Check the threads below. It always depends on budget but these 2 links will show you a range from rigging a chest freezer, to used scientific, to brand new.
Ya i figured it would. I have a standard -10f chest freezer down there now that raises temp 1 degree. I figured this big boy would run 5 degrees up or so. Basement hangs around 75-79 without a freezer running. I’ll soon be bringing another 4500w of lights online down there too so I will be adding exhaust and ventilation to keep temps below 85 down there during summer.
Has anyone wired in a Temp controller to bypass a factory t-stat to get their cheap deep freezers colder? What is the chilling “limits” of standard R134a refrigerant in a chest freezer? ive read online in homebrew websites and PC benchmark / overclocking crowds that getting below -20F could potentially create a vacuum on the low pressure side of the compressor? i have also read that people have gotten R134a window ac’s to cool below -40f but these are often in short bursts bursts during overcloc…
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