Now that we’ve covered the desire to build a well insulated refrigerator and freezer, as well as the advantages associated with living in a cold climate where ice can be produced passively, it’s time to move on to the detail…
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Homesteading Refrigerator to Die With –Part 4– The Scott Nielsen Ice Refrigerator
Article from “Rodale’s New Shelter”, July-August, 1981 Zoom your browser in to make it easier to read! Up Next We’ll be getting into the design considerations of two-phase thermosiphons, building a passive refrigerator, and other opportunities with having…
Tagged with: diy refrigerator, heat pipe, ice box, ice refrigerator, passive refrigeration, passive refrigerator, refrigeration, refrigerator, two-phase thermosiphon
Posted in The Squatch
Posted in The Squatch
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
Refrigeration Test Bench – Part I
This post is going to be a bit long because it will be largely media, since I’ve done no writing for the last several months and have been busy in my shop. I will let the pictures and videos do…
Refrigeration – Back at it!
Oh my; where to start? I’ve been away from the blog so long, and have so much to discuss, I fear I know not where to start. I’ve written quite a bit about refrigeration in the past, but that…
Tagged with: diy refrigerator, propane, r290, refrigeration, refrigerator, vapor compression
Posted in Dehumidifiers, Hot Water, Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Dehumidifiers, Hot Water, Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
musings on entropy 