Cold Plate Refrigeration Sailboat

In the 1970s small holding plate systems were introduced to the boating market by grunert and crosby giving sailors reliable mechanical refrigeration for the first time.

Cold plate refrigeration sailboat.

Marine refrigerator holding plates act like large blocks of ice and the cold temperature of the holding plate sucks heat out of the boats refrigeration box. Holding plates can keep ice boxes cold for long periods. Refrigeration system to fit your needs just give us a call. I checked for overcharging indicated by frost forming on the suction tube more than a foot from the evaporator plate and all was well.

Shop with confidence get free shipping to home or stores price match guarantee. Holding plates can be made for fridge and freezer. The refrigerator has worked perfectly since its recharge. An advantage of cold plate refrigeration is that it only needs to be operated for a short period each day.

We offer several options for converting an existing icebox into a refrigerator or replacing an existing conversion kit. Shop read reviews or ask questions about marine refrigeration conversion at the official west marine online store. Half had installed 12 volt condenser evaporator systems with adler barbour the favorite. Another half a dozen chose 12 volt holding plate systems.

You don t want to release r 134a into the atmosphere which is one reason to avoid overcharging by topping off the charge in small increments. For some people cold plate systems are the best choice however for the majority of boaters our many styles of conversion kits would be the ideal choice. A cold plate also called a holdover plate is a large tank inside your refrigerator or freezer box filled with a solution that freezes and melts out at a temperature lower than water 20 degrees for a refrigerator 10 degrees for a freezer. On boats equipped this way i usually find that an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening keeps the reefer cold which is about the same amount of time i run the engine or a generator to charge batteries anyway.

Since 1968 west marine has grown to over 250 local stores with knowledgeable associates happy to assist. A holding plate or cold plate contains the evaporator coils encased in a metal box filled with a eutectic solution an easily melted substance with a freezing temperature below 32 f similar to the blue ice gel used in cold packs. This holding plate is from rparts.