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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

05-02-2019, 06:55

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Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

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Posted By john61ct

Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

And I very carefully stated, "relatively free".

With even solar capital investment needs to get amortized into your per-month or per-AH accounting.

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

05-02-2019, 06:12

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Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

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Posted By john61ct

Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

But if that engine running daily is actually still part of the routine, then holding plates can still make sense.

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

05-02-2019, 06:08

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Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

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Posted By john61ct

Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

This thread is (was) about enabling refrigeration from solar without batteries.

Yes, once you are using batteries to store energy produced, eutectic storage requires a certain set of circumstances...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

05-02-2019, 05:20

Replies: 146

Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

Views: 19,541

Posted By john61ct

Re: Another look at Solar Powered refrigeration on sailboats

If the evaporator fridge is starting up 117 times a day, and the holding plate type only once, the efficiency gains from just that factor are likely to be significant.

And if that one runtime is...

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