📷 Converting a Chest Freezer to a Off-Grid Refrigerator - FOR FREE!
Step 1: Find you a free, abandoned chest freezer covered in graffiti...
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A shot of the freezer after we got it back to the homesetead
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The abandoned building we found the freezer in
Step 2: Clean off the graffiti from the inside of the freezer...
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Rubbing alcohol worked best to remove the spray paint. We also used baking soda and dish soap
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So fresh and so clean
Step 3: Find you a free, abandoned fridge...
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We found this one buy a dumpster in town. The compressor was bad, but thermostat still good.
Step 4: Swap out the fridge thermostat to replace the freezer thermostat. The probe on the fridge thermostat wasn't long enough to replace where the freezer thermostat went, so we just ran it through the lid to the inside...
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fridge thermostat
Step 5: Build a house to keep the sun off your new fridge and stuff in some spare insulation around the sides...
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final product
The fridge thermostat keeps it about 33 - 40 degrees fahrenheit inside. We run it off of solar with a inverter. Works good.
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