Why is it that you always find the forums and the great advice AFTER you make a large purchase.
Probably because you start looking when you have problems. And I sure did have problems. The very problem that the Danby is now famous for...... Foam and flatness.
I started freaking out b/c I bought the fridge last minute for a party I'm having on the weekend. I've always wanted a kegerator and I was getting a keg for the party so I figured get a fridge, why not. But I needed one right away and local stores were going to have to do. Best Buy or Sam's Club had the danby, and some other ones for about $400 more. Danby looked good.
So yes, foam and flatness and freak out. Thank you all for this forum and those that have paved the way for me to get my fridge working properly. I first tried the sensor in water trick, no go. I then did the 33k ohm resistor on sensor mod and I think I'm making progress. The Danby temp LED has read a solid 37 degrees and hasn't budged. It was fluctuating all over between 34 and 39 before.
The air temp before the mod was around 40-42 degrees. But now it is actually at about 36 - 37 degrees, just as my LED reads, go figure. So now I get a nice blast of foam for about two glasses, then it calms down and I'm getting cold, CARBONATED beer. FINALLY!!
So I want to continue to do some mods to my fridge. I want better circulation and eventually cool the tower as well. I was wondering if you could use the leads from the current fan to power the blower. From what I've read, seems people are powering externally. Why would you do that when you already have power coming in for a fan?
PVC to the tower seems like a good idea too. How are people going about attaching the PVC to the blower? What is the size of the blower hole? And is there an equivalent blower that's not $80+ ??
Thanks for all the great ideas. I look forward to participating in helping others.
Probably because you start looking when you have problems. And I sure did have problems. The very problem that the Danby is now famous for...... Foam and flatness.
I started freaking out b/c I bought the fridge last minute for a party I'm having on the weekend. I've always wanted a kegerator and I was getting a keg for the party so I figured get a fridge, why not. But I needed one right away and local stores were going to have to do. Best Buy or Sam's Club had the danby, and some other ones for about $400 more. Danby looked good.
So yes, foam and flatness and freak out. Thank you all for this forum and those that have paved the way for me to get my fridge working properly. I first tried the sensor in water trick, no go. I then did the 33k ohm resistor on sensor mod and I think I'm making progress. The Danby temp LED has read a solid 37 degrees and hasn't budged. It was fluctuating all over between 34 and 39 before.
The air temp before the mod was around 40-42 degrees. But now it is actually at about 36 - 37 degrees, just as my LED reads, go figure. So now I get a nice blast of foam for about two glasses, then it calms down and I'm getting cold, CARBONATED beer. FINALLY!!
So I want to continue to do some mods to my fridge. I want better circulation and eventually cool the tower as well. I was wondering if you could use the leads from the current fan to power the blower. From what I've read, seems people are powering externally. Why would you do that when you already have power coming in for a fan?
PVC to the tower seems like a good idea too. How are people going about attaching the PVC to the blower? What is the size of the blower hole? And is there an equivalent blower that's not $80+ ??
Thanks for all the great ideas. I look forward to participating in helping others.
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