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Post by larkboy on Jun 11, 2017 17:05:10 GMT
Spent yesterday running in new, much heavier cables and conduit through the boat to install our brand new shoreline under counter fridge. Wasn't happy with the original cable sizes as installed by Liverpool Boats when I bought Ananda, brand new, 12 years ago, although, to be honest the old fridge had done 12 years. Over the last 18 months it had been cycling far more frequently and using much more power so we bit the bullet and bought a 98l undercounter fridge that also has an 11l ice box....£489 from Ely Boat Chandlers. I do wish 12v fridges weren't so expensive, but saves using the inverter all the time. What took the most time was having to move so much gear to get to all the places I needed to to route the new cabling and then putting everything back! Did have a bit of a muck out at the same time though, which is always good. I am going to install a 12v computer fan wired in to the compressor to aid efficiency, especially at this time of year, as the fridge has contacts specially for such a mod. It's been up and running 24 hours now and is performing much better than our old fridge. Whilst I was picking it up from the chandlers I also got the last two L.E.D bulbs I needed to make the lighting 100% incandescent free, so my electrical efficiencies are coming along. Next job, the hospital silence install, but that's another thread and another day😀
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Post by peterboat on Jun 11, 2017 17:17:16 GMT
I did my fridge/freezer 6 years ago with a shoreline jobby works great its on 10mm cables which seems to be ok have 12v fan so might try the mod hope yours has been as good as mine
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Post by phil70 on Jun 11, 2017 22:54:32 GMT
I went mad and ran some 25mm/sq cable for our Shoreline larder fridge as our galley is midships so 30 feet away from the domestic bank
Phil
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Post by larkboy on Jul 2, 2017 19:04:12 GMT
Having bought and installed the fridge and used it for three weeks I decided to get a 12v computer fan and wire that in to the fan taps on the fridge control block. I cut a hole to suit the fan and ran the cables in and clipped everything up neatly so it draws cool air from underneath the false floors in the galley cupboards and blows it across the back and round the sides of the fridge. I must say, it's improved things noticeably from an already favourable point compared to the old fridge so well happy.🙂
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Post by quaysider on Jul 5, 2017 7:15:13 GMT
I never got around to fitting the fan at the back (I bought it and it's in a box in the attic along with lots of other things I had planned) - The inlander 12v (lec) fridge freeze we have is good but boy it eats power if anything so much as touches the back of it ... to the point where I'm thinking of gluing a bit of conduit at the back of each shelf to stop cans/bottles or whatever being able to make contact ... it's becoming a nightly obsession now to check the back of the fridge before going to bed! grrr.
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Post by tadworth on Jul 7, 2017 16:37:01 GMT
The insulation on the average fridge cabinet is pants, if you want to have an efficient fridge forget an off the shelf cabinet. The latest technology is vacuum panel insulation, one inch of that is equivalent to something like six inches of PU board. You are also wasting your time with a front door, top loading is the only efficient option.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 7, 2017 16:42:03 GMT
I'm wondering if my fridge would be more efficient if I set up a fan to draw heat away from the coils at the rear?
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Post by larkboy on Jul 7, 2017 17:06:00 GMT
I'm wondering if my fridge would be more efficient if I set up a fan to draw heat away from the coils at the rear? Yes it will be, and I'll bet it's got the terminals to run one on the fridges control block. Our old fridge did and that was 12 years old! |
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Post by lollygagger on Jul 7, 2017 20:52:58 GMT
I have a Waeco 50l in my van and 80l in the boat. Both have fans as part of the design.
Waeco are honest enough to say adding more insulation will make them more efficient.
I wonder what material can truly hold a vacuum for many years? Sounds great though.
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