Freezidor

Originally Posted by dyieldin

Putting thermoelectrics in the fridge would not be cost effective. You would need a lot of them to keep it cool and there are limits on the range they can cool down to. I believe it was a drop of 30 and then they are maxed.

Not really looking to freeze or even refrigerate anything. They just need to knock the temp down 10 or 15 degrees from ambient. The warmest temp the outside of the unit will be is in the 80's during the summer probably. Any warmer than that and we shut the windows and turn the AC on. The cooling system will just be there to make sure the internal temp doesn't go above 70.

I'd think if a thermo system can take a 5 Cu.F Vinotemp down to 35 degrees, the same thing can keep a 20 Cu.F freezer at 70 degrees in an 85 degree ambient environment.

[dyieldin]

O.K. I was thinking down from 100 for some reason. Ya know, if you can pick a beatup looking cooler that has 2 or 3 thermos in it, pulls them and put in the fridge you should be good them.

Originally Posted by dyieldin

O.K. I was thinking down from 100 for some reason. Ya know, if you can pick a beatup looking cooler that has 2 or 3 thermos in it, pulls them and put in the fridge you should be good them.

No, the outside (of the house) temps spike over 100 during the summer, but inside the house we only let it get into the 80's before we turn the AC on. Didn't think about buying a used fridge as well to scavenge for cooler parts. I'll check that out.

I was just looking into plug & play systems or maybe ordering a 'replacement' cooler from Vinotemp or something. Thanks for the idea.