We are going to replace two aircons next week. Both are mechanically fine and no problem with pipes and all that whatever there is inside. Control units are long gone though.
One of them is really very little used and nearly immaculate, except for the controls (this is the one I think I want to keep).
Both are discontinued and unsupported.
Now, the question is,
Would it be possible for a guy that has less than zero understanding of cooling equipment to cut out the control unit and somehow install simple semi-manual controls? All I want is to leave the outside unit hang where it is, and replace the inside unit with a simple heat exchanger (maybe as simple as a copper coil in a bucket of water) to cool down the agent that I would use to cool down the fermenters?
I'm good at soldering and petty handyman's jobs but never put my hands on fridges/condies.
Alternatively, I might make a roughly 1m^3 (27 ft^3) foam crate and use it as a cellar for maturing my brews.
Whatever I decide to make out of it, I will still need to fully replace the faulty control block with some sort of third-party controller, and seriously modify the room unit.
Any advice?
(I will double post this question in Equipment/Sanitation section of the forum, pls don't take it as spamming).
One of them is really very little used and nearly immaculate, except for the controls (this is the one I think I want to keep).
Both are discontinued and unsupported.
Now, the question is,
Would it be possible for a guy that has less than zero understanding of cooling equipment to cut out the control unit and somehow install simple semi-manual controls? All I want is to leave the outside unit hang where it is, and replace the inside unit with a simple heat exchanger (maybe as simple as a copper coil in a bucket of water) to cool down the agent that I would use to cool down the fermenters?
I'm good at soldering and petty handyman's jobs but never put my hands on fridges/condies.
Alternatively, I might make a roughly 1m^3 (27 ft^3) foam crate and use it as a cellar for maturing my brews.
Whatever I decide to make out of it, I will still need to fully replace the faulty control block with some sort of third-party controller, and seriously modify the room unit.
Any advice?
(I will double post this question in Equipment/Sanitation section of the forum, pls don't take it as spamming).
