Many years ago our only fridge was a big box with a couple of holding plates and an engine driven air conditioner to freeze the plates. When we set sail for Africa it started to act up. And we limped with it for another couple of years. Then Mark's parents came for a visit in Africa so we loaded up their luggage with a brand new SeaFrost system. After returning to Singapore we added a shore power compressor as well.
Many years later we cut the box in half and added a door type fridge and reused the other equipment to work in the smaller box. Well after 28 years the African fridge started misbehaving again. Since the newer DC powered air cooled fridges made for boats have improved so much we decided to go that route. That meant we could get rid of the shore power system, and the engine driven system, heat exchangers and water pumps.
We decided on a CoolBlue unit as we had heard good things about them. So we ordered one and are happy to say it installed nicely. At the warmest setting we have, it keeps the box below 22 degrees and it only runs every so often. Probably too cold for beer but we can dial it down to be an actual freezer. We then can convert our Dometic Portable freezer into a fridge for drinks. Sounds like a plan. Here are some pics.
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| The Compressor,Condensor, and Dryer/Filter |
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| Close Up |
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| The New Holding Plate |
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