- Holds the following keg sizes/capacities: Up to two 1/6 barrel (5.23-Gallon) kegs, one 1/4 barrel short (7-3/4-gallon) keg, one 1/4 barrel slim (7-3/4) keg or one 1/2 barrel (15-1/2-gallon) keg
- Stainless steel with black finish and 6.0-cubic feet of interior space (can be used as a standard refrigerator)
- Includes two American Sankey "D" double tap systems, double meter regulator and 2-1/2-pound Co2 tank (unfilled)
- 13-Inch chrome beer tower and guardrail with removable stainless steel drip tray
- Adjustable thermostat
This replaced an old 3 tap Beverage Aire Commercial kegerator I had go out on me. I didn't want to spend $1500.00+ for a new commercial quality one, so I opted for this unit. I'll list the Pros and Cons as I see them.
First the Pros...
1) Has (2) taps.
2) Looks good.
3) Good range of temperatures (approx. 33-40 degrees F.)
4) Uses half the power of my old kegerator.
5) Actually hold (3) home brew kegs (5 gallon).
6) Good quality dual gauge regulator.
7) So far seems to be reliable.
Now the Cons...
1) Co2 tank is too small (2.5 lb). It should come with a 5 lb. tank. (I have a couple of 15 lb. tanks so not a big deal for me)
2) Cheap quality beer lines. (I recommend you replace them w/ 5-6 feet of 3/16" I.D. high quality beer line)
3) Cheap quality gas line.
4) Standard brass faucets. (I replaced w/ my S.S. Perlick forward seal faucets)
5) Black plastic top seems cheap.
6) Drip tray does not fit properly around the beer tower. And it just sits movable, not fixed on top.
7) Casters are too small and don't rotate well.
Of course these are just my opinions and going from a commercial quality kegerator to a residential type, I have lots of nit pick things about it.
All in all, I would recommend this to people who would like a little variety instead of the single tap single beer at a time.
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Overall I'm happy with this kegerator.It keeps the beer cold and was easy to setup.I will add a few caveats.First, I'm using homebrew corny kegs so I did not really test or use the tubing or keg fittings that they provide.Maybe I will some day, but that wasn't my intent.Second, the beer tower will not keep the lines cold.This is not unique to this product, but similar for all kegerators in this price range.(Hot air rises)I built a cheap fan to circulate cold air there and things are working great now (just look for cooling keg tower on the internet).Third, for me in particular, it took a lot of trial and error with keg pressures and beer tubing length to get a good poor without it being all foam.So, while I feel the product is good, know that it is probably not as simple is just buying it and it will be perfect from day one...
There were two negatives from this kegerator to call out.First, the CO2 cylinder is only 2.5lbs which won't last very long.I already had a 5lb one, so I can live with it.Second, the taps are not great quality and are prone to being hard to move.My learning shows that this won't happen if purchasing higher quality taps, but it's still usable so that can wait.At least this can be upgraded later.
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Unfortunately when I was purchasing this item there were no reviews to warn me.I should have returned when I opened the box and saw all the dents to the exterior of the kegorator.Now I am past the return window.
Within 60 days we had to replace the tubing and gauge.The gauge didn't work and the parts to seal the tubes were cheap and ineffective at sealing.
For the last 60 days there has been an increase in the noise generated by the cooling unit.The cooling unit now sounds as though whole thing is going to fall apart.
Don't think that buying this unit will save you money.In the long run buying any other kegorator is better.It may cost more up front but at least you don't have to dump money into it every couple of months just to keep it working.I previously owned a Haier and wish I had purchased one again.
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This Nostalgia Kegorator arrived promptly and seemed to be mostly what I expected, but I ran into a problem when assembling my unit.One of the CO2 connectors did not have any threads tapped into it.It's clearly a manufacturing defect, since the second CO2 connector was threaded and connected OK.I'll gladly change my review from two-stars to five stars if Nostalgia quickly replaces this defective tube assembly ... stay tuned.
Update ... just spoke with a Nostalgia customer service representative who was very cooperative and agreed to send me a replacement CO2 line.It will arrive in ~10 days.I'm changing my rating to 3 stars for now.
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im not knowledgeable about kegs at all so i did some research before purchasing this as a christmas gift for my fiance. it seemed like you could get beer in a 5 gal keg but its not the case. the idea was to have a light and dark on tap at all times but with limited availability its just not worth it. the first one came SEVERELY damaged and was sent back. amazon overnighted me a replacement and it had a small ding but i was gonna keep it.... until i found out about the limited availability. sending the second one back and the single tap should be here today, just in time.
