At 12:16 PM 6/3/99 -0700, you wrote:
Frank,
The only problem with household refers on a boat is that they
are not very efficient. If you're plugged in the dock most of
the time, no problem. Well insulated 12v refrigerators are
substantially more efficient, mostly due to better insulation,
which is important if you anchor out a lot and don't like the
noise and expense of a genset. On WTP, our small (4 cu ft) 12
volt top loading box consumes 32 AH/day in 80 degree Florida
weather.
Mark Richter, Winnie the Pooh
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Mark and Frank---
We've had a lot of experience with house refrigerators on boats -
when we are on a boat without a holding plate, we leave the thermostate
cranked up all the way so that the refrigerator will maintain a temperature
of about 34 degrees and the contents will be well cold soaked. In the days
before inverters we would be running the generator in the evening and the
refrigerator would be cold soaking, the freezer would end up about 10 below
zero. We would shut everything down for the night and in the morning which
could be 10 hours later, the refrigerator would be up to about 40 to 42 and
the freezer would be 15 to 18. We would do this for a period of
approximately two months on our annual Bahama cruise and the food would be
maintained in excellent condition in an extreme hot atmosphere. Now we
have holding plates and we only use the generator 3 hours a day and of
course the inverter when cruising. the temperature is only slightly colder
in both the refrigerator and freezer. Our refrigerators were originally a
12 cu ft. GE about 26 years ago and currently is a 16 cu ft Hotpoint, all
freezer over refrigerator. So unless you want to get involved in an
insulating project, the way you buy it is the way you use it to our
satisfaction.
Al
At 12:16 PM 6/3/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Frank,
>The only problem with household refers on a boat is that they
>are not very efficient. If you're plugged in the dock most of
>the time, no problem. Well insulated 12v refrigerators are
>substantially more efficient, mostly due to better insulation,
>which is important if you anchor out a lot and don't like the
>noise and expense of a genset. On WTP, our small (4 cu ft) 12
>volt top loading box consumes 32 AH/day in 80 degree Florida
>weather.
>
>Mark Richter, Winnie the Pooh
===================================================
Mark and Frank---
We've had a lot of experience with house refrigerators on boats -
when we are on a boat without a holding plate, we leave the thermostate
cranked up all the way so that the refrigerator will maintain a temperature
of about 34 degrees and the contents will be well cold soaked. In the days
before inverters we would be running the generator in the evening and the
refrigerator would be cold soaking, the freezer would end up about 10 below
zero. We would shut everything down for the night and in the morning which
could be 10 hours later, the refrigerator would be up to about 40 to 42 and
the freezer would be 15 to 18. We would do this for a period of
approximately two months on our annual Bahama cruise and the food would be
maintained in excellent condition in an extreme hot atmosphere. Now we
have holding plates and we only use the generator 3 hours a day and of
course the inverter when cruising. the temperature is only slightly colder
in both the refrigerator and freezer. Our refrigerators were originally a
12 cu ft. GE about 26 years ago and currently is a 16 cu ft Hotpoint, all
freezer over refrigerator. So unless you want to get involved in an
insulating project, the way you buy it is the way you use it to our
satisfaction.
Al
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