Nostalgia Electrics Kegorator-2 Colors

[stevenshepherd]

I had one of these for about a year, but sold it off for many of the reasons already mentioned…

• A lot of beer waste when line up to tower warm.
• Very noisy (ok for a patio or something, but not for an indoor living area)
• It’s really not cheaper than bottled beer (and I can do either draft or bottle) particularly when you consider the lost beer. For me, It was mainly for convenience, but that convenience comes at a cost.
• Full kegs are ^#($*#^& heavy!

[jdubreville]

I dont believe you.

@Drez143

I’ve had this model for about 2 years now, and pushed about 5 half-barrels through it.
It comes with a 2.5lb tank, the first thing I did was swap that out for a 5lb tank (I am still on the initial fill of the 5lb tank and I am 5 kegs in).
As a kegerator, it does its job. It keeps the keg cool, doesn’t seem to have to run that much, and it is not a power hog. My kill-a-watt records ~80 watts after the compressor has been running for a couple of minutes.
My complaints:
A) The compressor is far louder than it should be. There is no cover on the back, and since I got it I have been considering trying to make some type of steel cover with insulation. A friend who also bought this kegerator has the same issue with the loudness.
B) Not to the fault of this kegerator, but should be recognized with all tower kegerators. The beer tower is not cooled (hot air rises and there are no fans with this kegerator). This creates two issues. The first is that the initial pour of the day will be foamy as you have cold beer from the keg being pushed through warm lines. Not a big deal. The second is that the spout and the lines to the spout sit at room temperature. Which means the beer in it sits at room temperature. It is a heaven for mold. After every keg, I chemical bomb and clean out the lines and everything with a keg cleaning kit, yet about a month into each keg I begin getting mold in the spout. It’s harmless, but annoying.