Home beer cooling

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They obviously think that storing beer=storing lager. 10 to18 would be ideal for storing beer.

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Paul Rigg
Reply to
Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]

Phone all the pubs in your area and ask them if they've got any chill cabinets which have failed their electrical safety test. My local has 3 at the moment.

Normally if the tester has failed them they won't be interested in getting them fixed and will just want to get rid of them. The tester will just have performed some basic insulation tests, and the normal cause of failure is earth leakage. In a typical pub environment this will be because somebody has tipped a glass of something down the back, coating the compressor and wiring with mildly conductive gunge. If you give it a good clean and let it dry thoroughly it should be fine.

You should of course ensure that the unit is safe before using it, and have it checked out by an electrician if in any doubt. They're very simple electrically though.

Paul

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Paul Sherwin

Not to be rushed into without a bit of thought.

AIUI, there would be a serious risk of the liquis coolant being pumped around the radiator and the refrigeration will cease to happen. Then, when the fridge is upright reputten, the liquid cannot get back to the pump so the unit is basically up-busted.

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Chris F

In article , Phil Clark writes

I am a little puzzled as to why you need a special, temperature-controlled place to store your beers. Obviously it would not be a good idea to keep them somewhere very warm, or where the temperature fluctuates violently, but surely you must have somewhere that is of reasonable and stable temperature.

Even if it is a bit above the recommended serving temperature of 12-14 degrees C I don't believe there would be any ill-effects, and the bottles can always be put into the fridge for cooling down before serving.

I have a collection of bottle-conditioned beers; many of them up to 20 years old and they have never been stored at a specified temperature. Every time I drink one it is superb.

Roy.

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Roy Bailey

In article , Roy Bailey writes

Feel free to leave them in my cellar, where they will be very safe

Reply to
Kev Crocombe

thermostat from, Andy?

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Regards

Chris

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Chris Lonsbrough

Yup, this is the one:-

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Andy

My flat tends to be at 20-25 degrees in the summer, and I just want the convenience of being able to have a range of beer available at the right temperature when I want to drink it.

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Phil Clark

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