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captain ron (Captain_ron)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 8:21 pm: | |
I want to put a small refigerator with diamond plate door in my new bus. I thought I saw one at one of the home improvement stores but can't recall which one. Right now I just need the dementions so I can plan and build my cabinets.
I am using pretty much the same layout I had in the old bus but adding a splendide washer dryer in that cabinet area also. I decided to not use a conventional rv hot water tank and rv furnace so I will gain some space there. |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 9:09 pm: | |
Many of the fridge's have replaceable door inserts. Why buy
a high $$$ fridge for the door, when you can insert a thin
diamond plate panel into a less expensive model? |
bruce knee (Bruceknee)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 9:11 pm: | |
I don't know the size, Home Depot was the place. |
Bill K
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 9:14 pm: | |
I have one which I bought at sears. It is a larger on that I have in the garage. |
Jim Stewart (H3jim)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 11:22 pm: | |
Get the refrigerator first, before you build the cabinets. As you investigate refrigerators, you may find that you change you mind, or discover something really cool that you'd like to do, thats a different dimension. |
RON R. THUNDER COACH
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 1:55 am: | |
How WIDE is the door way in????WILL IT FIT???? |
David (Davidinwilmnc)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 8:31 am: | |
Also, a lot of the newer small fridges have the coils in the cabinet sides. This isn't a problem if the unit is freestanding. If it's going to be built in, it is a problem. The coils can be easily damaged if screws are put into the cabinet. The exterior of the fridge can't have any additional insulation added. Mainly, though, if you build it in, you have to leave air space around the unit in the cabinet. These seem to be the most common type around these days. I found a counter-high unit with rear coils for $5 at a State surplus property sale that works great and looks new. This will be my RV fridge for a while. |
captain ron (Captain_ron)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 9:59 am: | |
the fridge I seen is a smaller one about 4ft tall and 2ft wide I owned a cabinet shop for 17 years and have built in several fridges so I know what to do and not what to do in that area. just trying to find one and dementions. |
motorcoach1
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 6:33 pm: | |
Ron i bought 2 Franklin Chef refers at Lowes or home depo can't remember witch one daa.. but there 18 w 45 high and draw 0.9 amps. There good frezer space and ample ref space. I built the cabnets close up and have had no problems in 2 years, and the back is 21/2 inches with open top so as to let the heat escape and going to add muffin fans on both. They cycle when there full about every 2 hours, i let them stand in the stand in the summer for 6 to 7 hours without electric and the temp is still good and the freazer is frozen. these are 2 door models 400 sreaies. i'm quit pleased with them seeing i bought 2 others that turned out to be not what was on the tenical info tag as to energy efficentcy. the air conditioner you bloged earlyer i found the frigadaer 10 and 12 BTU models are real easy on power use look at marine air ac's and you can split the unit or reconfigure the metal cabnet like i did as a back up unit in the basement and work great just make sure the evaporator get lots of outside air or effcincy will drop off |