The most difficult part of designing a durable, robust, long lasting refrigerator is dealing with the the question of how to power it. Electricity is the answer most people would pop off before I get the last breath out. But,…
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Fridge Powered by Farts and Rainbows
Tagged with: diy refrigeration, green tech, HVAC, off grid, peak energy, peak oil, refrigeration, refrigerator, renewables, solar power, sustainability, sustainable
Posted in Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Bringing Materialism Back
It is a worthy undertaking to redefine what we know as “materialism” in today’s culture. The word is so often associated with excess, waste, and possessing more stuff than the neighbors have. Keeping up with the Jones, or what not. …
Tagged with: capitalism, collapse, materialism, refrigeration, refrigerator, sustainability, sustainable
Posted in Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Designing a Refrigerator at 55mph
I have purpose. Purpose is good. I’m building a refrigerator. The question I get asked most often is, “Why don’t you just go buy a refrigerator?”. They just don’t get it. I understand that it is an unusual hobby, but…
Tagged with: design, diy refrigerator, homemade refrigerator, HVAC, refrigeration, refrigerator
Posted in Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Modular Refrigerator Project Update- Part 2
See Part 1 Continuing with my project update. This is over several months of work beginning in the summer of 2016, and concluding at the present. For a while, I ran the machine with a glycol freezing evaporator and the…
Tagged with: diy refrigeration, glycol, HVAC, PCM, phase change material, propane refrigerant, R-290, r290, refrigeration, refrigerator
Posted in Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Modular Refrigerator Project Update- Part 1
Long overdue for an update, I have these backlogged photos of my journey towards building a better refrigerator, and I feel I need to get these published so I can pursue further writing. See Part 2 The last nine months…
Tagged with: appropriate technology, diy refrigeration, homemade refrigerator, HVAC, propane refrigerant, R-290, r290, refrigerator, vapor compression
Posted in Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Refrigeration, Refrigerator
musings on entropy 