Nice work so far. You have for sure done much more work to yours than I did. Just stuffed a 3rd keg in mine to cold condition.
What kind of energy usage are you seeing from yours? I'm curious how much mine will hurt my electricity bill...
Nice work so far. You have for sure done much more work to yours than I did. Just stuffed a 3rd keg in mine to cold condition.
That's what I've seen as well. Then again, it seems like I've read just as much about how inefficient they are. Mine has a butter compartment inside with heaters attached to it though, so I've got to wonder how worried about efficiency they were...Or so they vintage fridge lobby tells me...
That's what I've seen as well. Then again, it seems like I've read just as much about how inefficient they are. Mine has a butter compartment inside with heaters attached to it though, so I've got to wonder how worried about efficiency they were...
The big factors are insulation and the efficiency of the compressor. I know I'm good on the insulation with the new R19, but we'll have to see on the compressor.
You'd think I'd have retained more of my Electrical Engineering degree than I did.!
I really am! I find I much prefer my brews a little warmer, as I get a lot more of the subtle flavors that are lost when you get frosty cold. In fact, I've got an oaky IPA that has some amazing flavor after setting out to warm up a bit. If I'm going to have my beer so cold I can't taste it, then I could just as well be drinking commercial stuff.Are you satisfied with the 45 degrees?
Honestly, I didn't have to do a thing to it! The badge was in perfect shape, so I just got the clips off and mounted it on the wall in my workshop until I was finished.1) did you redo the GE badge on the door? if so, how? it almost looks brand new.
Again, I didn't have to do anything with them. They have a couple really tiny chips, but overall they are great. On mine, I'd get them apart by removing the chrome endcaps and pulling the pin out.2) i have an old westinghouse fridge that has hinges that looks almost identical to yours. how did you take your hinges apart? i don't want to start prying away at mine and risk ruining them.
Again, I didn't have to do anything with them. They have a couple really tiny chips, but overall they are great. On mine, I'd get them apart by removing the chrome endcaps and pulling the pin out.
how did you get yours off? just pry them? that's what I'm afraid of ruining.
Is the thing in the freezer a damprid knockoff?
I don't think I've ever been presented with the occasion to utter this phrase, but: That is the sexiest fridge I've ever seen. I'm quite jealous of your craftsmanship, and envious of the end product - and I technically don't even brew yet, let alone keg!
Why did you only go with two taps?
Well, we just had an offer accepted on a house, so I best try to bring this project to a checkpoint before the move. I finished wiring and testing the electrical this week. Hopefully I can get the door painted and installed in the next couple weeks.
Here's the power consumption while the compressor is running. ~180 watts! With the new insulation and the speed with which the coils cool, I should see some really good efficiency on this.
Once you set Watts x Hours run (per day) x 365 (days per year) = total watts divided by 1000 = Kw x your cost per Kw will give you your cost per year.
Here's the power consumption breakdown, for those interested in old fridges.
- 4 watts idling (webserver consumption)
- 170 watts cooling
- 2 min running time each cool cycle
- ~7 min running time per hour
If you don't mind, can you shed some light on the arduino setup? How did you wire it, which arduino setup you bought off of spark fun, How do you monitor etc. Maybe even some helpful links I could use to set one up for my vintage GE fridge. I'm new to the arduino stuff. Thank you in advance! I'm jealous!
What are your thoughts on using the same temperature sensor with usb adapter into a Hackberry A10 ( https://www.miniand.com/products/Hackberry A10 Developer Board) instead of an Arduino Uno.
...using 1/3 of the cost to run per year aka $ 4.50...
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