Beer Keg Cooler

This Refrigerator is a mini fridge made by Sanyo. It is a Sanyo model SR-4911M. It does not have a freezer compartment. 2 Cornelius kegs or 2 Sanke 1/6 commercial kegs fit inside perfectly. I had to remove the glass shelves and the vegetable crisper. I also removed the bottom large bottle tray from the door. The remainder of the interior remained stock.

There is a narrow drain shelf in the back bottom of the box. I plan on attaching Velcro strapping to the back wall to retain the 2.5 pound CO² cylinder on this shelf. There is more than enough room for my planned dual regulator setup on the 2 1/2 pounder. 

The draft tower is Micro-Matic 2 arm tower. It is 3" in diameter and fits very well on this unit. I discovered a technique for mapping the refrigeration line that goes across the top of the refrigerator. This line is just under the metal skin of the unit. It is placed in an area that is highly likely to be hit when drilling through the top of the refrigerator.

My technique is to simply pour about 2 ounces of vodka in a glass and add about 4 or 5 tablespoons of corn starch to it. Mix it up very well so that you have a thick paint consistency. Use a small paint brush and paint the top metal skin (After removing the plastic top) with this mixture. Make sure it is a fairly heavy and even coat. Then plug the refrigerator in and let it run. The sides of the refrigerator will begin to get hot and the single refrigeration tube that crosses the top will also. Keep your eyes on the top and you will begin to see a sort of line across the top that is drying out much faster than the rest of the "paint". That is the location of the refrigeration tubing.

When I drilled for the tower, I used a 1-1/2" hole saw and then used the tower itself to mark for the mounting holes. They supplied a template but, I felt that there was too much margin for error if I would use this flimsy paper template.

Anyway, I'm very pleased with this adventure. 

An update:
I decided to add a drip tray to my unit. I chose a Micro-Matic tray for this as well. I carefully scribed and cut the top so that the tray fit snugly. See the pix below..

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