Date: Sun, 25 Jun 1995 17:58:59 -0700 (PDT)
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From: David Schwarze <des@teleport.com>
Subject: Fridge guts... for sale?
Volks,
Still trying to recover from the GNATT trip - cleaned out the garage
last night and decided I needed to get rid of my old Safare' cabinets.
There were two - the sink/closet unit and the stove/fridge unit. I did
the sink/closet unit first - taking it apart and stowing the hardware
and pieces of paneling that were still in reasonable shape in case I
ever decide to recreate the original cabinets. Threw the rest,
including the particle-board shelves and junk paneling into the
dumpster.
Now what to do with the Fridge/stove unit. The stove was removed
and built into the new cabinets, but the fridge was still there.
Norcold, 12V/110V. The fridge still operated, but the case and seals
were completely shot. To the point that all of the cool would just exit
the front of the fridge. So, I gutted it. I removed the little metal
freezer cabinet, compressor, thermostat, cooling fins, and inverter and
put them all in a box. It still all functions, and gets cold, but
there is no cabinet. Last time I was in West Marine I noticed they sold
a "fridge kit" for about $420 that will turn an icebox into a
refrigerator. It's exactly what I have now.
I was thinking that someone might be able to use this to turn their
older Westy icebox into a refrigerator. Any takers? The unit draws 4.5
amps and will cool to 32 degrees F or below, even if the outside
temperature is high, provided it is ventilated properly. I don't want
much for this stuff, just enough to partially offset the cost of the
fridge I bought to replace it. We're talking well down into the two-
digit price range. If I don't sell it I will probably just put it in
the attic, or maybe install it in my cat's litter box (it's the enclosed
kind) as an air conditioner. Then it would really be a "Comfort
Station". =)
-David
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David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
San Diego, California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper)
http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano)
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