BAnn
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refrigerator
We need to buy a electric refrigerator. We are all solar. Some ideas please? What kind and where to buy. We are south of San Felipe.
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Diver
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Why not propane ?
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BAnn
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Why not propane? Well we all ready have a bunch of solar panels up, so the eletric would be a better for us. No need to buy propane when the sun
works for us.
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oladulce
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I scoured the Energy Star and other sites on and off for the past year researching a fridge that wouldn't cost thousands of $$$ in extra solar
equipment and here's what I chose:
Whirlpool "Resource Saver" refrigerator/freezer Model # W9RXXMFW
Top Freezer 18.92c.f.
It uses 343 kWh/yr which is the lowest I found on the energy star website for this medium size fridge.
939 watts per day isn't too shabby for an electric fridge.
I don't know if you'll find it in Mexico, I had to hunt around to find a place that sold them in CA because this new, "specially designed" model must
not appeal to everyone. Not available from Pacific Sales and Lowes could order one but it was almost $200 more than were I finally purchased- Renwes
Sales in Lake Forest , CA.
We've had our new one running in the garage for a couple of months so it won't look so new when it gets loaded in the trailer next week for the move
to BCS.
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BajaWarrior
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I have an LG with bottom freezer that has a 3.5 amp motor and that's as low of amperage as your going to find in a full size fridge (20 cu. ft.).
We bought it at the Sears outlet center with minor dings at a good price but I saw it at Home Depot on Balboa Ave. in San Diego for about $850.
We're also in south campos, Playa Hermosa/Santa Maria km 31
[Edited on 10-28-2009 by BajaWarrior]
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Pacifico
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Do you want to go 120AC or 12VDC? Here are some options:
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/yago102.html
http://www.sunfrost.com/refrigerators_main.html
http://www.sundanzer.com/Home.html
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larryC
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I boiught a sears 18cf about 5 years ago for my solar house, works really well uses about 900 watts a day in the cooler months according to my
kill-a-watt meter.
Larry
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rob
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We have friends at a solar-equipped ranch down the road who had two unloved propane fridges- they were very expensive to run and functioned OK but
without enthusiasm.
After much research into expensive low-wattage replacements, they bought a standard LG domestic fridge - they love it and it works well.
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comitan
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The new fridges like LG have very low current drain.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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MrBillM
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Sun Frost
You can't find a MORE efficient Electric Refrigerator.
My 16 cu. Ft. runs 3.5 amps @ 12VDC on each separate compressor.
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monoloco
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If you are looking for something with a super low draw also check out the Engel and Waeco brands. I have an Engel and it will function as a
refrigerator or a freezer and only draws about 1.5 amps at 12 volts. It will also run on 24V or 120vac.. It really is nice for bringing back frozen
fish from Baja and will freeze to below zero.
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bonanza bucko
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We are at Alfonsina's south of Puertecitos about 50 miles. We are all solar too. We have two fridges; one is a small upright that we got for $250 at
Walmart--it is very efficient..burns about 0.6 amp at 120V AC. But the one we love the most is a chest FREEZER....a major brand which we got at Home
Depot for about $300. But we have it hooked up to an electrical device sold by www.kegworks.com which allows us to set the temperature in the freezer to refrigerator temperatures.....32-35 F usually.
This turns out little chest freezer into nice chest fridge.....the same usefulness and capacity as the chest fridges sold by Sunfrost and etc. for
more than $1000. This is the best and least expensive way to get a chest fridge that we know about. A chest fridge, of course, is better because the
cold air stays in it when you raise the lid...unlike an upright where all the cool falls out.
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oladulce
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bonanza bucko
But the one we love the most is a chest FREEZER....a major brand which we got at Home Depot for about $300. But we have it hooked up to an
electrical device sold by www.kegworks.com which allows us to set the temperature in the freezer to refrigerator temperatures.....32-35 F usually.
This turns out little chest freezer into nice chest fridge.....the same usefulness and capacity as the chest fridges sold by Sunfrost and etc. for
more than $1000. This is the best and least expensive way to get a chest fridge that we know about. A chest fridge, of course, is better because the
cold air stays in it when you raise the lid...unlike an upright where all the cool falls out. |
How much power does your chest fridge use Bucko- have you checked?
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