03·BAR

Bar & Butler’s Pantry

Two connected spaces: a built-in entertaining bar running the length of the formal dining room — triple-tap kegerator at one end, beverage refrigerator at the other — and, through the wall beyond it, the butler’s pantry with its own sink, counter and espresso machine.

956 N Noble Loop · Showing Edition · Rev A · Aug 2026

At a glance

A built-in bar filling one wall of the formal dining room, anchored at both ends: a Kegco triple-tap built-in kegerator at the far east end (24"-wide under-counter unit with a keyed lock, sized for three standard 1/6-barrel “sixth-barrel” kegs) and a glass-door beverage refrigerator at the far west end (branded NewAir), with a lighted glass display cabinet and open bottle shelves spanning between them. The bar and its built-ins are included with the house, no exception.

Where: The bar is in the formal dining room. The butler’s pantry is a different room — through the wall immediately beyond the kegerator, entered by a pocket door from the dining room and opening on into the kitchen through a cased opening. The walk-in pantry is a third room again, and its only door opens off the butler’s pantry.
Must know: The kegerator runs on CO₂ from a compressed-gas cylinder inside or beside the under-counter unit. That cylinder needs the same respect as any compressed gas: see the safety callout below before you swap a keg or a tank. All kegerator hardware — couplers, lines, the cleaning kit, and CO₂ hardware — stays with the house.
Status: Installed and in use. The kegerator and the beverage refrigerator are original to the 2017 build, like every appliance in the house — never replaced, never a failure, never a service call. Exact model and serial numbers for both, and the CO₂ cylinder size, are still to gather.

The dining room seen from the far end: a wood dining table and chairs in the foreground under a pendant light, and along the far wall the bar run — a tap tower at the left beside an open doorway, a tall lighted glass-front display cabinet in the middle, open bottle shelves, and a glass-door beverage refrigerator at the right end. — The bar, end to end, in the dining room — the triple-tap kegerator anchors the east end (left in frame, beside the doorway through to the butler’s pantry) and the glass-door beverage fridge anchors the west end (right), with the lighted display cabinet and open bottle shelves between them.

Location: main floor — dining · pass-through.

2Everyday use

Two spaces, one page. The bar is for pouring and serving; the butler’s pantry through the wall is the working counter behind it. The one thing to actually be careful with is the CO₂ cylinder that makes the taps work.

The bar, end to end

The bar occupies a full wall of the dining room and is anchored at both ends. At the far east end, beside the doorway through to the butler’s pantry, sits the triple-tap kegerator — a built-in under-counter cabinet with its tap tower on the counter above. At the far west end sits the glass-door beverage refrigerator. Between the two runs the counter, a tall lighted glass-front display cabinet for glassware and bottles, and open bottle shelving. Knowing the two ends is the fastest way to describe the whole run: cold beer at one end, cold bottles at the other, everything else in the middle.

Kegco built-in kegerator under a bar counter, black stainless door with a keyed lock and curved handle, with a three-faucet chrome tap tower on the counter above and a wine/liquor bottle rack on the wall. — The kegerator end of the bar — Kegco badge and keyed lock on the door, and the triple-tap tower on the counter above it.

Pouring from the kegerator

Pick a tap — all three are wired for a keg (or bottle/cornelius keg) at once, whether that’s three of the same beverage or three different ones.
Pull the tap handle smoothly toward you and hold a glass at an angle under the faucet, straightening the glass as it fills to control the head.
If the pour is mostly foam: the keg may need to settle after being moved/tapped, the line may need a cold rest, or the CO₂ pressure may need adjusting — see Troubleshooting.

Three taps, three drinks

The tower is a genuine three-tap setup sized to run three standard 1/6-barrel (“sixth-barrel”) kegs at once — and it has been used that way, pouring beer, cider and root beer simultaneously. That is unusual range for a single under-counter unit, and it means the bar works as well for a house full of people who don’t drink beer as it does for one that does.

CO₂ safety

The kegerator is pressurized by a CO₂ cylinder. Carbon dioxide is odorless and heavier than air — a leak in a small, closed space can displace breathable air without any warning smell. Keep the cabinet area ventilated, don’t store the cylinder in a fully sealed cabinet if you can help it, and treat the cylinder like any compressed-gas vessel: keep it upright and secured (strapped or in a stand) so it can’t fall and shear the valve, don’t drop it, and turn the tank valve off (not just the regulator) when the system will sit unused for a while. If you ever smell nothing but feel unusually short of breath or lightheaded near the bar, ventilate the area and step out — CO₂ buildup gives no odor warning. Whether the CO₂ tank/regulator lives inside the under-counter cabinet or elsewhere is still to confirm.

Swapping a keg

Release pressure at the regulator, disconnect the coupler from the empty keg (twist and lift per the coupler type on this system), swap in the full keg, reconnect, and let pressure re-build before pouring.
Give a freshly tapped/moved keg a few minutes to settle before pouring — a keg that was just jostled pours mostly foam.

Beverage refrigerator

A NewAir-branded glass-door under-counter unit at the west end of the bar, with its own digital thermostat — set the zone to what you are storing (whites and sparkling run cooler, reds a bit warmer; if it is a dual-zone unit, each side has its own control).
Don’t overload the door racks — glass bottles are heavy, and an overloaded door strains the hinge over time.

The butler’s pantry

The butler’s pantry is not the walk-in pantry, and it is not part of the bar — it is its own room, through the wall to the left of the kegerator. It holds a quartz counter with an undermount stainless sink and a pull-down faucet, cabinets below, two live-edge open shelves above on cast-iron brackets, and it is where the espresso machine lives. It is also the route between the dining room and the kitchen: pocket door on the dining side, cased opening on the kitchen side.

Having a second sink here is the point of the room. Drinks get made, glasses get rinsed and coffee gets pulled without any of it happening in the middle of the kitchen or across the bar where guests are standing.
The walk-in pantry opens off this room — its only door. If you are looking for the shelved food-storage room, it is here, not off the kitchen.

3Maintenance

Clean the beer lines on a schedule

Draft lines accumulate yeast, bacteria, mold and "beer stone" (mineral scale) even when they look clean — this affects both taste and hygiene. Home-kegerator guidance generally follows the same principle as commercial systems (the Brewers Association Draft Beer Quality Manual recommends every two weeks for active commercial systems): for a home triple-tap, clean every 1–2 months at minimum, and every time a line sits unused for a long stretch. See the doc link below for the how-to.

CO₂ cylinder: most home/beverage-supply shops will inspect, refill or exchange it — cylinders need periodic hydrostatic testing (typically every 5 years, stamped on the cylinder collar) like any compressed-gas tank.
Kegerator drip tray: empty and rinse regularly — spilled beer left to sit gets sticky and attracts fruit flies.
Beverage refrigerator: vacuum the condenser coils/vents at the base occasionally (dust buildup makes the compressor work harder); wipe door gaskets clean so they keep sealing.
Faucets/taps: disassemble and soak the faucet parts when you clean the lines — residue builds up inside the faucet itself, not just the tubing.
Butler’s pantry sink: nothing scheduled beyond the usual — but it is the sink in the house most likely to sit unused for weeks at a time, so run it occasionally to keep the trap from drying out and letting sewer gas through.
Cleaning kit already on hand: the full keg-line cleaning kit and CO₂ hardware stay with the house — no need to buy anything before the first line cleaning.

4Troubleshooting

All foam, no beer: most common causes, in order of likelihood — CO₂ pressure set too high for the line length/keg style, a keg that was just moved and needs to settle, warm beer lines (temperature not stabilized after a keg swap), or a line that needs cleaning (buildup narrows the tubing and increases turbulence).
Weak/flat pour: CO₂ pressure too low, a nearly empty CO₂ tank, or a loose coupler/fitting leaking gas before it reaches the keg.
No CO₂ flow at all: check the tank valve is open (not just the regulator), and that the tank isn’t empty — an empty cylinder is common to overlook since the regulator gauge can look normal until it suddenly isn’t.
Beverage fridge running warm: check the door seal and that nothing is blocking the vents at the base; like any compressor fridge it needs airflow around/under it to reject heat.
Hissing near the cabinet: a gas leak at a fitting — this is the one to take seriously. Shut the tank valve, ventilate the area, and don’t light anything nearby (though CO₂ itself isn’t flammable, don’t assume that about everything stored near it) until you’ve found and fixed the leak.

5Specs & identity

Kegerator
Make	Kegco
Position	Far east end of the bar run, beside the doorway through to the butler’s pantry
Configuration	24"-wide built-in/undercounter refrigerated cabinet, right-hinge door, factory keyed lock, curved bar handle
Taps	Three, sized for three standard 1/6-barrel (“sixth-barrel”) kegs run at once
Model	A Kegco triple-tap built-in/undercounter model exact SKU to gather — read the compressor-housing rating plate; the black-stainless door finish is one of Kegco’s indoor (not outdoor-rated) triple-tap lines.
Serial number	owner's edition
CO2 cylinder size	To gather (common home sizes are 5 lb or 10 lb); location (inside cabinet vs. elsewhere) also to confirm
Included hardware	All kegerator hardware stays with the house, including couplers, lines, the cleaning kit, and CO₂ hardware
Age & history	Original to the 2017 build. Never replaced; no failure and no service call.

Beverage refrigerator
Make	NewAir
Position	Far west end of the bar run
Type	Glass-door under-counter beverage/wine refrigerator with its own digital thermostat
Zones	A single storage compartment for wine and bottles together confirm single- vs dual-zone at walkthrough
Model	To gather — NewAir makes several under-counter dual-zone wine/beverage models; the model plate is usually inside the door frame or on the compressor housing at the back
Serial number	owner's edition
Age & history	Original to the 2017 build. Never replaced; no failure and no service call.

Bar built-ins
Run	One full wall of the formal dining room, kegerator at the east end and beverage refrigerator at the west end
Cabinetry	Quartz counter, a tall lighted glass-front display cabinet, open bottle shelving, and cabinets below
Additional appliance	A second built-in stainless appliance sits next to the beverage refrigerator — possibly an ice maker or a second dishwasher for barware. Identify at walkthrough

Butler’s pantry
What it is	A separate room through the wall east of the kegerator — not the walk-in pantry, and not part of the bar
Doors	Pocket door from the formal dining room; cased opening through to the kitchen. The walk-in pantry’s only door also opens off this room.
Counter & sink	Quartz counter with an undermount stainless sink and a pull-down chrome faucet
Storage	Cabinets below the counter; two live-edge wood open shelves above on cast-iron brackets
Finishes	White herringbone tile backsplash, matching the kitchen’s cooking wall
Espresso machine	Lives on this counter. The built-in cabinetry, counter and sink stay with the house; whether the espresso machine itself does is to confirm

6Documents & links

Kegco — contact & support
Official Kegco support contact; use once the exact triple-tap SKU is known to request the matching manual.
Kegco HK38BSU-2 (24" dual-tap built-in kegerator) — owner’s manual (PDF)
Linked live from the Kegco storefront. Series-level: the manual is titled generically "HK-38 Full Size Kegerator", and the house unit is a triple-tap build, so the exact SKU is still open.
Micro Matic — CO2 exposure limits & safety (OSHA/ACGIH limits, ventilation guidance)
Authoritative draft-industry reference on CO2 exposure limits and ventilation.
KegWorks — how often to clean draft beer lines
Cites the Brewers Association Draft Beer Quality Manual for cleaning cadence.
NewAir — support & manuals
Once the exact beverage-refrigerator model is known, find and archive its manual here.
NewAir AWB-360DB wine/beverage refrigerator — owner’s manual (PDF)
Closest live NewAir match — a 24" built-in glass-door beverage fridge. Series-level; exact model still open.

Section 8Technical reference ExpandCollapse

The engineering layer — for a buyer's technician, or a curious owner.

For the home-bar enthusiast: how the run is laid out, what a triple-tap actually buys you, and the CO₂ system behind it.

Kegco built-in kegerator with a chrome tap tower, a drip tray, and a keyed lock on the cabinet door. — The kegerator at the east end of the bar — Kegco badge and keyhole on the door, three faucets on the tower.

The layout, and why the two ends matter

This is a bar built into a dining room rather than a bar room, and the layout reflects that. Both pieces of refrigeration are pushed to the ends of the run — kegerator east, beverage refrigerator west — which leaves the entire middle of the wall as counter, display cabinet and shelving. Two people can work the bar without colliding, guests can stand at the middle without standing in front of a door someone needs to open, and the two compressors are as far apart as the wall allows. It also means the kegerator ends up next to the doorway into the butler’s pantry, so kegs, CO₂ cylinders and anything else awkward come and go through the pantry rather than being carried across the dining room.

Triple-tap, and a bit of history

The kegerator is Kegco — the badge with the stylized "K" is on the door.
It is a 24"-wide built-in/undercounter unit, right-hinge door, with a factory keyed lock next to the badge and a curved bar handle, from Kegco’s undercounter line. The exact SKU is still open pending a rating-plate check; the black-stainless door finish narrows it to the indoor rather than outdoor-rated models.
The tower is a genuine triple-tap, sized for three standard 1/6-barrel (“sixth-barrel”) kegs run at once. It has poured beer, cider and root beer at the same time.
The drip tray is mounted to the tile backsplash behind the tower rather than cut into the counter, so it lifts out and is emptied by hand unless it turns out to be plumbed to a drain — to confirm.

CO₂ system, briefly

A standard home kegerator setup is: CO₂ cylinder → regulator (set to each keg’s serving pressure, typically in the 10–12 psi range depending on beer style and line length) → gas line → keg coupler → beer line → tower → faucet. With three taps running independent beverages at once, a multi-body/manifold regulator (a separate gauge and output per keg) is the arrangement that makes sense — a single-gauge regulator feeding three kegs at one pressure would pour some of them wrong if the styles or line lengths differ, which is exactly the situation a bar that has run beer, cider and root beer together is in.

Why the ventilation callout matters here specifically

This bar sits in a normal interior room, not a garage or a dedicated keezer with obvious airflow — CO₂ released from a slow leak or a fast disconnect has nowhere to go but the room. It takes a genuinely large, fast leak in a small closed room to reach hazardous concentrations, but "odorless and heavier than air" is exactly the combination that makes small, tightly-built cabinets worth a second thought — hence keeping the tank valve closed when the system sits idle, and not treating the cabinet as airtight storage.

Three pantries is one too many names

The house has two rooms with "pantry" in the name and they are constantly confused, so, once, plainly. The butler’s pantry is the working pass-through between the dining room and the kitchen: counter, sink, shelves, cabinets, espresso machine, and the doorway beside the kegerator. The walk-in pantry is the shelved food-storage room whose only door opens off the butler’s pantry — it is covered on the Kitchen page. Neither is the bar, which is the run of cabinetry in the dining room itself.

What to gather to finish this page

Kegerator exact model/serial (compressor housing data plate) and CO₂ cylinder size.
Whether the CO₂ tank/regulator is inside the under-counter cabinet or plumbed from elsewhere, and whether the drip tray has a plumbed drain.
NewAir model number (door interior or compressor housing) and whether it is single- or dual-zone.
Identity of the second stainless appliance beside the beverage refrigerator.
Whether the espresso machine stays with the house, or is personal equipment.