Freezer for Off Grid PV

[BritishPete]

120V AC (MSW). My freezer is presently the only Energy star qualified 5cu ft on the popular market and cost only $162 from Walmart. I have two identical one as fridge and one as freezer.

[brofig]

Like your original post

Pete;

I don't know about numbers...
but your ideas to save energy with the two chest type freezers makes sense to me.
thanks for sharing..

Brofig

[pakman]

make a fridge freezer

is it possible to make a fridge and freezer if you have the compressor. in the philippines everyting is expensive and I was wanting to go on a mainly 12vdc system to make the required box etc with a lot more insulation than a typical store bought unit would have might be more beneficial as long on you have the appropreiate space any idea's ie what kind of compressor etc I hear there are some of the new compressors that are extremely efficient an take a lot less load to kick them into gear in order to do the job
thoughts please

[Naptown]

is it possible to make a fridge and freezer if you have the compressor. in the philippines everyting is expensive and I was wanting to go on a mainly 12vdc system to make the required box etc with a lot more insulation than a typical store bought unit would have might be more beneficial as long on you have the appropreiate space any idea's ie what kind of compressor etc I hear there are some of the new compressors that are extremely efficient an take a lot less load to kick them into gear in order to do the job
thoughts please

Yes this is done on boats all the time.
Look at marine refrigeration preferrably with hold over plates so it only has to run during the daytime.