The DIY Off-Grid Solar-Powered Walk-In Meat Cooler
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- The DIY Off-Grid Solar-Powered Walk-In Meat Cooler has been made a reality. If you raise or hunt your own meat, you know that a meat cooler would be very handy, if not essential. The question is, how to DIY? We did not use a Coolbot. We did not use an A/C unit. Because we have some inside information that an A/C unit and coolbot may not cut it in warm weather.
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I build custom coolers, mostly in the southern US. Lol. You can use an AC that’s the appropriate BTUs for your cooler, the down box that turns the ac into a cooler just makes it run longer. It doesn’t change the dang BTUs lol. As the air gets cooler it obviously does get more dense, so going 40°-35° F takes longer than going from 70°-50° F. The biggest issue I find with coolers is when you use WOOD on the interior of the cooler. Woods is porous, it’s not a moisture or vapor barricade. The styrofoam has insulation properties, but it’s not a vapor barrier. You have to have it sealed air tight, otherwise you’ll have small leaks from everywhere, and they turn into ice below freezing temp and it’ll rip your construction apart when the water swells during freezing. So the appropriately sized ac would run none stop in a cooler that isn’t sealed well. Your ac is way bigger than necessary, you’ll have a ton of start and stop conditions because it pulls it down to temp, shuts off, leaks, turns on, stops, leaks, shuts off and repeat. So, get yourself some extra compressor capacitors to keep on hand, just in case. And I highly recommend using weather stripping, at least around the door. Coolers should be moisture and vapor tight. Painting the wood will help, but it shouldn’t be that big of a deal considering your massive ac. Again, I build coolers in the southern US for hunters and farmers so that they can store meat through OUR summers. Lol.
lining the inside ply with foil would help
Vapor Barrier like with a walk in box😁👍🏼
Well i was going to say something but you pretty much covered it all.
Why did you remove my comment and 2 others?
@@denisewilson8367 if that’s directed at me, I didn’t remove any comments.
Hi, im a refrigerator technician and here is my 2 cents of info.
Address the air and moisture getting in. Use a higher rated start capacitor on the compressor or two of the same size in parallel to help when it cycles on. Use rectangular ducting under the evaporator coil so the fans pull air from near ground level. Look inside your refrigerator freezer for inspiration on air flow.
Y'all did a great job. I love seeing you invole the family in these projects. Essential life skill being taught.
OK so if he uses two in parallel - would this also mean at startup there would be a much larger power draw? (so perhaps a circuit breaker trip?)
I know you folks are Canadian, but your family is so A-typical when compared to the average American family. Being off grid, home schooling, everyone working together for the benefit of the group… no kids constantly on mobile phones, etc. What a blessing you have. It’s beautiful and how things used to be everywhere until technology destroyed the family unit.
Socialism is a must for Families, not so much for governments.
@@maracohen5930families are More like kingdoms.
@@maracohen5930 They're more like dictatorships, one or two people make the rules and if you don't follow them, you're out!
I completely agree.
Just move where there is no signal
Refrigeration guy here. Coolers have one major thing going for them. The walls are sealed inside and out. No condensation on the inside of the panels that way. Mold will eventually ruin your day, trust me. Best bet is just to find a restaurant being remodeled and offer the guy a couple thousand for the box. (Like a wendy's or taco bell). If you have to use wood, 1.5inch foam panels, then shower wall on the inside will prevent most of the condensation on the frame. It's all about temp difference on the outside of the box. Building it like a shower lets you hose the box too.
I like the ending when everyone in the family enjoys doing work together! Brings me back to the days when I was a little kid.😊
I build a 10x10 cool bot meat cooler almost a year ago. I’ve hung beef and deer in it and most recently stored a ton of apricots as I slowly worked through processing them, pigs are next month. I used a 240v 24k btu window air conditioner and it works well in New Mexico. When it’s 95-100 degrees F outside it keeps the cooler at 42. If it’s 80 outside the cooler will get down to 38, and 70 outside will get to 36. I have 4” foam insulation on the roof and walls and 2” on the floor on top of the slab. I have the same unistrut rails, I love them. My decision on using a window unit over an old commercial unit is cost and availability. If my cooler goes out on a weekend I can go to Walmart in the middle of the night and replace it. With a commercial unit like yours you will have to call out an HVAC tech, it will cost a lot of money and they will probably have to order parts, meaning you will get in a major bind if your used AC unit has any problems while you have meat hanging.
The most impressive thing about your videos are the skills that you're teaching your children. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
You most definitely can use a residential A/C to make a walk in cooler.
In my dad whose been HVAC for the past 50+ yrs in TX. We used an old ac condensing unit from the late 80s and he did some special ways of running the refrigerant lines so they wouldn't liquid slug the compressor. I could get the walkin down to 20* when it was 95* outside..
Add all of the water containers and stones you have to the cooler days before you chill the meat. The heavy items, when cool, will help smooth out the load on the cooler. When the new hot meat arrives, the heavy objects will help take a load off the system. A stone floor would be great, also. Once you have 100 gal of cold water in the room, you can also enjoy nice cold water.
Great information ty for sharing 👍
Congratulations on hard working children nice to see your daughters crushing helping dad build
Whoever gave you that BTU "advice" didn't know what he was talking about. We use a coolbot to cool a walk in beer cooler three times that size of your meat locker. Keeps it at 34F all through the southern summer. July and August here are 85-90F nearly every day.
Your family is just amazing. If you could bottle that, you would be a millionaire.
Before you build a door like this, angle the door frame so it's smaller on the inside and wider on the outside, then do the same to the door so that as you close it, it seals like a glass bottle stopper and you will need minimal sealing to close the gap as there will be little to no gap when the door closes.
You need use a second t stat set 26 on the coil to keep from freezing up the coil and you will save the compressor keep the fan running to keep from icing up I have been an HVAC 20yr if you have any questions hit me up
Shouldn't he also have a start up delay so it can't start at some given amount of time after turning off
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I agree
12°c-18°c roughly equals 53°f-64°f is still not cold enough to keep the meat from spoiling, typically you'd want it at 0°c-4°c (32°f-40°f) with 4°c (40°f) being on the high side and taking a chance of spoilage.
I'm anxious to see how this is going to work for you, it's absolutely phenomenal that you're able to build this and get it down to temperature.
Great work
I say it and say it again I been watching you and your family sence they were children and you have given them something they will never forget. Respect and
I believe that this whole idea of using a cool bot to trick a repurposed air conditioner into creating a cool room ( for extending the shelf life of produce) was originally proposed by Curtis Stone aka the urban gardener about 5 years ago, I think the main idea was to give an inexpensive diy for backyard gardeners and after that the CZcams community just ran with it 😊
@@ronaldshort9819 they’re generally referred to as a “down box” in my area, and they’ve been used for at least ten years, that’s when I built my first game meat storage cooler. With electrical skills you can actually just change a few components inside the AC and make it work at low temps.
You two are raising the most awesome daughters. I’ve had to learn basic building skills on my own and I didn’t learn them myself early enough to teach them to my sons.
Thanks, that’s what we’re hoping for!
@@Gridlessness Yes I have followed you since 1994 regularly popping in for a look at what you have posted well I first logged on in 1984. Or there about, On your way out to the holding. braking trail. & the first image I got was Rose with all the kids on the back of that quad As she drove it through one of the wetter parts of the journey & the toddlers hanging on & enjoying their time As I studied their faces I witnessed No fear & cram confidence in mother ability to get them to the destination. & once they had found their feet, the outspokenness Of their opinion. The six girls when they decided to play cards. & get away from the mosses & flying mannish, My work kept me away from the channel for a time But when I turned in you had got on with the building of your house. I often drop in to see what you are up to But today your wood gas project is one of my favourite subjects In 1962 I ran one to give us power at home, I was born of grid in 1952. By 12 years of age I had got my dad's gas generator running That was once on his old Truck. It fascinates me because it gives the off-grid. a way to provide gas to run to generate electricity & pump water for its needs I developed the charcoal colom that one can use to provide gas on a sustainable level & Hydrogen without using Eerlctrolyciss as was once done with a hot pipe in charcoal. to fill hydrogen balloons.
I'm a JM refrigeration mechanic who works on these units semi regularly. Im pretty sure your unit is made to mount through the celling, so your compressor is sitting on its side right now, which could cause issues with the oil that lubricates the compressor. compressors are not designed to run this way, and will probably result in pumping all the oil out of the compressor, plugging up your expansion device and destroying the compressor.
Yes the compressor is on its side. Amazing it works at all.
Appears to be working, for how long is the question lol
I disagree, everyone I've seen had the antivibrations mounts were on the bottom of the compressor, but better safe than sorry, look at the model number, and look it up from the manufacturer. NOW, the door needs to be tighter, trim the door edges so there's about 5 cm over hang and run some form of a weather seal so when you close the door, it won't let the cold air out.
He has the cooling unit mounted correctly , take another look at how the compressor is mounted to the base plate .
Quick question, does the unit he's using use compressor refrigeration or absorption refrigeration???
I'd add a small fan inside to move the air around and maybe car the wood for the interior of the freezer. Thinking of splashing or fluid against the walls over time and bacteria. If you used pvc you could spray wash the interior yearly. was awesome to see the whole family involved. missed my uncle watching this. thank you.
do not have to use any stainless. Glass or plastic sheets will do so as long as it can be cleaned For food protection. Les England
You may want to consider using FRP wall boards to make clean up easier if you would happen to splash blood etc on them. The wood will hold bacteria eventually
To seal your cooler as one commenter made perhaps you could use FRP Panel, that will also allow for simple cleaning of your cooler.
Great job guys and girls, more girl power really. I'm a Kiwi living in Southern China and went to the local wet market across the road today to buy some fresh pork that was slaughtered in the early morning hours, there is absolutely no refrigeration whatsoever, all meat here is super fresh off the bone, not what I'm used to back home in NZ, my late father was a butcher and would be horrified at the fact that they don't hang the meat to let it set, but that's the way it's done here and most of south east Asia. Anyways great viewing as usual, take care 🙏🙏🙏
What a great addition to your place! This will really make your whole life better.There's nothing like being able to control how you process a pig,having time to cool it down,and work on it at your schedule,instead of the frenzied rush to get it done before it goes south!
Excellent project and analysis, well done! Refreshing to see the ladies contributing and learning their independence, you should be very proud.
My sister and I were raised as Dad’s Sons! We had the BEST DAD! 7th grade education and was a Brilliant LOVING MAN!💕💕💕
I am very impressed at how hard working folks are.
Nice projekt. Add a condensation pan on the inside to prevent the wood from rotting.
Fun project. Great job! Cool kids!
Looks great as is. Cost effective. Sufficient.
If you feel like going further, you may consider possible improvements such as: air lock (losing cold air when door is opened), spray foam sealant for all cracks, hard, cleanable surface for interior floor and walls (PVC, poly board, etc.) over Reflectix or other radiation barrier, metal cage with screen (easily removable for cleaning) to protect cooling unit, thermal mass, a few feet of duct work for air intake from top and also for cold air coming out (eliminates short circuit air circulation), drain tube from condenser coil drip pan with screen over external opening (prevents wasps plugging drain hose), back up power supply, eventually a back up cooling unit in case main unit fails or needs maintenance, white primer and paint for outside walls to protect wood and reflect sunlight, shade awning for south side of building. Part of the fun I had building things with my kids was adding improvements, learning how each improvement works, and how much impact it had (was it economical?) I considered the extra cost to be a form of tuition paid in learning science, engineering, building, economics, and project management.
One more thing: after they had some experience, I would make each child at age 15 become the project manager and make all the decisions. The whole family would follow their orders for better or for worse. Having to sweat through the decisions and bear the consequences of the successes and mistakes is always difficult at first, but it prepared them to excel as adults both as a boss and as a worker.
You are a blessed man to have a family that is so talented and that works so well together !
I would recommend putting some thermal ballast in there. (Anything that'll hold onto that cold temperature. Jugs of water, beer, juice, etc.) the less food you have in there more thermal ballast helps. It'll help maintain your set temperature, so your compressor runs less. It also helps in the event of a refrigeration failure. It'll extend your room for repair before your food goes bad.
I was going to say that he should have tested it out by cooling/freezing 5 gallon buckets of water.
So if you are going to put 1000lb of meat (assume 100% water 🤣) then at 8.8 lb/gal, that would be ~114 gal. And you would need 23 five gallon buckets.
Put those in filled with water and when they freeze you are successful. 👍
I live in a house built with sips panels, that includes the attic floor, only use ceiling fans to cool the house even in triple digits. What a great idea.
If you add a small channel and a fire box off to the side you can turn your cooler into a COLD SMOKER.
This gets the bark deep into the meat while preventing it from spoiling before the curing process kicks in.
Best of both worlds!!
Great channel, terrific video!
Heres a suggestion, protect the wiring from critters with 1/4" hardware cloth. You could build a cage out of it and seal out especially rodents. It wont take long before the squirrels and mice locate nesting material there. Love the build though, and especially the processing at the end.. 😊 Love ya'll ❤️
insulation and a layer of metal sheet inside
in combination with maybe a canopy for the front so its not getting hit by the sun
would do wonders in keeping that thing more energy efficient
👍 nice project
Especially the door.
I just found your channel. You have the coolest family that I have seen on CZcams.
Wow, thanks! And welcome!
Duse, this is resonates perfectly with my situation. You da man!!I have a 600lb hog and 2 other 250 lbers. I always wondered what to do if they broke a leg in this heat. Plus, I go for surgery in a month and won't be able to feed for 8 weeks. This video is spot on. Your family rocks!
VERY COOL! LITERALLY! Definitely a bonus to have on the property. Vapor barrier the inside and seal gaps- golden.
Great job done!
meat cooler on a off-grid Homestead, all ran by solar that's awesome. 👍👍
I have property I'll eventually be building on and one thing I plan to do is to build an ice house. I'll have a source of ice in the winter so I'll just gather ice every day or two, put it in the ice house with straw and see how long it'll last. I'll be building it underground so as part of the site prep work I'll have a hole dug and as part of the concrete work, I'll have a roof poured for it. Mostly I'm doing out of curiosity, but I hope to actually be able to use it for a good part of the year. Otherwise it becomes the root cellar.
They have plenty of ice and saw dust to pack it in to do this too. It's what the Amish do.
Sawdust is what you want
Mylar (Space Blanket) reflects heat (heat radiation, not direct heat, like an open flame] so covering this Meat Cooler from the outside will keep the summer heat away from the inside... space blankets are really cheap, 2-3 them would be enough to cover even the roof... I use this thing even on my windows, on the outside of the frame, not touching the glass panels, the summer time keeps the heat out, and the winder keeps the heat I generate in... I save on electricity a lot of money ... and you can see through it!
Probably just be able to use Reflectix eh?
Please consider putting a stainless steel tray on the floor. Will catch blood, etc, and make cleaning easy.
Consider it done!
@@Gridlessness thanks for your reply. Regards from Auckland New Zealand
As a forty year electrician, I would strongly recommend using a Spec/commercial grade device/receptacle For your install's durability. Also I would advise not taping your device as it will retain moisture and corrode faster. Maybe a few other things that I'd do differently, but all in all, a very nice install.
Great video, I was thinking about something similar but based on the coldest day of the year where you live. Freezing water with high salinity. Maybe that could assist the system keeping it nearly perfect.
Awesome mentoring Jeff and Rose, the girl's skills and talents shine. And the comments great too, homeschooling at its best. Happy grilling!
LOL got the same tear above the knee on my work pants.
Yea it’s volumetric efficiency. As the temp gets lower the gas gets less and less dense so for each stroke of the compressor it moves less and less cubic feet of refrigerant.
Experts coming out of the woodwork😆
Walk in coolers generally have the thermostat up by the evaporator so you will have he temp you need as high as your highest shelf. In your case up near the Hooks will get cold enough.
You can improve the performance of your cooler by building a duct / plenum to make the inlet and outlet of the inside of the cooler as far apart to avoid recirculating air.
You ideally want it to pull hot air in from the top and discharge the cool air down at the bottom. This is how most commercial coolers are made.
Wow your teaching workshops are some next level Tom Sawyer jujitsu. Genius.
Such a awesome family
Should make a hardware wire shield for over the outside condensing unit, or you may have critters messing with your wiring/condenser. Plus you need to make sure you don't get floating plant matter like Cotton wood tufts in the condenser coil and motor, so it would be best to cover the majority of it with window screen also.
Nice I’m going to build one on my property . Inspired.
great work! i'd add a small vestibule with a door, so that you have an "air lock" - and when entering-exiting wouldnt let so much cool air out. then extend the rollers through the vestibule, and even loading does not let that much heat escape.
Fantastic video… It’s always makes my day when your videos come out👍 Such a great family: your girls have grown up to take on challenges like their Dad. You have raised them so well. Your an inspiration to people around the World 😊Best meat cooler out in the bush run from the Sun : that I’ve ever seen! Looks like your outdoor meal was Quite the Success 👍 Barry Deacon Mb. Canada 🇨🇦
I just found your channel and subbed. I followed your build and install of the cooler setup but have one exception. As a physics rule, hot air rises. Switch out the block you put in above the evaporator to place it below and put a screen to filter the inrushing air to the evap. Also build a screen box to cover the outside and check the screen often. You are in a wooded area and WILL have a problem with the condenser otherwise. I had charge of building maintenance for 15 years and had to climb onto the roof to clean the condensers every year after the spring buds. Closest trees were almost 1/4 kilometer away.
I'm assuming you are concerned about the tree pollen that would clog the condenser?
@@MushInSkull That and anything that is in the air. Here in Michigan, we had a late fly for the Cottonwood fuzzies. I don't know if that is an issue there. Years ago, we lost our elm trees and the fast growing cottonwood was seeded. Long term thinking didn't take into account how prolific those trees are. In June, for 2 days, it looked like it was snowing.
That looks like a great project. Working with family is the best! (most times)
I love your content!!!! As a girl dad myself It’s helped me on my 14 acre property. Appreciate you guys!!
You could build the interior lining with 1/2" poly board, the same material as a cutting board. It's not much more than exterior plywood. Totally waterproof when you silicone the gaps. No worries about meat juices soaking in. Easy to clean and decontaminate.
1st timer to the channel, great stuff (family) also some good information is coming across I actually learned a couple tips from the comments ( solar cooler box for my backyard garden) WHY DIDN'T I think of that.
Nice setup! I like your choice of design. I didn't like cool bots inability to freeze, their website said 34-35 was coldest. Solar is expensive but pays back fast without power bills. Another option i considered was a reefer unit from a semi truck trailer, they run on diesel and can be refrigerators or freezers.
How about the unit off of an old reefer trailer or use the whole trailer if you can find one. In that case you would need a supply of diesel fuel for the small motor, You all did a great job, and one that is great model worth the respect off grid community
An interesting project to follow is certainly better suited to your circumstances. Thanks for sharing, although that time flew by.
I know you're proud of all those gal's, you have yourself a very capable crew! Hello from Alabama!
That's great to build your cool room. Good for Off grid as well that's great. Thank you guys ❤.
I just love watching you guys building stuff together, the girls have mad skills.
I love your daughters! Theyre all beautiful and amazing young ladies! And you’re an amazing dad! ❤❤
I kept looping on the Price is Right show, for some reason….😊
Great presentation, ideas and insights! Thanks. I wonder though why you didn't go underground to take advantage of cool earth temperature requiring less for your refridge to do. I've done this with a greenhouse and also ran out a 100' of ducting 6' in the ground for ventilation and cooling. It worked awesome.
Line the floor and up the walls a bit with something like linoleum, for sanitation purposes. It will keep the drippings from absorbing into the wood floor, and breeding bacteria. Then it will be easy to clean with a bleach solution. Overall, a great success!!!
Outstanding girls and dad😅!!
Well your design is cool and foam walls with and your wood framing...
If you had a cooler unit that is great as it was single unit you can slide in and out and easy to service.
As far as the interior goes use Exterior primer when you have a chance and then use Exterior paint use a egg shell or smooth paint.. It will take many coats at least three to get good thick sealing coat as because it is exterior paint you can wash the inside with water and bleach. white paint is best so you can see any mold or other nasties that appear and clean it out.
Because your unit is wood which has higher R value than steel or plastic... I am sure that R value of that cooler is better than glass and steel.
However you have cleaning problem now that needs to be addressed. Oh make sure you put a drain point with plug at the bottom for washing out requirements.
Once you have that done and unit sealed inside all wood surfaces that are exposed to air movement. That one board you put up you have to take down paint both side Primer and then 3 coats of exterior paint.. White is best...
Reassemble all inside wood airflow dampeners. Make sure to do any edges of the wood anywhere you can find where the inside air touches.
The outside can be painted for longevity.
Nice build however...
Watch out for bird nests in the spring good job wanted to do this for a long time !!
I’d add a small barrel of water to give you thermal mass. That would help you regulate when the warm meat needs to drop temp quickly. Doesn’t cost much and could save you during a short term power outage.
I made a 4x4 x 8’ high cooler with a cool bot and 10,000btu LG air conditioner. It worked awesome and even in the hot summer I can easy keep it below 40. The problem with the cool bot is people build these huge coolers and expect a 10000btu ac unit to cool them.
Awesome build bro. I would put some hard plastic or even sheet metal (or aluminum would be the best) on the inside and seal it airtight. Your energy consumption will go down quite a bit. Just my two cents. God bless you and your family.
Hola. Que hermosa.familia..bendiciones.. si el mundo fuera la mitad de que usted son.fueramos solo amor.felicidades.
Those girls are great, im awfully impressed by thier skill.
At the 12:45 mark, when you refer to power consumption using extension cords, you can eliminate this problem by running heavier gauge wire and hard wiring your meat cooler.
2:52 "Meat Hooks On Trollies" was the name of the band I started in junior high. MHOT was very popular by the time we dropped out of High School...
29MJ to remove 13MJ is a coefficient of performance of about 0.45, but for a typical system you'd expect something in the 3-5 range, so you're getting about 10% of the performance you should. As others have said, you need air and moisture barriers. Spray foam is easy to apply and very effective. Good luck! 🤞🤓
Edit: Yeah, that meat isn't really safe unless it's kept below 4ºC. 😅
Edit2: Being in Canada, you may wanna look into a two-way heat pump, to prevent your meat from freezing solid in the winter. 🤔
Cool project, looks great! Google a Supco bullet piercing valve, they are a temporary diagnostic tool that will eventually leak refrigerant. There's one on your unit. Best of luck!
Good intel. Thanks!
@@Gridlessness Looks like your compressor unit is on its side. Rad should be facing downward.
Suggestion: build a slide in/ out box to store small cuts for easy reach so main door doesn't need to be opened..
Maybe someone else said this but you should do plastic behind the door like you see on big walk in coolers so when u open the big door you dont lose all your cold.
You need to insulate the inside of the container completely! It will make a huge difference!
Most commercial meat lockers are lined with metal because they are taking advantage of the metals low emissivity (meaning that it reflects infrared/heat). I wonder if you got a roll of the foil that is used in attics as a radiant heat barrier and lined the inside of the container how much more efficient your system would be... might also be easier to clean a foil surface. Keep up the good work!
FYI if you put Flashing up all on the inside it will keep it a lot colder and it will run a lot less meaning you save power. Wet wood rots and molds both not good. Coat it seal it put a plastic up on all of the inside then add metal all on the inside and you will be Golden.
dont know if anyone realized this, but the double roof, creates air movement between the roofs, that keeps the structure cooler, without adding any cooling. This is a long lost cooling technique. And use a 20 amp outlet, on a 20 amp circuit. But even if this is a 15 amp circult, do not use the cheapest outlets. The better grades are $1 more, and will last much longer.
I'd get a 1/2" mesh cage around that outside unit ASAP.
I would use window screen to keep wasps and webspinners out of the workings
Interesting DIY meat cooler and it's work perfectly very useful 👍HBD Julia🎂💐
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Oops like you need to install door stop trim on the inside of the door jam. And maybe weather stripping?
It’s so good how you all work together on any project?❤
Refrigeration/freezing is one of the few great mysteries to me when it comes to me thinking about going off grid. Like this is a great idea, and simple enough, but how big (and expensive) a solar system do you need to run this, with enough reserve that a couple cloudy but warm days won’t heat it up.
How do you keep food cold on a day to day basis, and are you able to freeze things like meat for summer storage?
I know you’ve touched on this before, because I don’t think I’ve missed a video in over 4 or 5 yrs, but I’m sure I’m not alone when I say this seems to be the hardest part. Doing some real in-depth, short videos would be a great idea to do when you don’t have any big projects to post, no? Like routine refrigeration, and longer term freezing, and get into the how to power it, and not just the fridge itself.
I would have doubled the foam insulation btw. On a building that small, it would have cost very little
Inspired!!! have been looking to buy a second hand walk in cooler for when I butcher wallaby ,deer etc but are real expensive down here in Tasmania but can pick up the fridge unit for a couple of hundred bucks fireing up the sawmill as we speak wish I had your team of tradie ladies cheers ex-pom john
Maybe get a few sheets of the laminate to put over the wooden walls with foam in between, and it would probably take a lot less to keep cold. That wood allows heat to pass through while soaking in a lot of the cold air.
I enjoyed watching this one, Jeff actually did some work 😂
You may want to use brake cleaner on the bearings. Using brake cleaner on bearings can help them move more smoothly, but it's essential to ensure the bearings are properly lubricated afterwards. While brake cleaner can clean the bearings, it can also remove any existing lubrication, which is crucial for handling heavy loads like a hanging pig carcass. After cleaning, make sure to re-lubricate the bearings to ensure they can support heavy loads effectively.
looking forward to your hunting videos you will doing to fill your walk in meat cooler!😊😊
Us too!
A bluetooth thermometer would come in pretty handy for keeping an eye on the hanging product. This will come in pretty handy in the fall when you're hanging a deer.
The Watts used will be according to the outside temperature verses the inside temperature. Hope you insulated the floor, because cold settles to the floor.
You have some amazingly talented daughters, but you know that🤭.
Folks use Cool bots in the states the ac is not very big , yours must take more🤔.
Your so smart Jeff , I trust you'll have the beat one yet!
Nothing wrong with that🎉.
JO JO IN VT 💞
See yah next time for the update