So there's a couple other instructables already about converting a chest freezer to a kegerator (aka keezer), but most of them use the expensive plug and play temperature controllers. If you're willing to get your hands a little dirty, cheap controllers to hardwire in can be found on eBay for ~$20. Not only do you get a nice digital readout with the current temperature and the ability to set to specific temperatures, you also have the option of adding a heat source as well to turn the freezer into a temperature controlled fermenter.


Temperature controller:

I purchased mine for $20 (Link removed due to seller jacking price up $100). eBay links don't last forever, but you can search for "digital temperature controller 110V." Many of them are designed to run on 220V, so make sure you get the proper voltage controller (110V in the US). This particular one allows for many customized settings include compressor delay, which is important as rapid on/off cycling can kill the compressor.


Tools needed:

Drill

Dremel/rotary tool or jigsaw

Wire cutters

Multimeter (recommended)


Misc parts:

Wire nut

Electrical tape

Extra power cord

Foreword: You need to be very careful about cutting through the walls of the freezer as most of the walls contain the cooling element. If you puncture a cooling element, all the coolant will leak out and you'll be left with a fancy box. In my freezer, the was an area in the bottom right side that contained the compressor, enough room to install the controller, and a thin wall obviously devoid of any cooling parts.


Measure the size hole you need to cut and trace it out on the wall. Double check you're not drilling through the thick part. Drill a hole in each corner and cut between them with either a dremel tool or jigsaw. If using a jigsaw, make sure the blade won't poke through far enough to hit and of the compressor lines. Make sure the controller will fit in the hole you cut.



An alternative to mounting the controller on the freeser is to use a plastic junction box and put the controller in the middle of the existing power cord. A blank faceplate provides a suitable surface to mount the controller. The finished results may not be as neat, but it gets the job done.





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The first thing is to cut the plug end from the existing cable (unless you're using the junction box, then cut somewhere in between). It's important to note which line is the hot and which is the neutral. The ground is usually smaller and pretty easy to identify. After cutting the cable, the wiring schematic shows the hot going to the thermostat which is in the panel I pulled out. I looked for the wire coming in from the power supply and after disconnecting it from thermostat, tested for continuity with the multimeter. Since the end connected to the thermostat is the hot, you should get no resistance on the other end of that same wire. Mark it with electrical tape or black marker.


The way the temperature controller work is by cutting on and off the flow from the hot to either a heating or cooling element. Both circuits are normally open. When the temperature gets too hot, it will close the circuit and allow electricity to flow to the cooling element (the freezer). If I was using the freezer as a fermenter I might also have a heating element like a small ceramic heater or dehydrator connected that would be turned on when the temperature dropped too much.


To wire it up, the incoming (black cord in my case) hot and neutral get connected to the appropriate posts. Here the hot went to post 5 and the neutral to post 6, as shown on the diagram. The hot also needs to be connected to the post to switching portion before reaching the heating/cooling elements. Because post 1 and 5 both need to be connected to the incoming hot, you need to either pigtail a split in or do what I did an jumper a second short wire between the two. Next you need to connect the outgoing post shown going to the cooling element to the line that goes to the freezer (white cord here). Although the diagram shown this to be post 2, I found this to be a misprint and that post 3 actually is for the cooling element. Initially the freezer came on when the temperature was too low, which could have had disastrous implications if I didn't catch the mistake. Post 7 and 8 get connected to the included temperature probe, it doesn't matter which leg connects to which post. The neutral going to the freezer should get attached to post 6 along with the neutral coming from the outlet. The grounds don't actually connect to the controller and should be joined directly to each other.


Before sealing everything up, plug in the freezer to make sure it is all working as intended. To set the temperature, press set, use the up/down arrows to select the temp, then press reset. Test both when the probe it too hot or too cold. You can hold it against an ice cube if you need to cool it down.

Run the probe up the back of the freezer and snake it under the lid. Duct taping it to the freezer is a good way to keep the cables managed. Fit the controller through the hole and use the orange clips to hold it against the wall. They can be a little tricky to get on, but keep at it. My controller operates in Celsius, so fridge temp is 4 degrees. If yours is in Fahrenheit you probably want to set it to 39 or so. This particular freezer was tall enough to kit kegs and carboys right off the bat, but I'll be installing a wooden collar and faucets as detailed in other instructables soon. In the mean time a picnic tap will get the job done. Good luck and happy brewing!

Cool 'structable, I caught the link before the seller got greedy (or woke up, whichever may actually apply) so I have my $20 controller in hand, now searching Craigslist for freezers. I think I'll mount it in a box on top though for easier access. BTW your brew setup looks identical to mine.


I'm thinking about putting the whole shebang in the basement under the kitchen and running a tap up through the wall to the kitchen sink's vegetable sprayer cutout, but the tap hose would have to be about 12' long, not sure if that would cause problems.

The problem with that setup is that the beer in the lines between the sink and freezer will get warm. You would have to add something to keep the lines cold. There's a nice post about one guys solution on homebrewtalk in the form of a DIY line chiller that pumps cool water to the sink and back.

I did mine many years ago during my Lagering phase. The freezer eventually failed. since then I have been using an all fridge where no electronics are needed. Oh, I keep my hops in an actual freezer. I never leave my kegs attached to the C02, as I find it totally unnecessary as I never put more that 16 litres into a 19 litre keg (I do 30+l batches). I really enjoyed your instructable. Prost, skl, slinte, lloniannau, cheers

I like this! I made a chest freezer kegorator using a thermostat from a from an old fridge but after about a year that broke now I need to do this! But also replace all my hoses and pretty much everything else... Oh well, loved the instructable and look forward to fixing mine!

So I finally bought myself a chest freezer to be converted to cold plunge. I've read number of articles on how to convert it and now have some questions to my fellow wim hofers. I would appreciate your advice on below questions:

I live in Canada, where it can get really cold in winter. I plan to have my chest freezer outside. Is it a dumb idea? How do I protect it from cold weather? How do I make sure the water doesn't freeze?

The Slow Cooker has been around for years and the slow cooker freezer meals trend has been going on a long time, compared to the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker that has only been in fashion for the last 3 years.

I believe that an upright freezer is probably the best option forconversion. It is preferable to a fridge because the insulation isthicker and thus it will take less energy to run. A chest freezerwould also work, but it would be more difficult to access thecontents.

For ease of conversion, I deliberately looked for a freezer with amechanical thermostat. Conversion of a freezer with an electronictemperature control system should be possible, but replacing a simplemechanical thermostat is the simplest possible circuit.

The simple design ofthis freezer had the thermostat, defrost circuit, light and doorswitch circuits all housed in a single moulded housing at the top of thecompartment, making it nearly ideal for modification.

Walk-in freezers are engineered to maintain colder temperatures, and inherent in that design are heated doors. Door heaters serve several functions but they primarily prevent the door from freezing shut. They also prevent condensation from forming around door and pooling at the entry.

Cold storage solutions require a lot of engineering and careful design consideration. It is not advised that you convert walk-in coolers into walk-in freezers; however, it is possible to convert walk-in freezers into walk-in coolers. For the best cold room solutions, check out our custom walk-ins at KPS Global.

I can't offer any technical expertise in this area - sorry - but, I bought an upright 'freezer' last year that has a feature that allows it to be either a fridge OR freezer (not both at once though), depending on what temperature setting I use. I am using it as a freezer currently but love the idea that I could easily change that at any time - and it was cheaper than either an 'all fridge' or fridge/freezer combo. If you can't make your conversion plans work, you may want to look into the either/or concept freezer.

There are very few to no chest freezers that do not require manual defrost these days - which I see you didn't list in your 'problem' section but do seem to understand when you say " All I could come up with is the bottom shelf to raise the food a bit and periodically open the drain. (anybody know anything about de-humidifiers and or dryers?)" If you are just looking for a fun project to dabble with, I hope you reach your goal - but, it is sounding very complicated to have to deal with all the issues you have identified - and perhaps costly too? be457b7860

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