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  Oct 30 2008, 05:02 PM
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BrewBoard active member  Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 10-October 07 From: Bellevue, WA Member No.: 10,221  |
Yahooooooo! Well I finally got my fermentation chamber! I had over $450 dollars in Lowes gift cards that I received as awards from my employer. I went to Lowes the other day when they had a 10% off and free delivery for major appliances and bought a 14 cubic feet upright Frigidaire Freezer. After using my gift cards the freezer ended up costing me just over $14.00. It worked out perfect, all of the shelves came out very easy, and the door shelf did not have to be replaced with a flat piece of fiberglass. Just had to take off the door shelf rails which was easy. The interior shelves and door shelf rails can be easily put back in to use as a regular freezer in between brewing.
My 14.5 gallon Blichmann Fermenetor fits in there just fine, now all I need to do is get my temp controller and I will be set. |
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Oct 31 2008, 09:39 AM
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BrewBoard star member Group: Members Posts: 2,597 Joined: 8-April 04 From: Atlanta Member No.: 2,007 |
Good score! Congrats.
My advice on the controller is get a digital that has an anti-short cycle feature. I have used the Johnson A-419 which has it, but I am pretty sure others have it as well. You want to make sure you are not short cycling the compressor or that will dramatically shorten the life of the freezer. I had to find that out the hard way. (IMG:style_emoticons/brewboard/sad.gif) Fortunately is was a super-cheap e-bay freezer so not a lot lost. (IMG:style_emoticons/brewboard/smile.gif) |
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Oct 31 2008, 10:03 AM
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BrewBoard star member Group: Members Posts: 500 Joined: 6-December 07 From: Thousand Oaks, CA Member No.: 10,729 |
If you want to see a slick setup for that freezer, google this "my new fermentation cabinets". There is a great thread on another board for that very unit.
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Oct 31 2008, 12:28 PM
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BrewBoard active member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 10-October 07 From: Bellevue, WA Member No.: 10,221 |
QUOTE(ChefLamont @ Oct 31 2008, 07:39 AM)  Good score! Congrats. My advice on the controller is get a digital that has an anti-short cycle feature. I have used the Johnson A-419 which has it, but I am pretty sure others have it as well. You want to make sure you are not short cycling the compressor or that will dramatically shorten the life of the freezer. I had to find that out the hard way. (IMG:style_emoticons/brewboard/sad.gif) Fortunately is was a super-cheap e-bay freezer so not a lot lost. (IMG:style_emoticons/brewboard/smile.gif) Thanks for the advice on the controller, I just ordered a Johnson A-419. |
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Oct 31 2008, 01:59 PM
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BrewBoard active member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 10-October 07 From: Bellevue, WA Member No.: 10,221 |
QUOTE(korndog @ Oct 31 2008, 08:03 AM) If you want to see a slick setup for that freezer, google this "my new fermentation cabinets". There is a great thread on another board for that very unit. Looked it up, pretty sweet! |
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