[C320-list] Adler/Barbour refrigerator

[Jason Reynolds]

I agree with Dan, last fall installed he and I installed Nova Kool.  After placing order and the unit delivered in a week and installation took less than 2 hours.  Comes with 3 options for power/energy consumption.

Jason Reynolds
Affinity Hull #68

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> On Apr 23, 2024, at 8:27 AM, Dan Winsor via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>>