Richard Kollmann
07-09-2005, 08:00 PM
When we visit boat shows year after year it is always interesting to check out the new state of the art refrigeration equipment. After seeing and hearing creative advertising are you as interested as I am to find out how these new items really work? Did you ever notice how the so called top of the line units show up at flea markets couple of years after you see them at the boat show?
In the last fifteen years we have seen many new products come alone promising more reliable and better performing refrigeration, some have worked but many do not live up to the buyer’s expectations. I keep a library of boat refrigeration equipment problems and solutions that I use for material for my books. I also have a boat refrigeration forum to answer questions on the subject. http://www.kollmann-marine.com/phpBB/
I hope by posting this it might encourage people to exchange experiences they have had with some of the new types of boat refrigeration equipment such as; Vacuum Insulating Panels, Variable speed compressors, Keel or through hull condensers, Danfoss’s new BD 80 compressors, or Glacier Bay’s new System. Danfoss has a new line of electronic modules, one with an extra external aluminum heat sink cover and another with a fan and automatic compressor speed control.
If you do have time to offer your refrigeration experiences, please include how often your system is used and your cruising area.
Richard Kollmann
http://www.kollmann-marine.com
In the last fifteen years we have seen many new products come alone promising more reliable and better performing refrigeration, some have worked but many do not live up to the buyer’s expectations. I keep a library of boat refrigeration equipment problems and solutions that I use for material for my books. I also have a boat refrigeration forum to answer questions on the subject. http://www.kollmann-marine.com/phpBB/
I hope by posting this it might encourage people to exchange experiences they have had with some of the new types of boat refrigeration equipment such as; Vacuum Insulating Panels, Variable speed compressors, Keel or through hull condensers, Danfoss’s new BD 80 compressors, or Glacier Bay’s new System. Danfoss has a new line of electronic modules, one with an extra external aluminum heat sink cover and another with a fan and automatic compressor speed control.
If you do have time to offer your refrigeration experiences, please include how often your system is used and your cruising area.
Richard Kollmann
http://www.kollmann-marine.com