Stopping condensation in kegerator?

[gobuchul]

I have an upright freezer with a wooden collar to make it high enough to take cornys.

I'm getting a lot of moisture build up that turns into water on the bottom.

I was thinking of finding a safe spot to drill a hole and make a drain. Anyone else done this?

Any other suggestions?

[BenB]

I was getting condensation problems in my fermentation chambers until I bought some rechargeable 250ml dehumidifiers. They work really nicely. You plug them in to heat them up and they give out the steam then unplug and stick back in the chamber. I bought three (1 for each of my chambers plus a "spare" kept in a tupperware box so I can swap them easily. Works really well. I'm pedantic so I weigh them before and after

[thepatchworkdoll]

Hi there
Totally concur with BenB. They are great wee units.
Regards
Patch

[BrannigansLove]

I have an upright freezer with a wooden collar to make it high enough to take cornys.

I'm getting a lot of moisture build up that turns into water on the bottom.

I was thinking of finding a safe spot to drill a hole and make a drain. Anyone else done this?

Any other suggestions?

Get a moisture trap, and/or consider insulating the collar?

[Fil]

breaching the skin of the insulation will open it up to algea and possible mould growth, quite a few folk who have modded fridges and opened the surface of the foam insualtion have posted mankey pictures of growths appearing weeks/months later.
So if considering the drain option i would consider linning the hole you drill and sealing with bathroom silicone too.


the above condensation traps sound like a good plan, while waiting on delivery try dropping a dry towel in one day and exchanging it the next to mop up the liquid.

[jaroporter]

my chest freezer came with a drain fortunately as it certainly makes cleaning it easier! i've hooked up a wastehose to it, so i periodically wash through the the condensation (and spilt beer, importantly, from changing couplers) with fresh water and sanitiser. i've read on the US forums that people have success combating condensation by using fans to keep a good airflow in there, but mine, i think, has made no appreciable difference.
not sure if the condensation is therefore causing any problem for me at the moment, but i may look into these dehumidifiers anyways just in case that changes..

[Wonkydonkey]

I have an upright freezer with a wooden collar to make it high enough to take cornys.

I'm getting a lot of moisture build up that turns into water on the bottom.

I was thinking of finding a safe spot to drill a hole and make a drain. Anyone else done this?

Any other suggestions?

Get a moisture trap, and/or consider insulating the collar?

I did have condensation probs at first, so I also did the insulating the collar bit, I can't really say that I get any probs now, not that I look to much, apart from a bit of beer. And to stop this going where I did not want it to ( in the gaps between the sides and the base/floor) i sealed the gap with silicone.