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  • From: "maury sheets" <maurysheets AT verizon.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] walk in cooler
  • Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:54:46 -0500

Title: rootsfarm_signature

Hi Karen,

 

See the post to John Hendrickson I just made and go to that web site to see the inside and outside of the insulated containers.  I had an old freezer door from a restaurant and used that with just a wood stud wall I framed out. Any metal door with an insulated core would work.  The rest of the wall does need something like Masonite to cover it because of the moisture problems.  I used a 10 inch Rotron style fan through the wall to cool the front.  Whether it would work with a solar setup would depend on many variables such as: size of compressor, temperature setting, outside temperature, size of the solar unit, etc. You would need a low temperature compressor if you need a freezer as part of it, otherwise a medium temp. compressor works fine and uses less electricity,  but doesn’t have the heating coils in the evaporation unit to defrost the unit automatically (which it wouldn’t need above 32 degrees F).  Talk to local refrigeration people about a used one coming out of a restaurant or such.

Anything else I can do to help, just shout, or maybe email.

 

Maury

 

 

Woodland Produce- Fairton, New Jersey

Hydroponically producing sustainable salad greens in the Northeast.

woodlandproduce AT verizon.net  


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Karen Sutherland & Roots Farm
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:13 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] walk in cooler

 

Hi Maury,

Thanks so much for your response.  Your cooler sounds like a great idea.  Any further advice/details/pictures/cautions you could provide about choosing and adding a compressor,  finding a nitrogen shipping container, size of and how much electricity the compressor uses (i.e., appropriate for solar or not), size and location of fan in bulkhead, bulkhead construction materials, and any other details of your invention/construction that might ease my task or keep me from error (I am dreadfully unmechanical) would be so greatly appreciated. 

All best wishes,

Karen

Karen Sutherland
Roots Farm
Organic Produce : Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs

Cockrane, Dominica
767-449-3038
rootsfarm AT marpin.dm

 




 

 

 
  



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