Fridges

Mikemalone · Member

Fridges

dogbox · Guru

if you have enough solar/batteries couldn't you run it thru an inverter

Mikemalone · Member

Thanks for that , I was also told that household fridges cannot handle the bumps and movements , do you know if this is true. Cheers.

warhorse · Senior Member

Mikemalone wrote:
Thanks for that , I was also told that household fridges cannot handle the bumps and movements , do you know if this is true.

not true, many of us are running domestic friges through an inverter, samsung is the pick of them at the moment,inverter technology means soft start, less drain on batterys at start up

madaboutled · Guru

Have a look at this website http://www.ozefridge.com.au I toyed with the idea of using a household fridge cabinet and using a 12v ozefridge unit inside but in the end decided to go with a 12/24v Vitrifrigo compressor fridge which I'm more than happy with.

pinballpat · Veteran Member

Hi Guys Quite a while ago I sourced a nice new 100ltr chest freezer with the idea to convert it to a super low energy consumption fridge for my m/home it has sat in my garage for quite a long time with the rest of the unfinished projects. I have included a link below for some interesting reading about this common conversion basically you get a small chest freezer and change the Thermostat to work at a range of about + 2 degrees ( a typical fridge temp) instead of the common freezer temp of -18 degrees as you can imagine with the good insulation of a chest freezer and the access door at the top so the cold air doesn't fall out and a modified thermostat the unit will not consume much electricity in the vicinity of less than 100watts per day once the required temp has been reached. There are plenty of articles on the net and also plenty of digital thermostats on Ebay where you just plug the freezer into the socket and place the thermocouple sensor inside the freezer program desired temperature and off you go (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AU-PLUG-240V-ITC-308S-Digital-Temperature-Controller-thermostat-temp-heater-/322181962638?

hash=item4b038a9b8e:g:NX8AAOSwaZdXHzbH ) way to expensive but located in nsw

https://mtbest.net/chest_fridge.html

http://newlifeonahomestead.com/convert-chest-freezer-to-fridge-solar/

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Haier-HCF101-101L-Chest-Freezer-/302083181113?hash=item46558f8a39:g:iIoAAOSwPCVX4~ap

When I get a chance to tackle this project I will post results

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-- Edited by pinballpat on Thursday 2nd of March 2017 08:55:10 PM

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Welcome to the gang Mikemalone, enjoy here and out in the playground.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

AJC · Veteran Member

I'm with madaboutled - I'd go for a 12V /24V fridge - unless you have heaps of solar & battery.

The domestic ones (240V) are made to a price, the low-voltage ones are made for efficiency.

-- Edited by AJC on Friday 3rd of March 2017 06:22:40 PM

Bagmaker · Senior Member

Warhorse gave you great advice OP!

msg · Guru

madaboutled wrote:
Have a look at this website http://www.ozefridge.com.au I toyed with the idea of using a household fridge cabinet and using a 12v ozefridge unit inside but in the end decided to go with a 12/24v Vitrifrigo compressor fridge which I'm more than happy with.

Vitifrigo compressor fridge: Mine is 9yrs old and still going without a problem. Never think about it the solar just keeps it going.

Mikemalone · Member

Thank You every for replies about Fridges.

Snippy · Senior Member

We have one of the new Evercool 12v dual temp compressor fridges. 210 litre, very low power use. Check their website.