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Rick · 21-11-2005, 11:37

Being able to keep the refer up and running when on the hard is very nice. I have an old, relatively small, cold holding plate system. I discovered that I could merely run the water from the compressor into a 6 gal plastic jug stowed below. The heat capacity of 6 gal of water is sufficient to absorb the compressor heat removal from the plate so that the compressor still functions well. The compressor only comes on twice in 24 hours (once the plate is pulled down, of course) and the time that the compressor is off is sufficient for the plastic jug surface area to conduct the heat to the surrounding air and be sufficiently cooled before the next cycle, even in the tropics.

21-11-2005, 11:37	#2
Rick Senior Cruiser Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle area (Bremerton) Boat: C&C Landfall 39 center cockpit "Anahita" Posts: 932	Keith makes a valuable point Being able to keep the refer up and running when on the hard is very nice. I have an old, relatively small, cold holding plate system. I discovered that I could merely run the water from the compressor into a 6 gal plastic jug stowed below. The heat capacity of 6 gal of water is sufficient to absorb the compressor heat removal from the plate so that the compressor still functions well. The compressor only comes on twice in 24 hours (once the plate is pulled down, of course) and the time that the compressor is off is sufficient for the plastic jug surface area to conduct the heat to the surrounding air and be sufficiently cooled before the next cycle, even in the tropics.