[C320-list] Adler/Barbour refrigerator

[Dan Winsor]

Go NovaKool. Could not be easier.

On Mon, Apr 22, 2024, 22:50 Bruce Heyman via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> HI Bill,
> I would not reuse the evaporator in the refrigerator/ice box and buy a
> whole new system.   Last year I replaced the original system with a Nova
> Kool LT201 RT4 Ice Box Conversion Kit - Drop In Freezer.  I put this DIY
> project in the category of I wish I had done it years earlier.   It is far
> more efficient, much quieter and it actually makes ice.    Given that the
> system comes pre-charged with all of the tubes that you need the hard part
> of drawing down a vacuum and then adding the gas is done for you.
>
> Bruce Heyman
> Somerset #671   San Pedro (LA) California
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of
> --Bill via C320-list
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2024 11:53 AM
> To: C320 List <C320-list at catalina320.com>
> Cc: --Bill <ackermwi at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [C320-list] Adler/Barbour refrigerator
>
> When I purchased #240 it only had the evaporator section of the Adler
> Barbour system, no compressor section.  So currently I have 12V wires and
> plugged male and female tubing connections in the port locker. The tubing
> is still connected to the evaporator in the refrigerator/ice box.
> To restore the system do I just need to connect a new compressor or do I
> need to start with a new evaporator/tubing in addition to a new
> compressor?  Is this a DIY job?
>
> —Bill Ackerman
> 1995 #240
> Gulfport FL
>
>