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$16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:10 pm
by msjulian
Bought this off of Amazon for $16.95 shipped. Much better then the old dial thermostat.
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Going to build a glycol bath for the temp prob out of a White labs yeast vial and it will be all set...

$16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:29 pm
by Blancaster
Can u explain the glycol bath made out of a yeast vial?

Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:43 pm
by msjulian
I will post a pic when I get it done. Basically drill a small hole in the cap. Insert the probe in to the vile through the hole in the cap. JB weld or epoxy the hole closed to keep it from leaking. Fill the vile with glycol or glycerin so the probe is submerged. The liquid in the vile will be much more temperature stable and should be the same temp as the beer in the kegs. This way the thermostat is not reading the air temp and won't cycle as often.

Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:26 pm
by msjulian
Temp probe in glycol.
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Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:56 pm
by SkyBrew
I might want one, i can never remember if 1 on the dial is cold or 6.. Can you link to it? I searched for it but couldnt find it

Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:16 pm
by Blancaster
I have a digital controller as well, got it from Dutch. The probe looks like this. I can't tell by your pics, is it the same? Or can u tell me if it can be used in a glycol setup like yours?Image
Also where can I get glycol?

Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:37 am
by msjulian
I just used antifreeze.

All the wiring ran and the temp probe in place.
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Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:48 pm
by Blancaster
Do you think it will work with the temp controller probe that I have? (See pic)

Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:58 pm
by msjulian
Yep...

Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:00 pm
by msjulian
If you disconnect the probe from your controller and bring it over I can hook you up.

Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:13 pm
by Chris Norrick
I used to have mine in a beer bottle full of starsan.

Re: $16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:43 am
by Dutch
Why not use silicone caulk for the thermal time constant?