7 жыл бұрын
7 жыл бұрын
7 жыл бұрын
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@nicholas2275 Ай бұрын
Hatchet job, too big of a hole on top, no idea why you opened up the back, everyone needs to know that the sides have coils, need to be careful. The drain spout was pointless. Just a tray would have worked. And should have not flattened out the freezer to keep cold glasses
@jamesspinks716 3 ай бұрын
I know I’m 7years late to the party but longer lines stop foaming.
@korykirkegaard1179 5 ай бұрын
Dude great job documenting this. I have had these parts and pieces in my garage for almost a year. Welcomed our second daughter in our house and never picked up this project until I was in the liquor store yesterday and bought a 1/6th keg of our favorite beer - needed the motivation. This video is awesome - thanks man!
@Subgunman 6 ай бұрын
This is fine for the Cornelius five gallon kegs but when one uses a standard pony keg from one of the major beer houses, this unit is useless and it’s not worth transferring beer from one keg to another. If you can find a small chest freezer that allows a pony keg to fit flat on the bottom it worth the money. Just follow other YT's making Keezers.
@FartyMcNuggets 7 ай бұрын
COMPLETE waste of time video !!!! No instruction on how the 💩is hooked up, how it works - etc !!! Your biggest concern was that yuppie BS top that ya put on it. I’m an electrician & your biggest concern was wasting $ on the electric bill - but yet your drinking yuppie sissy beer @ $10+ a 6pk. Your priorities are confused !!! I guess you got low on funds when you were were drinking the Yuengling, which is my daily beer now. How about making a video on how the system actually works. By your tools being brand new, that tells me that your really not a mechanically inclined fella. That’s fine, ya gotta learn at sometime, even if you’re 30+ years old lol !!! 🤦🏻♂️ These people claiming the video was so good bla bla bla weren’t alcoholic’s & probably from Califagland with NO common sense. Sorry to 💩 on your video man, but it truly does *SUCK* !!!!!
@rpgelectroking Жыл бұрын
Wonder if you could alleviate most of these problems by simply turning the fridge upside-down.
@Subgunman 6 ай бұрын
Upside down = compressor burn out….
@rpgelectroking 6 ай бұрын
@@Subgunman Surely you could flip the compressor. seems easy to do.
@roddy2hotty108 Жыл бұрын
Were you able to drill anywhere thru the top? Doin the same thing on the same fridge! Your video has been super helpful!
@nealoehme5682 Жыл бұрын
Yea how did u know where to drill
@jakesteve5803 Жыл бұрын
In the video you can see I used alcohol and flour to see what areas evaporated, it all evaporated evenly indicating there were no lines running through the fridge cabinet itself. The cooling mechanism was entirely contained to the panel I was able to move to the side.
@nealoehme5682 Жыл бұрын
@@jakesteve5803 leave it on coldest setting to test?? How long did it take
@johnmoran4862 2 жыл бұрын
So is that whole inside hump/ledge free of anything you can hit? I think i have that same mini fridge and need some holes in the side/back looks like that big area you cut out was safe, is the top side of it safe also?!?
@jakesteve5803 Жыл бұрын
Notice the cooling panel on the INSIDE of the fridge was rotated down to be alongside the keg. Otherwise the cabinet itself IS clear off internally run lines!
@johnmoran4862 Жыл бұрын
@@jakesteve5803 wonderful to know. Thank you!
@mathewdean3849 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid man. What is the music that played at 12:23?
@archiballz Жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYuZYaJti5qZsJI
@DangerZONEpixel 2 жыл бұрын
why dont you just buy a bigger fridge lol. what a bunch on fuckin round just to put 1 keg into a fridge.
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
I already had the fridge and most of the parts. All in, 2 evenings of futzing around in the basement for fun and learning and less than $100. When small minifridges start around $100, this was a no brainer for me personally given I already had it. It may not be for you.
@garydahmer5088 2 жыл бұрын
Make ur beer line nice and long in a coil . This will definitely help with the foaming!!
@Heavyhearted44 2 жыл бұрын
Did your bill drop since this
@jman1989 2 жыл бұрын
You needed a flush cut tool (oscillating tool) and epoxy for the top 😉
@coreyburns1713 2 жыл бұрын
Got my thumbs up when you said "haha, you guys couldn't see anything". Immediately followed by this comment...
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly is the best policy. :D I need to get back to videoing my endeavors and projects. I'm here to have fun and get things done I want to get done, so never expect a perfectly polished DIY channel, but pretending like I don't make mistakes isn't worth anybody's time.
@HankPhillips6565 2 жыл бұрын
Nope 👎
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the illusive helpful comment! Feel free to provide feedback on what you would of done differently with my build criteria laid out in the beginning. Cheers!
@AdventuresofaGeek 3 жыл бұрын
Nice work
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@ogmouthpieces 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Jake, very nice work little hesitant on taking on this project because I don't want to screw it up. But I need to finish the project. Do you remember the dimensions for this fridge? I need to place in 29hX20Wx20D cabinet and not sure if your keg setup was for half barrel?
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel! Sorry for the delay. It's a small weird sized fridge from college, the keg only fit after a TON of clearance, but it made it about the smallest package possible, and it was something I already had sitting in my basement. This was setup for the typical sixtel that the smaller breweries in my state have available for sale and it's worked out great. I noticed this Wormtown sixtel was bigger than other ones I had had, so I used this one to ensure anything else would fit, and it's worked great since.
@Sentient6ix 3 жыл бұрын
I don't mind the psx24 bulb, but you found one in amber. I can't find them in anything other than clear. Where the hell does a guy get an amber psx24? (Am canadian, so that may be half my problem)
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Adam, apologies for the delay. Amber is a little tough, as it's more of an orange/low voltage color. Yellow is usually a tint or paint on the bulb itself. I had a yellow Nokya PSX24w I bought off eBay. It looked great, and was slightly higher wattage. Unsure if they were actually brighter. The upgrade however, was WAY brighter. More than double the wattage, and better optics/lens. :) Hope that helps!
@skmetal7 3 жыл бұрын
The one that you linked to says it's for an outback. Are they the same housing?
@jakesteve5803 3 жыл бұрын
They sure are! Same fitment across first gen Crosstreks too.
@skmetal7 3 жыл бұрын
@@jakesteve5803 good! Cuz I just ordered them! With some led amber fog lights.
@jakesteve5803 3 жыл бұрын
@@skmetal7 Cool hope you love them. I used some higher wattage Hellas which worked well and were a significant OEM looking improvement.
@dustymillar4649 4 жыл бұрын
What size fridge cubic feet ? And what size keg did you use mate ?
@Vormulac1 4 жыл бұрын
You were lucky not to hit any coolant pipes when you cut through the top! Nice result though, like the idea of using bottle caps in resin :)
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
Vormulac1 I actually addressed that! I used alcohol and flour to check for temperature differentiation across the top, and bent the interior cooling element down while drilling. Thanks for the compliments, I enjoyed this project quite a bit. Looking forward to doing a kitchen remodel so I can move this hardware into a full sized fridge.
@mbm460ns9 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha he’s half in the bag by the end of it
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
And the kegerator still works mint 😎
@mbm460ns9 4 жыл бұрын
Jake Steve lol great
@Just_Putzin_Around 4 жыл бұрын
I see you're using a corny keg 5 gal keg, Would a commercial 5 gal keg fit in a set up like this ?
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, sorry I missed this before! I'm not sure, the three local breweries I get kegs from all use corny kegs. This one happened to be the largest so it's what I based this project around!
@knuckle47 4 жыл бұрын
I have to agree, you make a great presentation...enjoyed this a lot
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That means a lot. I appreciate the feedback!
@bray7197 4 жыл бұрын
Could of saved yourself how many hours just get a bigger fridge? And i didn't see the cold control go back in? Hope your beer don't freeze.
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
If I was starting this project from scratch, that would be super valid! I already had this mini fridge and MOST of the parts to do it. This was an exercise in spending as little as possible to have a decent product as an end result. If I was doing this from scratch, the end result would be very different. My cost was about $30 more than what I had spent on keeping my previous kegerator in good shape so I didn’t mind. This was a 2 evening project, that certainly could of been done faster with a bit more planning. I do these for fun, not perfection. All factory functionally of the fridge unit was retained, I ended up adding a thermometer through the door later on, and it stays at a steady 35 degrees f. The first glass is sometimes a little foamy, but the second is always 35f. Cheers man!
@throbin2856 4 жыл бұрын
Got to 2.50 and thought that fridge will never work again.....I was wrong... did a similar thing with a fridge that fitted the keg and regulator without mods... sooooo much easier...
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
Throbin 2 it’s hard not to feel that way when you’re trying to take as little as possible lol! Thanks for making it through the whole video. Unfortunately the compressor has since kicked the bucket, so I think when we get a new kitchen fridge this hardware will make its way in our old fridge. Still sixtels but with room for craft cans.
@throbin2856 4 жыл бұрын
@@jakesteve5803 excellent work... well done for persevering.. home brew and kegging is so satisfying. Excellent production and content too... happy brewing
@Just_Putzin_Around 4 жыл бұрын
Why did you move that black cylindrical thing over also what size is the fridge you used ?
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Andrew, it was all fitment based. That's the compressor. It looks like I just flipped it, moving the obtrusion from one side to the other, but in doing so I was able to move it BACK an inch which meant I could cut much less of the fridge apart...ironic given how much I had to cut out, but here we are. :D
@311DaveR 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Helps make me less nervous. Also, did you disable the freezer or just move it?
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave, the freezer on this unit from the factory is a little...half assed...from the factory. it’s just a smaller insulated chamber at the top of the fridge, it barely kept things frozen, but removing that chamber made room for the keg, and the overall performance/temps of the keg have remained perfect. The compressor has stated to get weak so an upgrade may be in order.
@311DaveR 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the response, and bummer about your fridge. Oh well, version two is on the horizon right LOL
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
Dave Rosenthal dude it happens. My life is a constant state of break it, build it, repeat. Right now my Forester is getting a sleeved closed deck motor. If that’s any consolation of the nonsensical way I choose to live my beautiful life. And heck yeah, V2 will have room for cans next to the keg!! Plus the wife will get a pretty fridge. She will like that.
@311DaveR 4 жыл бұрын
Jake Steve damn man - that’s costing you some serious coin - but I get it. Being a car guy, I truly get it.
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
Dave Rosenthal it’s been a long term project. Got the block at a junk yard, bought the sleeves, traded work for head cores, friend had an unused STi crank and rods that he needed out of the way, I had a saw I rebuilt he needed. You’re right about the machine time and blueprinting labor, but I like to swap and trade my way into things over time.
@blakewockenfuss4255 4 жыл бұрын
What is the size of this fridge?
@lnr124 4 жыл бұрын
Good instructions on the alcohol flour mix... Could really see where it dried...
@killswitchh 4 жыл бұрын
I'm ready to do my drilling on the top for the tap. How do I know where the schematics are?
@killswitchh 4 жыл бұрын
I drilled just the metal part of the hole then cleared out the insulation to verify nothing was there.
@jakesteve5803 4 жыл бұрын
killswitchh nice! How did the project turn out? Did you try alcohol and flour or just go for it? I think the compressor is dying in the mini fridge after a few years of valiant service as a mini fridge, so it might be time to upgrade our kitchen fridge and get a bigger kegerator!
@scottrobinson8197 4 жыл бұрын
What size holes did you drill for the tower to hold it in .there a self tap
@alperekler 4 жыл бұрын
thanks for this amazing video...
@svpracer98 4 жыл бұрын
CPU bottle neck? At least an i5 would have made a good difference.
@jt_handle_1234 4 жыл бұрын
Are they much brighter and more effective than stock?
@jakesteve5803 2 жыл бұрын
Hey John, apologies for the delay. They are more than twice the wattage with improved optics. The best PSX24W I could find before was barely more than visible on the road. The upgraded setup with bright and visually impactful. I aligned them so the strong part of the beam met at the base of the HID's so visually it looked great. That said, you can always argue the effectiveness of fog lights, as they are largely an aesthetic improvement UNTIL it's super foggy. I noticed in mild fog the upgrade was not significant, but in heavy fog the upgrade was 8/10. A yellow HID upgrade for the fogs that allowed me to shut off the low beams would of been a 10/10 IMO.
@BADD1ONE 4 жыл бұрын
Sweet project
@martinspkefugl215 5 жыл бұрын
What is the song playing at 22:20?
@Lonhunid1 5 жыл бұрын
Is that cpu dual core or quad core
@erikw1196 5 жыл бұрын
is this a 3.3cu ft mini fridge?
@matius_ow 5 жыл бұрын
supports g4560?
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Mathu, Yes this machine will support that CPU. That said, if you're building a gaming PC today, I'd opt for an AMD Ryzen platform machine :)
@the19thhole61 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve made a few of these as well. I learned that the hole beneath the tower only has to be as big as the beer line or you are just letting more too much air out of the fridge. Call it keeping the tower cold, but I’ve found that some pipe insulation does the trick. No reason for a hole that large -and I’ve even hit a Freon line once and ruined that unit. Keep up the good work.
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
the19thhole hey! That’s great feedback and something I realized as well when I was rewatching this video. I used pipe insulation up the tower, and siliconed it to the inside of the fridge to minimize draft. Ideally I would of thought that part through a bit more, but we all live and learn, and I think I’ve mitigated the mistake pretty well.
@brucekwak2420 5 жыл бұрын
The second song in this video sounds like Van Halen is it. Sounds like the song. Hot for teacher by Van Halen
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Bruce, it's all royalty free music. No Van Halen, unfortunately. :)
@emkat1988 5 жыл бұрын
You should do more videos, man. You’ve got a gift. I know, I know... you’ve got oodles and oodles of time for that just now. Lol. But seriously. This was quite an enjoyable viewing.
@wuzdat7000 5 жыл бұрын
stupid music
@cannoncolossus2449 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent kegerator conversion. Nothing is ever as easy as you think it's going to be - great job overcoming the challenges!
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate the positive feedback. I enjoy problem solving while working on projects like this, it's usually much more fun than planning to a T.
@zerobambiro 5 жыл бұрын
What i ask myself is: Is it worth doing all this if you need to buy a fridge anyway? Because you can get a finished kegerator for 650€.
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
Zero that’s something you need to ask yourself! For me, these projects are a lot of fun and a great excuse to play with power tools. I had a lot of the old hardware from a dinosaur of a kegerator already that was inefficient, and a Minifridge from college. I am about $100 out of pocket into this project and am very glad I did it.
@leoszky1659 5 жыл бұрын
Why don’t you just make a keezer instead. First they look better and u don’t destroy it but cutting it up
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Leonard, I had this fridge already that wasn't being used, and I had most of the hardware from an old Kegerator. It made a lot of sense to reuse what I had since I only had to buy a few things for the project.
@leoszky1659 5 жыл бұрын
Makes sense
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
@@leoszky1659 I also usually only want a sixtel at a time. In my area I'm spoiled with a LOT of incredible local beer. So I keep a stand by sixtel, and happily grab cans at local breweries. It keeps everything fresh, (and COLD!)
@leoszky1659 5 жыл бұрын
Right on. Do you make your own. Or just let your local Brewers fill your keg?
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
Leonard Sawatzky I brewed with my friend a few times before he moved so it’s usually one of a couple breweries in my state, (MA. Thankfully, treehouse doesn’t sell kegs or I’d be way to fat...)
@samsh0-q3a 5 жыл бұрын
cool build, but that beer pour around 20:25 would've gotten you a smack from grandpa from my household, wtf kinda pour was that?! lol I needed to get some sort of inspiration for a similar project, instead of it dispensing beer I plan to build a smartender on the top of it that pre-mixes cocktails on the fly (I should put a coin-op in for the family members that come over LOL)
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
Your grandpa would of been well within his rights for that one. I like playing with power tools after a couple too many beers on the weekend, and the pours start to get sloppy as the night goes on. :D Good luck with the smartender, those get pretty tricky! I had seen one done with a raspberry pi, but they require a lot of maintenance to ensure things pour consistent amounts.
@dirtcreature3d 3 жыл бұрын
That is actually the proper way to pour most beers, it opens the beer up properly and releases any excess c02 that you would otherwise be ingesting which causes extra bloating. It also gives the beer the proper texture, one that is more similar to draft beer. The tilted pour became popular in america due to our impatient culture and the need to serve more customers at a faster pace.
@leoszky1659 5 жыл бұрын
Your just better off to make a keezer
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
When life gives you a minifridge, and most of the beer you want comes in sixtels...
@typerightseesight 5 жыл бұрын
Jake Steve can I ask where you plugged your fans in?.. Same config.. system fan 1 back fan and system fan 2 front fan? thanks.
@jakesteve5803 5 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqjFk4t3Zt-CkNE You can see here that the rear is plugged in top the top right hand corner of the motherboard. In your configuration, I would plug the rear fan into the header to the bottom/left of the CPU socket, then I would use a fan splitter to connect the two front fans to the header I used on this build. The header I plugged into here is listed as the primary header in the BIOS, so it made sense to use that one, with the added benefit of cleaner cable management, (no wire snaking up from the fan, then back out again by the VRM.) You could also run all three fans to one header using a 3 way splitter, or two 2 way splitters. No real disadvantage except having to buy extra splitters!