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you can do this without having to buy the coolbot. jus put the ac thermostat on the outside of the cooler (or disconnect it all together), then plug the ac into an electric socket timer that you buy for $10, and use a magnetic thermometer on the inside wall of cooler for temperature readings. done.
hope this helps
I built an 8' x 8' x8' high walkin cooler inside of a 45 foot insulated refridgerator trailer that is used to haul apples to California. I added 2 inches of insulation to the floor, walls and ceiling and have a 12000 btu unit AC, with Coolbot, and it keeps cool all year round. The larger area of the trailer we store squash in and keep it at 55 degrees with a 1500 watt heater! We have 10 acres so not in a neighborhood like you are. Just south of you at Lake Chelan!
I'm confused about boxing it in… do you box in the whole air conditioner or just the out put???
Cool Bot is an electronic boost controller for air conditioners.
Bread for today, hunger for tomorrow…
Another heads up!
You can reduce the cooling costs associated with opening the door by keeping the cooler at least half full with solids.
If your cooler is low on stock, store bottles of water or other solids in it.
These significantly reduce the amount of cold air that escapes every time you open the door.
It's the same with a domestic fridge. A fridge full of cooled produce loses less cold each time you open the door. So if your fridge is not fully ultilized, store water bottles or similar thermal sinks in it, especially in the lower compartments.
This is off grid living 101.
Do the cool boots work well enough to make a freezer?
Coolbot: $350
Regular fridge thermostat: $10-15
R40 1 inch insulation ???? Or even 1 1/2" inch thick ???? exactly what product is that ?
They don't freeze up?
This can be done without the coolbot which is way overpriced. A REC-C100 Temperature Controller and a simple rewiring can save you about $350.
I figured id make this comment to save someone a good sum of money on the coolbot. It would only make your ac stay on continuously until it has to cool, then it will start again. You can simply buy a potentiometer, I used one on hand rated at 1 Megaohmm, disconnect the thermostat from the ac, and connect the potentiometer in its place. These cost you roughly around $1. Then you can adjust the potentiometer until your ac stays on continuously.
To wire the potentiometer in the thermostats spot, you connect the middle wire from the potentiometer to one lead, and one outer wire of the potentiometer to the other lead. which lead on the ac each wire goes to doesnt matter. Just that you use one middle and one outer wire from the potentiometer. You could solder these or make a connector. Either way it's $1-2 vs $300.
If anyone has more questions feel free to ask. I've done this plenty of times on cruddy ac units that shut off much too soon. Also not a professional here, but I have a good enough understanding on electrical circuits and ac units.
Im using my root cellar
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$500 bucks to do what a $50 inkbird can do! Nice!
Why be a dick.give temp in F.
Where does the condensation go from the air conditioner
Love your channel and all your ideas unfortunately just be careful due to the fact of you Home insurance if you have it if they see this they can Cancel your insurance due to it it’s not running the proper way as you know there’s lots of little hidden fine print in insurances businesses this is nothing against you just helping like I said love your channel
Thank You
Very helpful!!! Thankyou.
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How many horse power is the compressor that was originally in the cooler?
Amazing tip. Much, Much OBLIGED.
What is the relative humidity inside these coolers? Low or high?
Hi Curtis, I live in Hamilton. Is there any way I can get your email address?
Thanks for the great idea! Is that air coinditioner still working, after 5 years? I wonder how long they last working like that. Cheers
Two questions:
1. Looks a bit Mickey mouse, any fire hazard from running standard AC too much?
2. Won't you have to replace the overworked AC more often than a compressor?
I saw a video or two a year or so ago on how to do it without having to pay the high price of a cool-bot. Here is one of the videos: Best coolbot alternative diy walk in cooler https://youtu.be/9FXZ1kbibbo , it's not neat as the one with the cool=bot but it is a lot cheaper and with a little ingenuity I think it could be made to be neat.
I really liked your idea, accessible and cheap, congratulations. Can you control the percentage of relative humidity?