I just scored a sweet 1940's fridge for free. What controller do you guys recommend? - Page 3

McDingleberry · 04-01-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayne1

To find out exactly what your appliance is pulling out of the wall, you can pick up one of these Kill-A-Watt

Plug this into the wall and your appliance into it. It will tell you the current draw.

They have another model that will tell you the actual cost to run that appliance.

Kill-A-Watt EZ

Yeah, I've seen those. If one of my friends had one, I would borrow it, but I don't think it would make sense to buy one just to see how much power my fridge uses. If it uses a whole lot, I will see it on my bill anyway.

pfooti · 04-01-2011, 06:04 PM

Yeah, while the fridge does look rad, there's a pretty good chance you could buy a new fridge and make up the difference after a year of lower power bills. Those older models really guzzled the power. On the other hand, if it isn't on all the time, it might be okay- depends on how well-insulated it is, I guess. Personally, though, I use a chest freezer. They're efficient and quiet as all get-out. It added something like $10/year to my electric bill.

McDingleberry · 04-01-2011, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by pfooti

Yeah, while the fridge does look rad, there's a pretty good chance you could buy a new fridge and make up the difference after a year of lower power bills. Those older models really guzzled the power. On the other hand, if it isn't on all the time, it might be okay- depends on how well-insulated it is, I guess. Personally, though, I use a chest freezer. They're efficient and quiet as all get-out. It added something like $10/year to my electric bill.

Well, now I need to find someone with a kill-a-watt. The walls are WAY thicker than a modern fridge, (they are nearly 4" and my side by side are 1.5") and it hardly runs if the door is left closed.

onthekeg · 04-01-2011, 11:05 PM

Don't worry about the power useage on that fridge for fermentation. Lagering will use juice, but fermentation will be about 50 so you are good. For lagering you will want a chest freezer with a controller.

**Blackhawkbrew** · 04-02-2011, 12:01 AM

I'm curious about the energy output of this fridge as well. My neighbor has this fridge he is willing to let me take off his hands and I was concerned about the energy output. I would be using if for fermentation.

**coldrice** · 04-11-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by McDingleberry

Haha. That's a damn nice fridge. My friend helped me move mine today, and told me that I should take it to a body shop, and have them paint it that old sea-foam green color. Now I'm actually considering it.

Wow. If they spawn can I have one?