JESSE
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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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805gregg
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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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Mexicorn
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Aint nuthin wrong with a big chest
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JESSE
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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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oladulce
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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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JESSE
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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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Santiago
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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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I built my kegerator out of one works fantastic, although a little hard to load.
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