[C320-list] Adler/Barbour refrigerator

[ART HARDEN]

Looking hard at this system. I am assuming the 12’ line system is adequate. Correct?

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Art Harden
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> On Apr 23, 2024, at 10:08 AM, Jason Reynolds via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>> 
>>>