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L337 M33P
10-06-03, 07:55 AM
OK this fridge is sitting outside in a skip, with the compressor and all open to the elements. It has some specifications on it:

r12 55g <-- I assume this is the refridgerant and charge mass
125W 240VAC <--- 125W - that's like 0.16hp, but is it enough for a chiller?

Shall I bother lugging this thing back home or should I let it be landfilled

Oh and by the way - I thought r12 was an ozone-destroying CFC, so what's it doing in a skip???? It should be disposed of properly, no? i.e not in a landfill.
Fast420A
10-06-03, 08:02 AM
Sorry, but what the hell is a skip?
ZedBias
10-06-03, 08:50 AM
http://www.a1skips-chorley.co.uk/


Check that out!

The thing on the lorry is a skip. Just a huge bin really.
L337 M33P
10-06-03, 10:26 AM
Basically an open-top dumpster. The English variety.
Fast420A
10-06-03, 10:34 AM
And I am guessing from the pic that a lorry is a truck?

You guys in England with your weird words! ;)
ZedBias
10-06-03, 10:56 AM
yea sorry dude, the lorry is the truck. . . ;)
L337 M33P
10-06-03, 02:46 PM
So, anyway, will this fridge be decent? I could cut it up and remove the body, making a teeny new one for a watercooler...
Caeberos
10-06-03, 03:52 PM
I don't know much about phase change cooling, but i am pretty sure r12 is hard to come by, here in the states anyway
lclark2074
10-07-03, 12:15 AM
You can change the refrigerant to another but remember r134a oil is not compatible with r12 oil if you chose this refrigerant you will need to vacuum it all out.
L337 M33P
10-08-03, 12:12 PM
Scratch that idea - they took the skip already :(
ZedBias
10-08-03, 12:36 PM
Dude, Y dint you wing it out when you seen it? :eek:
Spade
10-08-03, 12:38 PM
I already knew what a lorry was, but i guess a skip is a bin?
and bits = pieces? haha bits'n'pieces thats funny.
So is it also true a *** is a cigerette?

cheers !:p
L337 M33P
10-08-03, 01:30 PM
Originally posted by ZedBias
Dude, Y dint you wing it out when you seen it? :eek:

'cos I'm fairly sure it's illegal? I was about to ask permission but it was gone :(

Oh well, there's a dump site near here with lots of old fridges muahahah
Gautam
10-08-03, 07:46 PM
From what I've heard, .16 HP is quite weak, and compressors from fridges/freezers aren't very good at keeping up with constant heat loads, since they're not designed for it, and can possibly fail under continuous use.
lclark2074
10-09-03, 12:50 AM
yes it will be better to look for 1/5 to 1/3hp better cooling
Fast420A
10-09-03, 03:28 AM
Illegal to take garbage out of a garbage bin? Not here it isn't. :D
johnnyw
10-10-03, 06:35 PM
if the garbage belongs to someone itīs not your right to take away soemthing, even if it is garbage :-P
Spade
10-10-03, 10:33 PM
yeh, i got popped for grand? vandalism, because a stoopid friend lit a dumpster on fire, and i was the only one they could catch
and blame it on. i guess the simple paint coat for the thing that got ruined cost over 1g?!
anyhoo, most businesses DO own there own garbage bins..
and it IS a crime to take anything from it, legally you could be starving and take a banana peel and be wrung up on charges.

welcome to america eh?

cheers.
Borgy
10-14-03, 08:52 PM
Originally posted by Fast420A
And I am guessing from the pic that a lorry is a truck?

You guys in England with your weird words! ;)
Cough ENGLAND = ENGLISH LOL

Its you across the pond thats got weird words
now i live in Canada i hear lots of words that have been mixed up LOL
I still laugh at Fanny packs (bum bags to us Brits )
sooo funny :D

Borgy