I still consider our home walk-in cooler to be one of the best investments we have made in our own food security especially because we are able to keep this room cool in all four seasons. This allows us to store our vegetable garden produce here on a year-round basis.
We've used 3 different methods to regulate the temperature of our cold room. They all work, but they do come with different costs and benefits. This video will show you the basic installation requirements for each of these cooling methods.
Here are answers to some common questions we get about our cold room:
1. What temperature do you maintain in your cold room?
4ºC or 39ºF
2. Can I cool my room with automated vents in the winter and an air conditioner in the summer?
Yes. We've found that as soon as the outdoor temperature reaches -10ºC or lower, we can cool our room exclusively with the automated vents. If our vents were larger or we didn't open the cooler door as often, we wouldn't have to wait until the outdoor temperature was quite that cold.
3. Could I mount the air conditioner on an exterior wall of the cooler?
Yes. We live in a cold climate where we are typically adding heat to our home and when our basement was uninsulated and cool it made sense to dump the excess heat from our cooler into our basement. Now that our basement is very well insulated, the heat from the air conditioner can make the basement temperature uncomfortably warm in the heat of summer so I wouldn't advise mounting the air conditioner on an indoor wall in all situations.
Here are a few links to help get you started with your project:
Inkbird Temperature Controller
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Independent Scientific Evaluation of CoolBot/Air Conditioner Performance
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How to Size and Choose a Compatible Air Conditioner
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How to Control Your Air Conditioner With Inkbird Temperature Controllers
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SANCO2™ High-Efficiency Heat Pump Water Heater Supplier
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SANCO2™ Installation Manual
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