ChickenRob
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Well, it took a long time, but I learned a lot, and the results were worth it. I completed my seltzer keezer build.
I spent too much, bought things I didn’t need, waited a long time for things I did need, and it was all worth it.
I thought I’d pay back all the help I gained on this site by posting my build and lessons learned for the next person to try.
My build centers around a new 5 cu.ft. freezer and a 2x6 collar.
I wanted this build to live in the basement below the kitchen, and that’s where it is. The utility room is right below the kitchen.
I’ll leave a full inventory in my next post.
First thing after buying the freezer, and while waiting for other parts to arrive, I started in on the collar. I built the collar with a single 2x6 8’, and painted it with a mold resistant paint. Using construction adhesive and deck screws, I glued and screwed the frame together and did a trim piece with 1x4 poplar around the outer edge to keep it on the freezer. Some adhesive foam weather seal on the bottom of the 2x6 to keep the cold in. Painted the 2x6 frame before adding the pre-painted trim.
I decided to insulate despite the numerous posts that said don’t bother. I used pink rigid foam on the inside of the collar, and 3m 77 spray adhesive. I sprayed both parts, put the foam on. Put some sand bags down to hold them in place while they dried. I then covered the foam board with tempered hard board as its thin durable and reasonably moisture tolerant.
i then drilled a large hole for the run to the sink for the beverage lines, put bulkheads through for incoming gas and water lines, and holes for an AC power line and temperature sensor, which were fed through cable glands. I added some L brackets and outlet boxes with gfci outlets. The cable glands were attached to scrap hardboard and sealed to the 2x6 face and screwed down.
I spent too much, bought things I didn’t need, waited a long time for things I did need, and it was all worth it.
I thought I’d pay back all the help I gained on this site by posting my build and lessons learned for the next person to try.
My build centers around a new 5 cu.ft. freezer and a 2x6 collar.
I wanted this build to live in the basement below the kitchen, and that’s where it is. The utility room is right below the kitchen.
I’ll leave a full inventory in my next post.
First thing after buying the freezer, and while waiting for other parts to arrive, I started in on the collar. I built the collar with a single 2x6 8’, and painted it with a mold resistant paint. Using construction adhesive and deck screws, I glued and screwed the frame together and did a trim piece with 1x4 poplar around the outer edge to keep it on the freezer. Some adhesive foam weather seal on the bottom of the 2x6 to keep the cold in. Painted the 2x6 frame before adding the pre-painted trim.
I decided to insulate despite the numerous posts that said don’t bother. I used pink rigid foam on the inside of the collar, and 3m 77 spray adhesive. I sprayed both parts, put the foam on. Put some sand bags down to hold them in place while they dried. I then covered the foam board with tempered hard board as its thin durable and reasonably moisture tolerant.
i then drilled a large hole for the run to the sink for the beverage lines, put bulkheads through for incoming gas and water lines, and holes for an AC power line and temperature sensor, which were fed through cable glands. I added some L brackets and outlet boxes with gfci outlets. The cable glands were attached to scrap hardboard and sealed to the 2x6 face and screwed down.