Vitrifrigo fridge
Submitted: Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:13
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Member - Rick P (NT)
We finally have our Vitrifrigo fridge working properly after 18 months of putting up with it under performing especially in the tropics. The fan was starting to get very noisy so we took the fridge into Rado Refrigeration in
Darwin who put in a new fan, checked the gas level which was fine but they also changed the fan speed from 2,000 to 2,500 revs which is easy to do at the back of the unit. We are now happy to report that we finally have icy cold beer in the fridge and we have been having 32-33c days where we are at the moment. Thank you karl for also doing it in a 24hr turn around, we are now happy campers. Just another problem is they must have at least 8mm cable from the battery to the unit, 6mm can cause a voltage drop.
Cheers
Rick P
Reply By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:20
Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:20
Hi Rick,
We have one of those - a 130 litre remote compressor model - in our rig.
I have made a water-cooled condenser for it to assist in hot climates. It's a fairly involved project, but definitely worthwhile.
As a result I was able to reduce compressor speed, which reduces power consumption. Also, duty cycle in hot weather went from 60% to 40%. Overall increase in efficiency was close to 50%.
If you're interested in more details let me know.
Cheers
Frank
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Follow Up By: Al-one - Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 at 19:43
Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 at 19:43
Hi Frank,
I would like to get more details if you wouldn't mind please.
Cheers,
Al-one
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Follow Up By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 at 20:41
Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 at 20:41
Al-one,
Send me an email to frankp79@hotmail.com and I'll email back to you.
It's too big to post here.
Cheers
Frank
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