Now, I know you will all be so interested to hear that we have converted our 240 volt fridge and freezer to 12 volt. Well, maybe some of you. Let's see, after our lovely 9 weeks swanning around UK and Europe (and I could write more blogs on that trip if I tried as there is lots more to tell but for now you will have to cope with the domestics) we came back to a very dirty boat......
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| ...which we are happy to report has now been scrubbed. |
and the daunting task of fridge and freezer conversion, which we had been putting off for some time - about 6 years I think, but you cannot rush things. So out came the tools again. Argh!
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| Because you need EVERY tool out just in case. |
We called 'Mr Wang, the Fridge Man' who came recommended by a few of the other occupants of the marina and out he came to see what we had ("because we have all the parts you will need") and then gave us a quote which we quickly negotiated to a satisfactory end. He told us that all would be well and it would only take a couple of days.
Four days later after much head shaking and exchanges in Chinese (we assume) our good-natured workmen wiggled, pushed, pulled, prodded, groaned and sweated their way around behind the units ("because we cannot remove the cupboards and benches") and with a huge amount of blood, sweat and grunting on the part of the skipper, the new units were finally installed. However, NOW they need to be gassed and checked and thereby went another couple of days while the remaining workman waited (very patiently) for hours on end while the fridge and freezer hummed along chilling nicely. Do they not have another job to go to? Apparently, not but he has his lunch with him so he's happy.
So, the result, a happy skipper and crew who now have a LOT more room in the cooler compartments and won't have to go through the complicated start/stop/start-up routine of the old units and can just let the fridge and freezer do their job quietly chilling the beer and champagne ...... and the food.
With the units finally installed, it came to our notice that the paint inside both units was a bit worse for wear. Oh dear, nooooooo! Yep, out came the paints too but what a great result. We do have wait a week for the paint to cure but, hey, YOU CAN'T RUSH THINGS.
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| Freezer ''before' |
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| Fridge 'before' |
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| Nice....'after' |
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| 'after' |
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