Reviving a 30-year-old boat fridge

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I think I might have the "Fridge of Theseus." The question is, is it a 30-year-old fridge if none of its original parts is still included??
In this video, we have a shoptalk day as we repair our compressor sled side of our ship's refrigeration. We discuss various refrigeration issues along the way.
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@gavin1443 5 месяцев назад

Yes on the projects. You are a fantastic teacher. And the best bbms trouble shooter!

@djmydlack 5 месяцев назад

YES on projects. This is as close to an apprenticeship experience as one can get virtually. All the details of tooling, materials handling, coaxing, adjusting are INVALUABLE.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@jimb348 4 месяца назад

Yes to more project videos. There are many of us who inexplicably love watching boat projects. 😄

@EmilyAndClark 4 месяца назад

Work is great. I could watch it all day.

@lanetatom2701 5 месяцев назад

Yes. More more more.

@NeilCharlton-tv3mp 5 месяцев назад

I enjoy the simultaneous theory and technique you provide in the "project video" presentation. Please continue

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Tell your friends. Basically if it gets views I'll do more.

@charlesbechtel9976 4 месяца назад

The best aspect of watching a do-it-yourself video is the presentation of tools we may not have encountered. A link to introduced tools is also helpful. Thanks for doing what you do.

@EmilyAndClark 4 месяца назад

The tools are all in our Amazon store linked in the description

@e.stanfoster2722 4 месяца назад

Your boat project demonstration videos are the BEST! Please make more!. One suggestion: It was almost impossible to see"your side" of the condenser unit, the sled, you were working on, except for a few moments using your handheld camera. On some other videos, Emily held a second camera to show "your side." Much better! Or, temporarily mount a second camera looking over your shoulder.

@SVEXCALIBUR 5 месяцев назад

Well my frig/freezer is still working great in my 1979 C&C 38-2 and it's original

@projecttrawler 5 месяцев назад

Love this style of video, but I'm a big DIY guy myself

@tomwargo3200 5 месяцев назад

YES on projects. I joined this channel because of the knowledge that you pass along to others. Anything to fix on a boat is great. So many others out there that think they know but you actually show how stuff is done. Also anything electrical. Keep up the good work!

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Tom

@westmc45 5 месяцев назад

I like watching people fix things on boats no matter how much one thinks they know you always get a little extra tip here and there even on your videos. Keep those DIY videos coming my way.

@paulgarfield4196 5 месяцев назад

Yes, more please! An abundance of tips and hacks that are so useful. Thanks.

@philmummah889 5 месяцев назад

To answer your question at the end of the video, yes your videos are very good and we enjoy watching them. 😊👍👍

@dgrant2467 4 месяца назад

I definitely enjoy seeing the projects that both of you do. Thank you!

@machinemender 5 месяцев назад

Love the project videos. Nice to see especially when someone knows what they are doing and explains the functions of the parts.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@livingsimplytosimplylive6817 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your years of wisdom and knowledge on this topic.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@livingsimplytosimplylive6817 5 месяцев назад

@@EmilyAndClark I shall you are so knowledgeable and communicate wonderfully

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@ethansmith688 5 месяцев назад

Yes, project videos help me soak in the knowledge!

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@randomsh-t917 4 месяца назад

I love watch and learning stuff like this. Thanks Clark.

@mememe5231 5 месяцев назад

Definitely more project videos, please!

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@scottkrebs586 5 месяцев назад

Fine and dandy here with projects. I will say that the single flare on metal lines gives my mechanic sensibilities the willies lol I know it's fine for what you're doing but it just seems only half done. Everything with wheels gets a double :)

@sparkyjenkins4164 5 месяцев назад

Yes I enjoy watching you do projects. You kinda know what you are doing

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@GeeZeeGZ 5 месяцев назад

Love the project videos, thanks for the content. I was able to fix our AC unit thanks to your videos!

@dalesingleton1543 5 месяцев назад

yes to projects. enjoyed the detail and hands on approach. thanks

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

You're welcome. Please share the link with friends. If this style gets views I'll likely do more of them. Honestly fixing stuff with an audience isn't fun.

@neilfromclearwaterfl81 5 месяцев назад

These videos take some of the consternation out of things and will allow us to attack these projects with more comfort and confidence. Many are switching to dormitory refrigerators due to issues with their built in units because it always seems to be a $1,000 to $2,000 fix when you call in a pro for what too often is only get a temporary fix that lasts just past their short warranty. A reminder on what refrigerant your using and if R134 how you convert to it if it isn't already 100% compatible would be nice. And yes hardware store silver solder especially if it already has flux in it can corrode very badly. I've lost a few rolls that had gone beyond the cleanable stage here in the Florida humidity. Best!

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@dennishively5994 5 месяцев назад

As always, great information , I appreciate your time doing these videos, thank you for sharing

@roadboat9216 5 месяцев назад

Very interesting to me. Enjoyed the process and info. I installed a Frigoboat in my boat and loved is KISS. Keep it Simple Sailor design. Only one moving part. The compressor. Has works well for about 5 yrs now. The only negatives is that it won’t work on the hard. I would love to see a video on the portable plug in 12V fridges now available. Great stuff thanks!

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Coming next week I believe

@roadboat9216 5 месяцев назад

@@EmilyAndClark. OK thanks, good to know. I will continue to follow your interesting channel.

@makersonaboat 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the refrigeration knowledge! Love the cafeteria tray btw! I need to get one of those for my boat!

@EmilyAndClark 4 месяца назад

Yeah it's handy. Have you watched our refrigeration playlist?

@makersonaboat 4 месяца назад

I have@@EmilyAndClark! It helped me though the repair on my Technautics refrigeration system! ❤

@EmilyAndClark 4 месяца назад

Good to hear

@MiQBohlin 5 месяцев назад

Aye m8’s and thnx for yet another good go-through vid. I’ve got one of these Waeco CoolFreeze aboard. It’s really tiny and I hope to be able to keep it small, also when I’m getting closer to your degrees. As for now I try, as much as possible, to go for food that can take some days without cooling. At the moment the whole boat has refrigeration temperatures but in some months it will change.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

As you head south your fridge will use more and more power but your solar panels will also make more power so it tends to balance.

@tangoreal9098 5 месяцев назад

Awesome video very helpful as I am about to build a compressor assembly for the ice box on my cal 25.

@benkanobe7500 5 месяцев назад

Nylog is also very effective in hiding elephants with red tennis shoes hide in Cherry trees. (Have you ever seen an elephant with red tennis shoes in a cherry tree?)

@chookraffle9230 4 месяца назад

Love a good project. Great vid. Cheers 👍

@johnq.public2621 5 месяцев назад

Yes, I'm liking the project videos. It would be EXTREMELY beneficial to us (your beloved viewers) if you would oh-so-kindly show clear images of the products (tools, parts, accessories, etc.) you use and the product's website, please and thank you. 😃👍

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

As always read the description. We have links to virtually everything on our Amazon store. Always

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Also, Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@davidwalsh7603 5 месяцев назад

i have to install my own soon so a cool video for me lol

@robhow7962 5 месяцев назад

Haha, "Frankenstein's refrigerator"

@johnnylightning1491 5 месяцев назад

Yes, I think the projects are good as you generally have a fair amount of education in the process. I do like that expander tool, and at $17 it's a pretty good deal. I was wondering if it is appropriate to use a double flare on refrigeration or is that an automotive brake thing only. Keep the good stuff coming.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

I've never done a double flair. So I don't really know. Both sides need to be 45 degrees. The single flair seems perfectly fine

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@andersnilsson6625 5 месяцев назад

If you can bear it, it would be nice with links to all your things and tools for us amateurs who just have to fix what breaks 🇸🇪😀😄💕

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

We keep links to things I talk about in our Amazon store. You can find the link in the description of most of our videos.

@johnandjuliecrowell9107 5 месяцев назад

Good stuff.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@peterstarkey1360 5 месяцев назад

YES😊👍

@bryrensexton4618 5 месяцев назад

👍!!!

@jomeijackson5311 5 месяцев назад

If you want to protect the area without wires and electric fans on melting, look into welding blankets, plumbers and AC techs use them when brazing and soldering around flammables and things they want to protect, especially when brazing copper. Do you run a vacuum before connecting everything up and then recharge the system?

@jomeijackson5311 5 месяцев назад

Just stumbled on your video on charging the Frig system which answered about running a vacuum before filling an empty system, which you do in the Frig repair video.

@tomweinstein 5 месяцев назад

The Fridge of Theseus

@PetervanGinneken 5 месяцев назад

What medium do you use inside the system? I would loce to build my own system but filling it up seems to be an issue.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

You will find the answers to lots of refrigeration questions in this playlist. ru-vid.com/group/PLsT7_jPsZM5qNlstuF-fdlgjrimo18tq7 Including a whole video on charging the system. Both AC and refrigeration

@ryanm7865 5 месяцев назад

Great video! I learned so much from this short video. I have a basic understanding of refrigeration and have done many repairs but was always scared away from the sealed system. Joints were always brazed, and I never thought it possible to use plumbing solder. You made this very doable, thanks. One question, do you vacuum pump the system before final charge?

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Building up my tricks here. Boat Refrigeration and A/C 101: ru-vid.com/group/PLsT7_jPsZM5qNlstuF-fdlgjrimo18tq7 Descriptions and playlists on this channel are worth using.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Also Please consider sharing with friends or on forums. Basically if it gets views I'll make more.

@ryanm7865 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the link. @@EmilyAndClark

@PersonalStash420 4 месяца назад

Hello Clark and Emily. I just found you and I love the battery reviews. I am asking if you would do a tear-down review of the jsdsolar 12v 100ah lifepo4 battery. The few reviews that were there are all gone now. I own 4 of these and am thinking about buying 4 more, but I would like to see what you think of them. They are only $189.99 on amazon, so probably the least expensive battery you would have ever reviewed, for that size. I have 4 wired in series and parallel to make a 24v 200ah battery bank. P.S. I just love the boat life you guys share. 😎

@EmilyAndClark 4 месяца назад

Our reviews start with someone like you telling the battery manufacturer about our channel. Then they ask us for a review. But I might be done with battery reviews for a while. They take a lot of work

@momosworld7312 5 месяцев назад

Where did you find the evaporator?

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

I made it myself

@philmummah889 5 месяцев назад

Good video. Do you have a link where to buy the water cooled condenser? Thanks.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

That particular one is something we have especially manufactured for the air conditioner I designed. Best bet is to get on the mailing list by filling out the survey linked in the description of this video. Within about a month the MarineDCAC.com should be up again so buy it through the guy running that business when it gets going.

@erikalaurentz1521 5 месяцев назад

Hi Clark, what are your thoughts on upgrading a 40 year old, R-12 system with a large holding plate?

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Probably time for a reboot. Holding plates only makes sense with an engine driven system and your compressor uses too much power. So it's probably cheaper to buy a kit or a bunch of parts and start over. I've used r-12 lub with 134a in a car and it worked fine but it's not recommended.

@erikalaurentz1521 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@svcarlinabyandlarge1134 5 месяцев назад

I see the dryer after the condenser and before the evaporator. If I followed correctly, the coolant will be in a liquid state. How does the dryer remove any moisture?

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

It contains desiccant that absorbs water but not refrigerant. Sort of like silica beads packed with vitamins. They absorb water vapor but not nitrogen.

@gymcoachdon 5 месяцев назад

I was curious if you were going to replace the filter/drier. How does one know? I am having issues with moisture in my system, and am contemplating adding a larger drier like you have installed.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Changing your filter dryer will obviously absorb some water. But run your vacuum for literally hours. I sometimes run for an hour then let it sit on vacuum for a long time and vacuum again. If your pressure goes up you either have a leak or are making water vapor. Keep going until the pressure is stable over time. This procedure can recharge the dryer!! If in doubt I let this go overnight. After this letting just a whisp of gas in and vacuuming it out again might get those random water vapor molecules out.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Boat Refrigeration and A/C 101: ru-vid.com/group/PLsT7_jPsZM5qNlstuF-fdlgjrimo18tq7

@gymcoachdon 5 месяцев назад

@@EmilyAndClark I appreciate the quick reply. It was because of that series that I bought a vacuum pump and gauge set to fix the non functioning fridge on the boat I purchased. It will run for weeks, sometimes months, before going through a cycle of freezing up. A few minutes with the heat gun gets things gurgling again. I am curios if I should try to vacuum the system again without adding a new drier, or take the next step of new skills and sweat in the drier...

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Vacuum it first. A LOT

@collinl.179 Месяц назад

Clark I am road tripping in my jeep. I think if i had even a tiny bit if cold air at night.. it would be a luxury. Did you design a kit for this? Battery powered?

@EmilyAndClark Месяц назад

Not as such but I've put one of my air conditioning units in my truck camper and it works great here in Florida at night. You should talk to Stuart at MarineDCAC.com. he knows the parts I used. He might be able to put a kit together for you. It would be a prototype but mine works. So that, a BankManager and some LiFePO4 = Cool dry night

@paulfitzgerald1466 5 месяцев назад

Can you use your fresh water tank as a heat sink for the water cooling?

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Some do.

@peterbartlett2833 5 месяцев назад

Excellent video with great detail. Curious about how you calculate the size of your capillary tube? You showed one in a previous refrigeration video but how did you calculate your length and size? I have the BD50, condenser, dryer and evap coil but still no cap tube because I really cannot figure out how to make this calculation. Did you do it by trial and error?

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Answered in your other comment

@peterbartlett2833 4 месяца назад

Where did you order the double condenser? Seems very logical to use compared to a single.

@EmilyAndClark 4 месяца назад

I don't know what you mean by double condenser??

@paulwyand6204 5 месяцев назад

Arn't you supposed to chang out thr receiver dryer?

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Only if you let water in that you can't remove

@gregalbeke5079 5 месяцев назад

what gas do you use? The experts say not to change feon but I think they want to sell new system.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

The libs aren't comparable with all gasses so you can't just swap anything for anything. All my secrets are building up here Boat Refrigeration and A/C 101: ru-vid.com/group/PLsT7_jPsZM5qNlstuF-fdlgjrimo18tq7

@philmummah889 5 месяцев назад

Do you sell the water cooled condenser? Thanks

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Copied from an earlier comment: That particular one is something we have especially manufactured for the air conditioner I designed. Best bet is to get on the mailing list by filling out the survey linked in the description of this video. Within about a month the MarineDCAC.com should be up again so buy it through the guy running that business when it gets going.

@philmummah889 5 месяцев назад

Thank you 👍

@philmummah889 5 месяцев назад

Also, since you made your own evaporator, do you also make your own capillary tube for expansion? How do you do that? Thank you.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Cap tube is readily available for sale. I bet I got mine on eBay. The trick is figuring out how long and what diameter to use.

@peterbartlett2833 5 месяцев назад

@@EmilyAndClark Curious how you calculate the size and length of the Cap Tube? I am at that point of construction now on my own fridge build but am at a loss of how to size this.

@EmilyAndClark 5 месяцев назад

Yes it's difficult info to find. Forget RU-vid. Start with compressor capacity and find a chart for diameter and length. You likely will need to extrapolate as our little compressors are off the chart, small