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From: Tom Vaughan (no email)
Date: Mon Aug 16 1999 - 15:03:35 EDT
>
> << Here's what I decided to do for a refrigerator. I bought a chest type
> freezer for $179 at Circuit City. I got a freezer because they have twice
> the insulation of reefers. On my last post, I indicated that I was going to
> change the thermostat so that it could maintain above freezing temp. but
> I've changed my mind and made it simpler. Rather than remove and replace
> the current thermo, I am going to attach a new thermo to an AC outlet
> fixture. That way, if I want to operate the unite as a freezer, I simply
> plug the freezer into a regular AC outlet. If I want to operate it as a
> reefer, I'll plug it first into this new outlet that has a thermo control on
> it and then plug that control device into a real AC outlet. This makes the
> wiring much easier....do it all on the bench and just carry to the freezer,
> plug the freezer into it and plug it into AC and I have a reefer.
>
> This unit only uses 90 watts of energy. I'll feed it with an inverter.
> With the extra insulation, it should keep things cold for extended periods
> of time w/o power.....hopefully. I report on that later.
>
> Glen Evans
> Building a 32' in the backyard in Arlington, Va.
>
Homebewers use a thermostat made by Johnson Controls to convert freezers to refrigerators
for kegging beer. It is an external control and would allow you to keep the freezer intact without
modification. Check out dome of the homebrew web pages for info on the thermostat.
Tom
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