EdgeStar TBC50BL Owner's Manual

Table of Contents
Thank you 2
Accessories 2
Installation 2
Tapping your first mini keg 3
Operation 9
Cleaning 9
Important safeguards 10
Limited warranty 10

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Thank you

Thank you for purchasing this EdgeStar mini kegerator. Once you get this unit set up,
it will provide you and your family with years of great service.

This mini kegerator is designed to refrigerate and serve most 5 Liter mini kegs- under
optimal conditions, it can refrigerate to the mid to high 30°s Fahrenheit. It ships with a
tap for Heineken brand DraughtKeg 5 Liter mini kegs. An optional accessory kit is
available that fits most other brands of 5 Liter mini keg. A 5 Liter mini keg has about
169 ounces of beer in it, so it should provide about 10 ½ pints of beer or the
equivalent of about 14 12 oz cans.

If you are reading this owner’s manual, you’ve probably already unpacked the unit.
Note that you should save the packaging in case you need to safely transport this
unit in the future.

Accessories

Included accessories:

• Main unit

• AC power cord

• DC power cord

• “Squeeze bottle” cleaning kit

• Heineken-style mini keg tap

• Dispenser handle

• Emblem for dispenser handle

• Drip tray assembly

Optional accessories:

• Regulator

• 16g CO2 cartridges (3)

• 16g CO

• 16g CO

• Non-pressurized mini keg tap

• CO2 releaser

• Pressurized cleaning kit

• Rubber ring (2)

If you would like to order the optional accessory kit, or if you need any help with this
unit, please feel free to call EdgeStar at 866.319.5473.

adapter

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holder

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Installation

In order to assemble this appliance, carefully unpack all parts.
Place the unit on a flat and level surface. It will work best in a

room temperature environment, away from the sun and other
heat sources, and with 2”-3” of ventilation room all around it.

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Install the drip tray by sliding it partially underneath the main unit (align the “tab”
sticking out of the drip tray assembly with the notch in the underside of the main unit).

Install the dispenser handle by screwing it onto the dispenser head.
There is also a circular emblem that magnetically attaches directly to the
top of the dispenser handle. Place this on the dispenser handle.

Now select the appropriate power cord (three prong grounded 115V or
the 12V DC plug [cigarette lighter adapter]). Plug the power cord into the
back of the unit, and then plug the other end into your power source.
Check to make sure the unit is on by looking at the LED in front of the
unit. If the LED is lit, your unit is powered up.

We suggest you clean the lines prior to tapping your first mini keg,
and cleaning them again after every mini keg.

Note that this mini kegerator ships with the connections to tap and
enjoy Heineken brand DraughtKeg 5 Liter mini kegs. This is the most
popular and widely-available 5 Liter mini keg. Heineken brand
DraughtKeg 5 Liter mini kegs are already pressurized and need no
additional CO2 to tap them. With the optional upgrade kit, you can tap and enjoy all
commercially available 5 Liter mini kegs.

Tapping your first mini keg

Cleaning the lines

Before tapping your first mini keg, and after each mini keg, clean the lines.

1. Fill the “Squeeze bottle” cleaning kit half full of water. Add a small amount of
detergent, baking soda, white vinegar, or beer line cleaner. Mix the mixture
thoroughly.

2. Attach the nozzle of the squeeze bottle to the beer line. Place a cup or bowl
underneath the beer dispenser.

3. Squeeze the bottle while opening the dispenser all the way, forcing the
cleaning mixture through the beer line and into the cup/bowl beneath the
nozzle.

4. Once all the mixture has run through the line, rinse out the squeeze bottle.

5. Refill the squeeze bottle with water and repeat the above process with water
until the lines are clear of cleaning solution.

General instructions

Regardless of the brand of 5 Liter mini keg, here are the basic steps for tapping it:

1. Chill your keg- although this mini kegerator has a cooling plate that will cool
your keg, best results will come from a keg that is already cooled to drinking
temperature- this way, the cooling plate only has to keep your keg cool.

2. Follow the instructions on the mini keg to eliminate excess gas or pressure.

3. Connect the beer line to the correct dispenser head and tap the keg (use the
included head for Heineken brand DraughtKeg 5 Liter mini kegs; use the
optional head for all other brands)

4. Connect the gas lines (if using the optional head for non-pressurized 5 Liter
mini kegs)

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5. Do a test-pour to ensure that the beer is flowing freely. If the test pour is good,
start the party!
Note that you may experience a lot of foam shortly after tapping the mini keg.
If you wait 15-20 minutes after tapping, the foam should lessen. Additionally,
pours with the spout fully open should deliver less foam than pours with the
spout only partially open.

To put the mini keg into the mini kegerator:

1. Open the mini kegerator door by depressing the button located on the upper
right-hand side of the door.

2. Gently put the mini keg on the cold plate. You may find it helpful to hook the
line(s) up to the mini keg while it is slightly outside the unit.

Heineken brand DraughtKeg tapping instructions

Heineken brand DraughtKeg mini kegs have an internal CO2 tank. This is the only
type of mini keg that you can tap without the optional accessories.

1. Chill the mini keg

2. Open the door of the mini kegerator.

3. Place the mini keg near the open door.

4. Make sure the top of the mini keg looks like this:

5. Attach the Heineken-style tap to the beer line:

6. Attach the Heineken-style tap and beer line assembly to the mini keg:

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