How To Install Your Kegerator Under Bench
Installing your kegerator under bench is pretty straight forward, basically instead of attaching the font directly to the fridge, you attach it to the bench top and drill a hole in the middle for the beer lines to go through. Below please find a list of steps which you may find helpful.
STEP 1: UNSCREW THE FONT AND TAPS, DETACH GUARD RAIL AND DRIP TRAY
Begin by unscrewing the stainless steel font, which is the cylinder for taps. Then detach the guard rail, which is a chrome plated railing that fences off the back of the kegerator. Lastly, detach the black plastic wrap around drip tray.
STEP 2: DRILL HOLES IN BENCH TOP FOR BEER LINES TO RUN THROUGH
Drill a hole in your bench top that is 10mm in diameter. This is where your beer lines will run through. This hole must be in the dead centre of a circle drawn 100mm in diameter. This is where you will mount the font.
STEP 3: RUN YOUR BEER LINES THROUGH THE HOLE IN YOUR BENCH TOP
Run your beer line through the 10mm drilled hole in your bench top. Make sure that there is a 10cm gap between the top of your kegerator and the underbelly of your bench for much needed ventilation.
STEP 4: MOUNT THE FONT ONTO THE BENCH TOP
Now it’s time to mount the font onto the 100mm circle you drew on the bench top around the drilled hole where your beer line ran through. You can fix the font to the bench top either with an adhesive or with screws that are provided.
STEP 5: INSULATE THE NAKED BEER LINE
Remember the 10cm gap you were meant to leave between the top of the keg and the bottom of the bench? There is naked beer line extended through this 10cm cavity. Add insulation around this naked portion of the beer line.
STEP 6: ATTACH DRIP TRAY TO BENCH TOP
Attach the black plastic wrap around drip tray to your bench top. Attach it where the font meets the table. This will ensure beer doesn't run down your font and warp the wood on your bench.
STEP 7: ADD CABINETRY
Add cabinetry over the top of your Kegerator. By top, we are referring to the front of the kegerator fridge door. Please do not add cabinetry all around the kegerator as the back of the kegerator needs air to circulate through or else the coils will overheat and your kegerator could malfunction.