convert upright freezer to fridge

[dnix71]

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Someone down under is making and selling drop in replacement thermostats for upright freezers with a higher set point so you can cool beer or use a freezer as a fridge without any other mods. I tried converting a freezer once, but my inverter didn't have the power to start the compressor.

It is supposed to reduce the compressor duty cycle to 10%.

[Volvo farmer]

MMmmmmmm, beeer

[kurt]

this would work for a chest freezer and has been discussed before for making a low power fridge but if you tried it with an upright freezer like you suggest you would have the same energy sucking downfall as regular refrigerators have that is every time you open the door the cold air sinks out the bottom and is replaced by warm air flowing in from the top forcing your fridge to have to run to cool all that cold air it lost every time you open the door.

second if i needed one of those i would not order one from Australia i would go to my local johnstone supply walk in the door walk up to the counter and say "pardon me could i have a current catalog??" then i would go home and look though the catalog and find the replacement thermostat with the specs i need go back the next day and buy it by part number. be allot cheaper than ordering out of ozz. or you could just pull out your old thermostat take it in and explain exactly what you want they will match one up for you. only difference is that way they are likely to charge you retail for it instead of catalog price.

[WXYZCIENCE]

kurt, I would go to my local white box recyclers with a screwdriver and  take that device out of an good discarded old fridge. Free. Joseph.

[thirteen]

My neighbor was over and saw this change from freezer to fridge and made a door that he mounted in his fridge that covers the lower 2/3 of his fridge compartment. It irritates his wife some but she is willing to try it for 2 months. He put a paper readout hooked to a thermometer to record the temp difference last year. It all started with a bunch of food that got spioled for a party they were holding. Big argument that is still just under her skin and involved his cold home made beer. He thru the food out she had made then she thru his beer out he had made.  So it will be interesting to see the results.

[Volvo farmer]

You guys realize that that thermostat senses evaporator temps right? A lot of older refrigerators used a control that sensed air temp. The two run in different temperature ranges and are not interchangeable.

[Old F]

Kurt

Something like this

http://www.homebrewers.com/product/BE875/Refrigerator_Thermostat_by_Johnson_Controls.html

[kurt]

or something like this

http://www.a-1catalog.com/sct.html

just wire it in in place of the original control tape the sensor inside the freezer somewhere

[DamonHD]

D-I-V-O-R-C-E? (to quote a famous song)

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Damon

[tecker]

I came to the conclusion that a freezer could be used to freeze water in plastic jugs and be moved once a day with the morning meal to a older refrigerator and keep things from spoiling .So the main things you have to eat go form freezer to refer and the beverages are iced in a separate cooler .You need the booze at the party anyhow .That's my plan .I picked up a Chest freezer for $170 and have to run it 4 hours a day over all that's my goal it cycles too many times so I have to keep from opening it and run it at peak output times and two times at night .That's the goal .As far as getting beer really cold keep salt water in the cooler .The cooler water has to be placed in a solar evaporator  (if you want to stay environmental friendly) . The beer can gets cold fast so leave it in the ice water for a little longer .If you put a thermometer in the water it will register freezing even though its liquid .( "Beer tech" out )