09-11-2018, 09:31 PM
When I was participating at CRVL, I posted about a fellow in Australia who converted a chest freezer into a very low-cost refrigerator that could easily be run on solar. His name is Tom Chalk of Mt. Best, Australia. He bought a small energy-efficient chest freezer and changed the thermostat to turn it into a refrigerator that only takes 0.1 KWh of energy. How much does a regular fridge that size cost to run? Most people at CRVL seemed doubtful.
Here's the first article I saw on it, "A fridge that only takes 0.1 KWh?":
Here is a more recent article about the conversion, "Freezer to fridge conversion":
https://mtbest.net/freezer-to-fridge-thermostat.html
And just today, I finally found a man who did it for his tiny house, it works as advertised, and he loves it!
"70 Year Old Builds Innovative Off-Grid Tiny House for Debt Free Retirement":
Would someone who understands electricity be willing to convert the draw of a common off-grid fridge or two (like a Domestic, etc) to the same language as this fridge, so it would be easy to compare the energy use? Pretty please with sugar on it?
Here's the first article I saw on it, "A fridge that only takes 0.1 KWh?":
Here is a more recent article about the conversion, "Freezer to fridge conversion":
https://mtbest.net/freezer-to-fridge-thermostat.html
And just today, I finally found a man who did it for his tiny house, it works as advertised, and he loves it!
"70 Year Old Builds Innovative Off-Grid Tiny House for Debt Free Retirement":
Would someone who understands electricity be willing to convert the draw of a common off-grid fridge or two (like a Domestic, etc) to the same language as this fridge, so it would be easy to compare the energy use? Pretty please with sugar on it?