Can this freezer be modified?

[MsNath]

I bought this 4cubic foot freezer to use as a reservoir/water chiller for my water coolant. However, unlike most freezers that come with a moulded plastic inserts. This one however has some sort of tin/metal inside and it has seams. I am worried it will leak water into the internal insulation.

I could have got an 8cubic foot freezer with a moulded plastic insert for just a few bucks more but I thought it would be too big and use a lot of power to cool the water.

Can I get some feed back?
1) Will this metal insert effect the quality of the water. ie corrosion.
2) Can I find some sort of silicon that will hold up to the pressure of the water and anitfreezer?

[img="[URL]http://plaza.powersurfr.com/MsNath/home/freezer1.jpg[/URL]"]

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[Babster]

^_^

My my, you ARE desperate for lower temps!

I'm sure a fridge will never work - but THAT puppy might! You're gonna have to keep the computer running and cracking SETI/RC5/Folding at Home full time to keep your water from freezing though. I guess antifreeze will work if you can adjust the temp up to a warmer setting. Don't forget - its a DEEP freezer!

My suggestion would be to just use some big secondary reservoir inside of the freezer instead of filling the freezer itself.

 

[Da Whip]

MsNath, Are we getting a little obsesive/compulsive here. Wow, that looks like a great project. I would think that a good silicone sealant would work fine
and keeping the water/antifreeze above freezing would make this set up rock. LOL
Keep us posted on your progress.

 

[ken257]

My freezer is metal inside to. Water wetter and antifreeze prevent any corosion and an extra bead of silicone in all the corners and seams has been working fine for me. I used Dap Aquarium Sealent. I figure if it is good enough to build fish tanks with it should stop a freezer from leaking.

I also run the freezer on it's lowest setting because no matter how cold I make the water it will over 7-8 hours stabalize at -12C under full load.

 

[dimmreaper]

I'd use kitchen and bath silicon, or maybe JB weld.

 

[ken257]

Da Whip (Apr 29, 2001 11:23 a.m.):
MsNath, Are we getting a little obsesive/compulsive here. Wow, that looks like a great project. I would think that a good silicone sealant would work fine
and keeping the water/antifreeze above freezing would make this set up rock. LOL
Keep us posted on your progress.

Obsesive-compulsive? More like buget minded, trying to get the most bang for the buck. But I may be a little biased having done the same thing myself.

Remember sanity is only relative to ones own state of mind!

 

[Caravan]

I'd totaly gut the thing for a smaller reservoir, maybe 1 gallon. But I just don't like a big ol thing like that taking up space since it's at a premium (I'm trailer trash... heh). I honestly don't even know how possible my suggestion is, but you could add exta insulation instead of having all of that wasted space.

 

[CreePinG_DeatH_reverted]

^{WoW MsNath. That cooler is just what I may need. I am sure there may or may not be more practical ways to get cold temps, but the setup would have to look nice ebcause my mom is a neat freak. This would definitely pull it off. Anyway, I was wondering where you got this freezer from and how much it cost you? Also, do you plan on drilling through a side to feed the hoses through? Do you plan on keeping the water pump in there too? Are you single? Wait how did that get there...}