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"blunt":3rk2a53v wrote: I just drilled a hole in the back of the fridge for the gas line and two in the top for the beer line.

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Is that a 6kg Cylinder you? does anyone know the size of the bigger ones about the same size as a pub would use, is it a 45kg tank by any chance??

[quote:s3cwsdhm]pelliven wrote:
can anybody give me the height of a 6kg co2 bottle (would it fit in a fridge?)[/quote:s3cwsdhm]

Its better drill a hole through the fridge and keep the CO2 outside the fridge - for two reasons;

1) Co2 will tend to freeze in the cold. At best the pressure will be reduced and you'll be refilling the cylinder when its not really empty.
2) More room for beer! You'll need to fit two cornies comfortably in the bottom of the fridge.

I'm sure there's plenty of web sites showing how to do this.
- Just use a drill bit size that just fits the beer line. (any gap will reduce fridge efficiency).
- Drill slow and carefully, checking often that you aren't hitting a refrigerant gas line. Gas pipes are always in the back wall of the fridge (so I was told) so its better to drill through the side wall of the fridge.

Hi Lads
I’m planning on getting a tank of CO2 of Leinster CO2 fairly soon, so my question is what all do i need to connect up this tank, I need a CO2 regulator and a john guest gas out connection, is there anything else I need? Do i also need a S30 valve or anything like that? And also where is the best place to get this stuff?

Just on drilling the fridge. If you look at the back of the fridge and see a a (metal grid) the Gas pipes. They are most likely none in the back of the fridge.To be sure just get a phillips screwdriver and push it through till it makes a dent on the other side then you know their is no pipe in the way.
Most fridges are insulated with something like aeroboard and plastic so it is not that hard to push the screwdriver through.

An easy way to find out where there are gas lines is to turn the fridge up to max. Then when it is really cold leave the door open for a few minutes. Frost/ice/condensation will form inside the fridge where the lines are.

You will need to keep the door button pressed as it's connected to the thermostat aswell as the light.

Most fridges will only have lines at the back. Fridge freezers can have them above and below the freezer compartment aswell.

I was with Leinster co2 today and I am not impressed...

Not 4 months ago I got a full 6kg cylinder for €50, and they said I could get it refilled for €25..
Today however was a different story, firstly the refill has increased to €30.. no real gripe here...

I wanted to buy another 6kg for a mate, todays price, €80 for a 5kg cylinder (1kg less than the one I bought 4mths ago) and €30 after to fill or €60 for a 2kg and €30 after for a refill

Is it me or is this just wrong...... the reason given to me was that co2 prices have gone up, but €30 for a refil regardless of size of cylinder size seems a bit mad..... and surely co2 and cylinder prices have not gone up this much...