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|PuNiSh3R| · 05-28-2002, 10:42 PM

Well guys I think I've decided.

Sears

Sears Item #04691171000
Mfr. Model #91171

That mini frige..

I went to Sears tonite and took a looksie at it.

PERFECT MATCH!!

It's real real small..

Depth, with Handle 19-7/8 in.

Height 18-7/8 in.

Width 18-5/8 in.

It's light as all get out too.. no more then 30lb's.

I opened it up to see nothing but beauty

The freezer box has the evaporator coils right in it.. it's not a coil of them either.. it's just like a loop basically. If I wanted to and was careful I could take the evaporator coils out because they come in from the back of the frige.. on the inside.. a small hole in the frige on the inside.

Anyway the ice box has about 2 1" slits in it on each side to let some of the cold come down into the frige.

I am going to completely insulate and water proof the ice box. Then I am going to cut the top of the frige away .. Look in it and if it's lacking any insulate I will stuff some in or use the spray can stuff. Then I am going to fill up the resevior from the top. I am going to cut a hole away in the top of the frige that's the exact size of the icebox which hangs at the top. I will be able to see right into the ice box. Put my pump in it.. and fill it up with water. Then I will put in copper barbs for the connections and insulate the lines if needed. I will put a thick piece of lexan or acrylic on the top of the frige where I cut the big hole out.. this way I can see down into the resevior and not much cold will be lost. If I am losing my chill through the window I will just put some neoprene or something over it and when I want to see in just move it or something I don't know yet.... that's a simple thing to fix.

So how does my plan sound?

I will put some quickboost in the compressor too and check for under charge because I know most of these units are under charged. If so I will either find a friend who is HVAC cert. so he can fill this sucker up to a full charge or .. i don't know.

Either way.. I'm pretty psyched.. please give me your idea's on this and if anyone can tell me how much electricity this thing will use .. running say 14 hours a day.. Oh.. well the compressor need to stay on ALL the time? and how will I handle it so it stays on all the time if needed? Maybe some time of control would be nice.. so I can set it myself.. to either max cooling power or like half way or whatever..

THANKS!!

05-28-2002, 10:42 PM	#30
\|PuNiSh3R\| Foo's Been Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pennsyltucky Posts: 255	Well guys I think I've decided. Sears Sears Item #04691171000 Mfr. Model #91171 That mini frige.. I went to Sears tonite and took a looksie at it. PERFECT MATCH!! It's real real small.. Depth, with Handle 19-7/8 in. Height 18-7/8 in. Width 18-5/8 in. It's light as all get out too.. no more then 30lb's. I opened it up to see nothing but beauty The freezer box has the evaporator coils right in it.. it's not a coil of them either.. it's just like a loop basically. If I wanted to and was careful I could take the evaporator coils out because they come in from the back of the frige.. on the inside.. a small hole in the frige on the inside. Anyway the ice box has about 2 1" slits in it on each side to let some of the cold come down into the frige. I am going to completely insulate and water proof the ice box. Then I am going to cut the top of the frige away .. Look in it and if it's lacking any insulate I will stuff some in or use the spray can stuff. Then I am going to fill up the resevior from the top. I am going to cut a hole away in the top of the frige that's the exact size of the icebox which hangs at the top. I will be able to see right into the ice box. Put my pump in it.. and fill it up with water. Then I will put in copper barbs for the connections and insulate the lines if needed. I will put a thick piece of lexan or acrylic on the top of the frige where I cut the big hole out.. this way I can see down into the resevior and not much cold will be lost. If I am losing my chill through the window I will just put some neoprene or something over it and when I want to see in just move it or something I don't know yet.... that's a simple thing to fix. So how does my plan sound? I will put some quickboost in the compressor too and check for under charge because I know most of these units are under charged. If so I will either find a friend who is HVAC cert. so he can fill this sucker up to a full charge or .. i don't know. Either way.. I'm pretty psyched.. please give me your idea's on this and if anyone can tell me how much electricity this thing will use .. running say 14 hours a day.. Oh.. well the compressor need to stay on ALL the time? and how will I handle it so it stays on all the time if needed? Maybe some time of control would be nice.. so I can set it myself.. to either max cooling power or like half way or whatever.. THANKS!!