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[*] posted on 10-28-2009 at 05:14 PM
Chest freezer to refrigerator conversion


Its been a month since i converted a chest freezer to a refrigerator, and i am very happy with the results. Energy bills down 20%, less noise, sleep better at night.

Check it out.

http://www.mtbest.net/chest_fridge.pdf




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[*] posted on 10-28-2009 at 06:14 PM


Good idea but your gonna get a sore back bending down all the time. I built a chest type ice box in my Bristol Channel Cutter sailboat. It had a minimum of 6" insulation and max of 14" 75 lbs of ice would last 2 weeks.
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[*] posted on 10-28-2009 at 06:21 PM


Aint nuthin wrong with a big chest;D
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[*] posted on 10-28-2009 at 06:33 PM


Most people only open their refrigerators about a dozen times a day. In the case of our restaurant, we have an upright for daily service, and the chest freezer is used as regular cold storage.



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[*] posted on 10-28-2009 at 09:01 PM


Jesse, I don't understand the lingo and schematics on that website. Can you dummy it up for me and explain what you need to convert a chest freezer to a fridge?
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[*] posted on 10-28-2009 at 10:05 PM


Quote:
Originally posted by oladulce
Jesse, I don't understand the lingo and schematics on that website. Can you dummy it up for me and explain what you need to convert a chest freezer to a fridge?


Basically, just an external thermostat like this one:


You plug the freezer into the thermostat, and the thermostat to the outlet. You then drill a hole in the freezer so you can put the temperature probe in it, and thats it. You now have a thermostat that will bypass the freezers factory one.




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[*] posted on 10-29-2009 at 06:20 AM


http://www.energyconservationinfo.org/chestfridge.htm
This takes you to a page that uses Jesse's control unit. They are available from home brewing outlets for about $60 or so. See http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-equipment/ferm...
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[*] posted on 10-29-2009 at 08:36 PM


I built my kegerator out of one works fantastic, although a little hard to load.
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