Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+ (and a ramble)

2013-10-06 Thread Wally Bryant
Steve - Thanks for the clarification. I'm sure the US is as highly regulated as Canada, but Mexico is another story entirely. It's pretty safe to say that if it's illegal up North you can get it here over the counter. The only real rule I've seen is that if someone is carrying an automatic we

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-06 Thread Bill Bina
What Steve is talking about is an alternative refrigerant product sold in some places. If the can says 134a, it is 134a. Most of the DIY cans will say 134a+ to indicate that it also contains lubricants, leak indicators, and sealers. Bill Bina

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-05 Thread Steve Thomas
yant Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 9:53 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+ Can you clarify that? I thought that if the can said R134a it would contain R134a. Wal Steve Thomas wrote: > Whatever you do, don't use one of those refrigerant replacement kits

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-05 Thread Jim Watts
Uh-oh. Is that going to make a difference to your liver? On 5 October 2013 18:52, Wally Bryant wrote: > Can you clarify that? I thought that if the can said R134a it would > contain R134a. > > Wal > > > Steve Thomas wrote: > >> Whatever you do, don't use one of those refrigerant replacement ki

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-05 Thread Wally Bryant
Can you clarify that? I thought that if the can said R134a it would contain R134a. Wal Steve Thomas wrote: Whatever you do, don't use one of those refrigerant replacement kits that they sell in the automotive stores. They use a mixture of butane and propane to approximate the characteristics

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-05 Thread Steve Thomas
l Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Jim Watts Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 11:25 AM To: 1 CnC List Subject: Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+ I had a retired refrigerator guy come out to the boat, he checked and recharged the system. $50 cash was

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-05 Thread Jim Watts
I had a retired refrigerator guy come out to the boat, he checked and recharged the system. $50 cash was a pretty good deal. On 5 October 2013 07:58, Nate Flesness wrote: > anyone recharged a Novakool? Our old Novakool was fine for our purposes, > but has clearly lost the refrigerant. > Looking

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-05 Thread Nate Flesness
anyone recharged a Novakool? Our old Novakool was fine for our purposes, but has clearly lost the refrigerant. Looking for an option... Nate "Sarah Jean" 1980 30-1 On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:30 PM, David Blair wrote: > Anyone familiar with the 1990 34+ fridge details? I am thinking about > upgr

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread Dennis C.
e, LA > > From: Edd Schillay >To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >Sent: Friday, October 4, 2013 1:29 PM >Subject: Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+ > > > >Paul, > > >That's my biggest thing -- cutting a 10" x 8" o

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread Paul Fountain
Subject: Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+ Paul, That's my biggest thing -- cutting a 10" x 8" or so hole into the side of the ice chest. My wife cringes if I cut a hole for a 12V "lighter" plug to charge my iPhone. But the unit looks so comp

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread Andrew Burton
Behalf Of *Edd > Schillay > *Sent:* October-04-13 1:52 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+ > > rade > > David, > > ** ** > > I have a 37+ and our refrigeration system seemed to crap out > a couple

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread Knowles Rich
that a simple install. I like that it has a fan and moves the air. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay Sent: October-04-13 1:52 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+ rade David, I have a 37+ and our

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread Edd Schillay
ts – and NO adult beverages before cutting, > but other than that a simple install. I like that it has a fan and moves the > air. > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd > Schillay > Sent: October-04-13 1:52 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread David Risch
. Risch (401) 419-4650 cell -Original Message- From: David Blair Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:30:46 To: Subject: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+ Anyone familiar with the 1990 34+ fridge details? I am thinking about upgrading the insulation, for the usual reasons. Not sure how much was

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread Paul Fountain
nd NO adult beverages before cutting, but other than that a simple install. I like that it has a fan and moves the air. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay Sent: October-04-13 1:52 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread j...@svpaws.net
A couple of other thoughts... We've pretty much gotten away from using the built in box unless we're out for more than a weekend. The cooler "bags" do very well for 2 days and save a lot of packing/unpacking. You could also consider the hard coolers with a compressor built in. They are very

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread Edd Schillay
David, I have a 37+ and our refrigeration system seemed to crap out a couple of years ago. I've been considering replacing it with a CoolMatic CS-NC-17, which requires cutting a pretty big hole in the side of the chest through to the hanging closet of the aft cabin. See http://www.dome

Re: Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread j...@svpaws.net
That one is going to be tough. The only way I could see it is if you remove the countertop but there's a lot going on there. As far as the nova-cool, my sense is that all of these units use pretty much the same technology as the cold machine so I don't think there's some super efficient unit o

Stus-List Fridge upgrade - 34+

2013-10-04 Thread David Blair
Anyone familiar with the 1990 34+ fridge details? I am thinking about upgrading the insulation, for the usual reasons. Not sure how much was installed originally and even less sure about how I can get into the cabinetry to determine what is there now. Something internal looks a lot more feasible bu