Chest Freezer Conversion Concern

[jas88]

Hi, I am new here and want to take the kegerator plunge. Due to space and $$ limitations, I want to convert a small chest freezer for my kegerator and plan to use the Johnson Controls A419 temp controller on it. I want to go thru the sidewall for my tap so I avoid the complexity of cooling a tower but my question is this - are there coils in the sidewall of a chest freezer? I seem to recall ice forming on the upper sidewalls of my mom's old chest freezer, but that was many, many years ago so I am not sure about a newer one. If there are coils present, how can I avoid them? Are the inner sidewalls removeable so I can see what's in there? Thanks for your help.

[psychodad]

If I'm not mistaken, the walls of these things have all kinds of lines in them. People who use chest freezers that don't want a tower build collars for the lid that they put the shanks and faucets in.