Trevor wrote: > Hi Chaps (and Chapesses), > > I'm considering buying something along the lines of a thermo-electric > cool box, unfortunately (although I do know the principles - we used > them a lot in the high vacuum industry when we sold mercury diffusion > pumps) a lot) I've no experience of them when used as a cold box / > refrigerator on a narrowboat. > > This is just one of the type that I'm looking at; I rather like the idea > of top opening, partly as you don't lose the cold air inside and partly > because you can usually stack more stuff inside them without it all > tumbling onto the deck when you open it! See: > <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130327206090&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en> > or, as TinyLinks, either this one: ** <http://tiny.cc/2vZ0t> > <http://tiny.cc/2vZ0t> or: <http://alturl.com/2gmj> (they all go to the > same place (I hope <g>). > > Any advice on their worth / value for money / longevity, etc., or even > just your thoughts about them (as I don't completely trust salespersons > working on commissions), would be much appreciated :)
My thoughts for what it's worth is that it should be treated only as a cool box and not a refrigerator. It claims to cool to 5 deg, but also says to 20 degs below ambient. If the interior of your boat reaches 30 deg say (quite easy in the summer) then you will only be cooling to 10 deg which is a bit high for refrigeration. OK for beer etc, which seems to be how they're pushing it according to the photos but iffy for perishables IMO. Better than nothing, but not perfect, are my thoughts. Roger
