Re: [pvusers] Solus/Sundanzer Refrigerators

[Michael Welch <michael.welch@homepower.com>]

Hi Paul,

Michael Welch forwarded your message.

I picked up a SunDanzer 8 cf freezer at the Midwest RE Fair in June, and have been running it here for a bit over a month. Nice cabinet (made by Electrolux), quiet operation, works. I haven't put metering on it yet, but intend to. I am well impressed so far, and my gut says that it is not a huge load on our system. I have it outside in a shed on the north side of our house, in our temperate climate. I don't think our system could support an efficient AC freezer, and the Sun Frost was too pricey and the wrong orientation (I like chest). I'm happy. It's not a fast freezer; we put a whole cowhide in, and forgot to crank the thermostat up (I'd been working it down, experimenting). It took a long while to recover from that hot input.

Questions welcome, and SunWize is very helpful with info.

Best,

Ian

At 10:29 AM -0700 8/5/02, Paul Johnson wrote:
>Hey Ian. This from the PV-User list that I moderate. You just got one, right?
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>Our propane refrigerator just died and the smell of ammonia makes me
>think it isn't worth fixing. I've have been thinking of changing to an
>electric fridge, so now is probably the time. I've been looking at the
>various options, such as a SunFrost, or an energy efficient model form a
>major manufacture, and came across the Solus/Sundanzer chest-style DC
>refrigerators and freezers. They look perfect for my needs, but I am not
>familiar with them. Does anyone have any experience with them? How is
>their reliability? Are the power consumption numbers of 9 amp-hr/day for
>the 8 cubic foot refrigerator and 36 amp-hr/day for the 8 cubic foot
>freezer (12 volts and a 70 degree room) realistic?
>
>Thanks
>Paul
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