Insignia™ - 5.6 Cu. Ft. 1-Tap Beverage Cooler Kegerator - Stainless Steel

I love this kegorator but I think it could be built a little better as far as cooling goes. I have my set at the highest setting 6 for over a week and the lowest temp it reached was 40. One morning it was 23 degrees! Not sure why the temp changed so suddenly. Now it's back at 40 degrees. The first half of the first beer is always foam. I built a tap tower cooler out of scrap parts and spent a total of $7. No more foam in the first beer! Amazon they are $60 for the coolers. This kegorator holds a half keg with ease with the shelves removed. Glad I made this purchase but I wish that I didn't have to customize mine to get the perfect beer.

This is my first kegerator so I can't attest to how well this performs to higher end models. However, I must say that finding a name brand stainless steel kegerator for less than $500 is difficult. I bought this on sale at Bestbuy. It works great! Assembly was easy. The unit did come dented on the door, but it was so minor it didn't feel worth taking back. It cools the beer to 34 degrees at the 5.5/6.0 setting. Keeping beer cold is key and keeping CO2 levels in check is key in reducing foam. Unfortunately, I had about 3 lbs of CO2 leak out. It was my fault for not putting the supplied O ring on the keg coupler and I don't believe I fully twisted the keg coupler properly on my second keg. However, CO2 is cheap ($15 at local paintball supply in the Atlanta area). It's only a pain in that I live 30 min from my supplier. So make sure your connections are tight and secure. The best way to check for leaks is with soapy water and by weighing the tank (it weighs 8.14 lbs, so just add 5 to that for a full tank weight excluding the regulator and hosing). A 5lb tank should last about 6 half kegs or 17 1/6 kegs (I get the 1/6 kegs to change it up more often and to save my back hauling it upstairs). So, I think the 5 lb tanks works out great. If your beer is too foamy just increase the temperature dial number on the back of the fridge (lower temp) and lower your CO2 (using less is better, right?). You may also want to consider using keg lube on your O rings and invest in a cleaning system (I use it after every 2 kegs). I recommend Brew Clean by Keg Connection and Petro Gel food grade lubricant. I don't see the need for a tower fan for this unit. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Bought this puppy in the midst of COVID when all the bars were shut down! Got it on sale and bought the 4 year warranty but don’t think I’ll need it. My research shows this has GE guts and will last forever. It will fit two 1/6 kegs and can be modified to have two taps. For now I have the single one set up. Draft beer at home!! I don’t think I’ll ever buy cans again. Highly recommend this to friends and family.

Considering we’ve had this about 4 weeks and we’re already on our 4th sixtel I’d say it’s working out pretty good. I have always wanted one and when a friend who owns a brewery was worried about loosing kegs because of covid 19 I decided it was time. Turns out it’s cheaper to buy this way so the kegerator will eventually pay for itself. Love the finishing touch it gives my home bar. Should have gotten this years ago set up was easy and it functions flawlessly. Almost like being at the taproom.

Ok so this might be the best dang purchase i have ever made next to all the grills and smokers i own. Like a couple people have said keep the temp around 4 or 5, i slowly have brought the co2 up to around 8 (the first couple days it was around 5, remember kegs get shaken up easily). So if you love beer and love yourself buy this thing and an 8 pack of beer mugs for the freezer

Took 10 minutes to get it set up and running, at minute 11 I was drinking my first glass of beer. The tap tower is a little wobbly but you don't have to yank on the handle, it comes with extra seals and clamps. It works great out the box just have to fine tune the co2 pressure, I found it works well at 8 psi. Its easy to move and is very quiet, you almost can't hear it running.

Mine arrived A ok even after being flown from Anchorage, Alaska to Bethel, Alaska via Lynden Air on a C-130 Hercules. And based on the speed of delivery it had to been flown a minimum of twice. The only negative is they shipped too small of hose clamps. Luckily I had some on hand.

This review isn’t based on the product itself because it arrived looking like this. (see photos) The box was not damaged even though it was left in the driveway in the rain by FedEx. If you look closely it doesn’t even look like it’s been damaged but made that way and packaged to sell by the manufacturer. It makes me not want to order a replacement one but I’ve decided to try one more. The worst part is it was for my daughters 29th birthday I had the O2 tank and keg filled and ready to go but we unboxed it and she said is this why it was on sale? It was embarrassing and very disappointing, needless to say it kind of started her birthday off to a bad start and totally ruined the surprise I had been planning for weeks. I really feel that Best Buy should compensate me in some way but It m sure it will be blamed on Covid like everything else is these days. Sorry I’m really frustrated right now! Will post an update once replacement is received and usable.