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Beer dispensers have been made from just about all types of refrigerators and freezers over the years. And most beer kegerator conversions still look ...
These instructions will guide you through converting a Sanyo refrigerator into a completely self contained kegerator for homebrew beer. As you see fro...
You’ll notice from this picture that the door won’t close because some features are in the way.
Many who convert a Sanyo refrigerator will remove the inside door panel. But the solution is much simpler – you only cut away the parts of the door th...
You will need to cut away part of the can holder and part of the ridge that runs across the bottom of the door. The cutouts do not need to be exact & ...
Remove the three screws from across the back and the four screws from under the front lip.
Then lift off the top.
Sanyo refrigerators have a refrigerant line running across the top and you need to find out where this line is at before cutting through the top. Cutt...
Match the tower diameter with a drinking glass or a can lid.
Use the glass and a sharpie marker to mark a circle where you want the tower to sit. Note the tape line that marks the refrigerant line. I'm marking t...
Drill a series of holes inside the circle, making sure that the holes go all the way through to the inside if the fridge. Note: An alternative to dril...
When done, you will have a circle of holes drilled through the top.
Use a rotary cutting tool or a pair of wire cutters to cut away the metal left between the holes. Note again the tape line that marks the refrigerant ...
Use a screwdriver to pull out the steel plug you just cut loose. A plug of insulation should pull out with the steel plug.
From the inside, use a rotary cutting tool or a pair of wire cutters to cut away the material left between the holes in the plastic liner. When done, ...
Now, you will have just pit a hole all the way through the top of your brand new Sanyo refrigerator! It looks ugly now but things will start looking b...
Temporarily put the top back on the kegerator, fastening it with one rear screw and two front screws. Drill a series of holes through the top from ins...
When complete, you will have a circle of holes through the top that outlines the opening you created earlier.
Use a rotary cutting tool or a pair of wire cutters to cut away the material left between the holes in the plastic top.
Remove the top from the Sanyo refrigerator and turn it over. Use a rotary cutting tool or a pair of wire cutters to cut away the ribs that are holdin...
Feed the beer tower beer lines through the hole from the outside. Note the white lining inside the tower. Some believe this is packing material and th...
Center the tower over the hole and rotate it until it the two beer shanks are aligned correctly with the front of the Sanyo Refrigerator. When aligned...
Drill the four mounting holes through the top of the Sanyo refrigerator, making sure you drill all the way through to the inside.
Mount the tower with 2 ½” – 3” ½-20 screws, washers, lock washers and nuts. I like to use wing nuts for my conversions.
This is the hardware I use to convert a homebrew beer kegerator. 4 – 2 ½” long ¼-20 Phillip head screws 4 – ¼” flat washers 4 – ¼” split lock washers ...
If your beer tower came with beer fittings on the end of the lines, cut them off. You won’t be able to use beer fittings on Cornelius kegs. Note: Don’...
Locate or cut off two short pieces (8” – 12”) of braided CO2 line. Attach the two short pieces to the stainless steel tee with Oetiker or screw type c...
Attach two light grey gas disconnects to the ends of the short lines with Oetiker clamps or screw type clamps.
Place the kegs, CO2 tank & regulator back inside the keg & connect the beer & CO2 disconnects onto the Cornelius kegs.
Route the free end of the long CO2 line around to the regulator output. Cut the excess off the end of the CO2 line.
Locate the parts needed to adapt the regulator output to the ¼” CO2 line.
Assemble the parts to the regulator. Note: The barb drops into the nut first, then the tapered nylon washer. Then the entire assembly screws onto the ...
Assemble the CO2 line onto the regulator with a Oetiker clamp or a screw type clamp.
When complete, the inside should look like this.
And the outside looks like this. Congratulations, you now own a 2 keg homebrew kegerator! And it even looks nice enough to not be banished to the gar...
And although not absolutely necessary because the top of the refrigerator is easily cleaned, a stainless steel drip tray is a nice addition to your ke...
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