Again if you read through my forum you will see many refrigerant flow problems caused by poorly soldered connections.Īs to Schocktherapy’s question, What exactly do they mean by "dehydrate the system for several hours at 100 degrees"? I also never recommend using solder to connect lines without proper protection, flow tests and use of nitrogen gas to prevent interior line oxidation from heat. If you review my six books on boat refrigeration and my web forum you will see I only recommend using a service technician when required. These pumps can be rented at tool rental places or barrowed from a fellow boater. The repair plan I recommended required only basic available tools with the exception of a refrigeration vacuum pump. In most refrigerator repairs mistakes can be avoided with simple steps without expensive technical services. Do with it what you will!īoaters are forced to be Do It Yourself mechanics for many reasons and need practical advice. So you see I have no vested interest in advising people to use professionals, I am just trying to help my fellow sailors understand the systems on their boats, and the pitfalls of DIY in some instances.I am offering advice based on 20years as a refrigeration technician, and it is free. I have friends who are riggers, sailmakers and boat repair experts, and none of them are getting rich I can assure you.It doesnt surprise me that people have a hard time finding good refrigeration guys to work on their boats the good guys are going to go where they can make real money! The problem is, sailors are notoriously cheap! Comments like "the wind is free so they think everything else should be too" are all to common in the industry. My time is billed out at $110 per hour these days and i have as muchwork as I want. The fact of the matter is, there are too many unqualified guys out there installing kit systems for far less than I am willing to work for. These days I only work on boat systems for friends and fellow yacht club members. I used to install custom refrigeration systems based on NovaKool components for the local Hunter broker, as well as a number of other brokers and individual boat owners. If debris in the evap assy is a known problem, who is to say the new one isnt going to have the same problem?Īs for making my living, it has been many years since I have relied on the marine refrigeration industry for my living. I have never bought their products, and based on what I've read on this thread I probably never will! Clearly they have serious quality control issues. Well, i honestly have no idea how much a replacement evaporator assembly costs from frigoboat.
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