It helps if you reply to my post. Here you replied to main story, not mine almost missed you were talking to me. (I think:) Going back I see in 5jun08 you replied to a post of mine, except you replied to the main. I normally do not reread stories. Thus will miss a post unless replied to mine. I check for replies for a few weeks.
Are there full size fridges using this method?? Not that I can find. Over the years I have seen many announcements, nothing in long term production except the Colman cooler.
Consider using the guts of the cooler and build a full sized fridge around it? Would be a COOL project!-) Need thick insulation 4 inch fridge and 6 for freezer, uses very little power. For fun designed a 8x8 ft room freezer using chest freezer parts. Required 6-8 inch insulation on all surfaces. Depends on assumptions.
Like some help with designing this project!?
Have fun, Scott.[ Parent ]
Could a person simply put the guts of the cooler into an old fridge that has given up? Yes, Good starting point. Make sure you understand which part goes inside and out.
4" of insulation seems like a bunch. Yep, then again, comes down to this choice: One time spend money on insulation or forever spend more to run it? Make sure the extra insulation will have a payback in a reasonable time.
Check out the couple existing off grid Fridges, similar thickness to get their low numbers.
As you have seen many ideas to reduce the cost, energy, equipment etc. Let us know what your issues are, always good to show what you have found and why you need something else. The more you share the better we can help without telling your life story!-)
Have fun, Scott. [ Parent ]
Ron Adventure is just bad planning." -- Roald Amundsen [ Parent ]
