04-28-2017, 01:24 AM
Or if you don't have $2000 to spend on a fridge, use one of these or something similar to turn a chest freezer into a refrigerator. Chest freezers use a fraction of the electricity a refrigerator uses to keep food cold:
https://www.amazon.com/Inkbird-Temperature-Controller-Thermostat-Fermentation/dp/B015E2UFGM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1493392836&sr=8-1&keywords=freezer+temperature+controller&linkCode=ll1&tag=pw016-20&linkId=0c0aceaf58c4d71a5828476851862406
You can get a reliable chest freezer for around ~$220, then another $35 for the converter probe thing, probably pays for itself (compared to using a standard refrigerator) it's first year. Lots of people on solar using chest freezers in this manner.
https://www.amazon.com/Inkbird-Temperature-Controller-Thermostat-Fermentation/dp/B015E2UFGM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1493392836&sr=8-1&keywords=freezer+temperature+controller&linkCode=ll1&tag=pw016-20&linkId=0c0aceaf58c4d71a5828476851862406
You can get a reliable chest freezer for around ~$220, then another $35 for the converter probe thing, probably pays for itself (compared to using a standard refrigerator) it's first year. Lots of people on solar using chest freezers in this manner.