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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-02-2019, 00:39
Replies: 146
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Posted By valhalla360
Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

Nope, I don't but I can tell you with certainty...there is no such thing as "free power". Several of the posts from various posters talk about free power.

As most already have a solar/battery bank...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-02-2019, 23:36
Replies: 146
Views: 19,537
Posted By valhalla360
Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

Can you run a holding plate on direct solar? Sure...but without discussing and comparing to the alternatives, what's the point?
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-02-2019, 20:55
Replies: 146
Views: 19,537
Posted By valhalla360
Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

If you are talking running a diesel specifically to power the compressor vs you are already running the diesel either to motor somewhere or to charge the battery bank anyway, throwing a motor driven...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-02-2019, 20:50
Replies: 146
Views: 19,537
Posted By valhalla360
Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

Exotic in the sense that outside older long distance cruising boats, they are rare...and becoming more so as modern marine fridges have closed the gap on efficiency.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-02-2019, 05:55
Replies: 146
Views: 19,537
Posted By valhalla360
Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

I think back in the day when many cruisers charged by running the engine an hour or two per day, cold plate systems made sense. The battery bank couldn't accept as much power as the motor could...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-02-2019, 05:28
Replies: 146
Views: 19,537
Posted By valhalla360
Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

Where is this free energy coming from?

You need an energy storage system with both systems...it's just a battery vs holding plate storing the energy. Both require the box, insulation, compressor,...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 20-01-2019, 00:16
Replies: 146
Views: 19,537
Posted By valhalla360
Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

RV's don't typically run the motor to keep the fridge running. If away from shore power, they run on propane.

Not much difference fitting an RV fridge into a boat cabinet...in fact our prior cat...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-01-2019, 00:31
Replies: 146
Views: 19,537
Posted By valhalla360
Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

I didn't look up the models but are we talking about cold plate systems or standard fridges?

Standard fridges are pretty much not viable no matter what size...depending on latitude and...
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