Ammonia versus Compressor Fridge...
After all the talk about Danfoss compressor fridges and how much better they were than the old school Ammonia Units, I decided to 'fiddle with mine and do a long term test using a remote digital recor...
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Kaytag1,
Thanks for doing the test. I wish doing columns was easier on the board.
I did not see the test results until May 25 in the afternoon.
It is interesting to note that sometimes the freezer temperature rises when the ambient temperature is going down.
9 hours to first turn off of the thermostat is a useful number to know. It appears that safe temperature for food storage in the fridge was about 25 hours into the run time?
My own testing was done at much lower ambient temperatures. I did track the total wattage used. I did not test on propane because the thrust of my testing was electrical consumption. First cycle for me was after 6 hours but the ambient temperature was only about 68 f. I started my testing in the afternoon, which may have made some difference to the speed of cooling. My fridge and freezer were empty.
Thanks for doing the test. I wish doing columns was easier on the board.
I did not see the test results until May 25 in the afternoon.
It is interesting to note that sometimes the freezer temperature rises when the ambient temperature is going down.
9 hours to first turn off of the thermostat is a useful number to know. It appears that safe temperature for food storage in the fridge was about 25 hours into the run time?
My own testing was done at much lower ambient temperatures. I did track the total wattage used. I did not test on propane because the thrust of my testing was electrical consumption. First cycle for me was after 6 hours but the ambient temperature was only about 68 f. I started my testing in the afternoon, which may have made some difference to the speed of cooling. My fridge and freezer were empty.
