A walk in cooler is not that hard to make. I have made my own, it is 8x8 and insulated 6" with styrophoam (floor, celing, walls and door)
the next thing you need is a good 12,000btu AC, I have bought one from HAIER
http://www.haieramerica.com/cool-hea...tioner-esa412k
this is the one that I'm using and works great, 4 years running for me now :) You can put the AC on a energy saving mode, and what it does is shut it down when the temp is low enough, and up here in northern Ontario Canada, the nights are pretty cool that it does not run at all, and even during the day if it is cool enough. During the hot summer months I figured that it is costing an extra 15 bucks a month on my hydro bill... not to bad for an 8x8 fridge to sit in, play a game of Cribbage while having a beer that won't go warm on ya!!
The next thing you need to purchace is a "by pass" device and the one that I got is from a company called "Store it cold"
www.storeitcold.com/ It was absolutly nothing to instal and does not require any AC expertise, anyone can do it.
I keep hanging quaters of moose, deer, bear and beef in my cooler and have never had a problem.
I keep an eye on humidity in my cooler and run the dehumdifing program on the AC a couple times a week if necessary. I have put this cooler in the back of my garage in a seperate addition and have the back side of the AC pointed into my garage, so it is doing two things for me... keep the cooler cold, and puting warm air into my garage.
Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions if this is something you think you may try :)
the next thing you need is a good 12,000btu AC, I have bought one from HAIER
http://www.haieramerica.com/cool-hea...tioner-esa412k
this is the one that I'm using and works great, 4 years running for me now :) You can put the AC on a energy saving mode, and what it does is shut it down when the temp is low enough, and up here in northern Ontario Canada, the nights are pretty cool that it does not run at all, and even during the day if it is cool enough. During the hot summer months I figured that it is costing an extra 15 bucks a month on my hydro bill... not to bad for an 8x8 fridge to sit in, play a game of Cribbage while having a beer that won't go warm on ya!!
The next thing you need to purchace is a "by pass" device and the one that I got is from a company called "Store it cold"
www.storeitcold.com/ It was absolutly nothing to instal and does not require any AC expertise, anyone can do it.
I keep hanging quaters of moose, deer, bear and beef in my cooler and have never had a problem.
I keep an eye on humidity in my cooler and run the dehumdifing program on the AC a couple times a week if necessary. I have put this cooler in the back of my garage in a seperate addition and have the back side of the AC pointed into my garage, so it is doing two things for me... keep the cooler cold, and puting warm air into my garage.
Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions if this is something you think you may try :)
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