Well I've got it installed now. I'll post a full review when (if?) I pull the first few pints.
I echo the thoughts of
@Snoot earlier. Whilst it's perfectly good looking, it feels "cheap" around the edges. The rails on the top don't align for example. The font (is that what it's called) doesn't feel particularly classy - not having anything to compare it with, I don't know how it compares with others but I suspect it's low end.
Similarly with the regulator - I've a feeling that will be upgraded soon.
I think, looking at competing models, that this entire unit is made by another company and "Mangrove Jacks" (ie imake as was and now called Bevie) are just licencing it and adding their own instructions and marketing.
Which would explain why it comes with two sets of instructions. One for "Your Chill N' Tap", which I assume is the original manufacturer.
The second set are the Mangrove Jack's, which given that seems to be the only thing they've done, absolutely blows chunks. They should be ashamed of them.
Crappy photos which must have been taken on a 1998 0.2 megapixel camera and then run through a blur filter before being cropped to an inch square.
And instructions like: "remove the hole cover from the hole. Now push the
hole through the
hole. Put the hole cover back on". Several examples of this.
Some things are covered in one manual but not the other, such as how to change the direction of door swing.
Finally, no advance warning that you'll need a fairly specialist tool - a crimper for a hose clamp. I guess standard equipment if you've already kegged before, but for a newbie you'd be well advised to buy one first, and a very good adjustable wrench. For some reason, it came with a crappy wrench which seemed to fit nothing and was never referred to in the instructions.
All a bit odd. I understand why most people seem to go for the diy approach.
Ps I got two 19L kegs from Love Brewing. These apparently aren't reconditioned but manufactured new. It does look like it fits three of these kegs, one at the back and two at the front. Tight, but just. I understand that this won't work for most 19L corny kegs.
Edit: despite the very negative sounding first impressions review, it looks good, refrigerates quickly down to 2deg and I think its going to turn out to be a worthwhile investment. Seems odd that an on-the-ball marketing company like Bevie/MangroveJ have given it so little love.
