symptoms indicate a faulty unit before spending the 60+/- bucks for the controller. If you go the other route, this site is PACKED with info on perfecting a Danby. I have a custom converted fridge myself, but whatever you choose this is the best resource available. Good luck!

[tappa kegga bud]

I wasn't swearing, ******* = the word f a c t o r y. I wonder what the problem is with that??

[THE ICEMAN]

Originally Posted by tappa kegga bud

I wasn't swearing, ******* = the word f a c t o r y. I wonder what the problem is with that??

One of MM's competitors has that word in their title.

[shyfry88]

I think that maybe I was just playing with the temp control knob too much. I stopped opening the door as much and now the beer temp (2nd) draw is 35F. If I had the barrel in my hot trunk for a 15 min ride from distributer maybe the temperature really warmed up in it, making my unit run harder to chill it down again. When I do crack the door real fast to read the air thermometer in the bottom corner it is now reading a constant 32F. I just don't want to freeze the barrel again.

[mp_cs]

I wonder if your therm is reading right, while i was playing with my kegerator adjusting pressures and temp at one point mine was at 32degrees for a few days and never had a problem with freezing

[shyfry88]

Originally Posted by mp_cs

I wonder if your therm is reading right, while i was playing with my kegerator adjusting pressures and temp at one point mine was at 32degrees for a few days and never had a problem with freezing

I didn't have a thermometer in the unit for the first keg that I froze, so I don't know what the temperature was. I stuck the thermometer in when I got the 2nd keg to try to avoid it happening again. I've been keeping an eye on it since I've been reading this forum for help. The air temperature know is a steady 31-36F. I hope this is temp is okay.

[mp_cs]

You should be fine with that i run mine at about 34-36 all the time and have perfect pours, just remember that temp has a bearing on what you set your PSI at

[shyfry88]

Originally Posted by mp_cs

You should be fine with that i run mine at about 34-36 all the time and have perfect pours, just remember that temp has a bearing on what you set your PSI at

What would be a good psi for coors light at this air temp of 31-36F with 2nd beer pour liquid temp of 34F?

[mp_cs]

I have mine set @ 12psi at 35 degrees (miller Lite) and it works great.

[BrewGuru]

Originally Posted by shyfry88

What would be a good psi for coors light at this air temp of 31-36F with 2nd beer pour liquid temp of 34F?

13 PSIG for Coors Light, Slightly Colder than average, if you are @ or under 1000 Ft. Elevation.