noteablequotable
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Freezers?
- Thread starter SmokeySquid
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I wonder if that's an industry specific thing
noteablequotable
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So, I came really close to buying a version of this freezer on AliExpress but the best price I could find was about $300 including shipping: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806034456571.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt
It's the one with the 17L freezer on the bottom.
I realized at that point that $300 would get me a really good normal freezer and went back to the drawing board. I'm now looking at portable car freezers on Amazon like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B1Q2J2X1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=AFNMPH8W65Q6L&psc=1
It's also half as expensive as the mini fridge, but more importantly it's portable and has a battery. Not sure if this is what I actually want though. I've been looking for a chest freezer to stock up on some things and this is about the same cost. Main benefits of a car freezer are portability and built in battery, but is that enough?
It's the one with the 17L freezer on the bottom.
I realized at that point that $300 would get me a really good normal freezer and went back to the drawing board. I'm now looking at portable car freezers on Amazon like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B1Q2J2X1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=AFNMPH8W65Q6L&psc=1
It's also half as expensive as the mini fridge, but more importantly it's portable and has a battery. Not sure if this is what I actually want though. I've been looking for a chest freezer to stock up on some things and this is about the same cost. Main benefits of a car freezer are portability and built in battery, but is that enough?
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scarywood75
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I want a real lab freezer but the freight fees are killing me, half the cost is in shipping and nobody in my area is selling any
SmokeySquid
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It’s been a few weeks but I have been happy with the -40 chest freezer that was mentioned a while ago. It does keep -40 without much fuss and isn’t that big thankfully.
Edit: Not sure about their longevity but those car freezers are pretty nifty if you travel a bunch. We use them when we go to Miami to load up on fresh avocados and they keep everything fresh and cool even in the Florida sun. Only thing I can say about them is they are ass once unplugged compared to a regular cooler.
Might be prying but do you have any other chest freezers in your home? Not sure if you like hoarding food like peptides but they are quite nice to have around
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Do you have a link to that -40 freezer?It’s been a few weeks but I have been happy with the -40 chest freezer that was mentioned a while ago. It does keep -40 without much fuss and isn’t that big thankfully.
Edit: Not sure about their longevity but those car freezers are pretty nifty if you travel a bunch. We use them when we go to Miami to load up on fresh avocados and they keep everything fresh and cool even in the Florida sun. Only thing I can say about them is they are ass once unplugged compared to a regular cooler.
Might be prying but do you have any other chest freezers in your home? Not sure if you like hoarding food like peptides but they are quite nice to have around
JohnnyGobbs
New_Member
How much more is the electric cost to run a super cold -40 etc freezer vs a standard one? Any ideas on the power draw?
noteablequotable
Research Enthusiast
It’s been a few weeks but I have been happy with the -40 chest freezer that was mentioned a while ago. It does keep -40 without much fuss and isn’t that big thankfully.
Edit: Not sure about their longevity but those car freezers are pretty nifty if you travel a bunch. We use them when we go to Miami to load up on fresh avocados and they keep everything fresh and cool even in the Florida sun. Only thing I can say about them is they are ass once unplugged compared to a regular cooler.
Might be prying but do you have any other chest freezers in your home? Not sure if you like hoarding food like peptides but they are quite nice to have around
I don't have a chest freezer, but I have been thinking about getting one to stock up on a few things and get my peptides out of the regular freezer. The only thing holding me back is that I actually like the car freezer. tl;dr is that I've been thinking about traveling more (internationally) and I think it would be much easier to do that if I took my peps with me. Can't do this with a normal chest freezer. Also has the added benefit of keeping everything cool during transport.
noteablequotable
Research Enthusiast
I'm interested in this too. We could arrange a group buy for it if people were really wanted one.
stickfigure
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My -80C ULT freezer is using 49W according to my UPS.
noteablequotable
Research Enthusiast
After reviewing a lot of options, I ended up going with this portable car freezers on Amazon:
A few reasons why:
- While this one has no reviews, it's a new model being offered by an established brand in the portable freezer space
- It will maintain a temp of -20°c
- It's significantly smaller than most portable freezers which gives me more storage options. It will also be easier to travel with if I need to transport my entire pep stash
- it has a nice and easy to read digital display
- seems like the best balance of cost and features if you don't want to buy an actual cryo freezer.
I'll do some temp tests once it arrives and let you know how they go.
A few reasons why:
- While this one has no reviews, it's a new model being offered by an established brand in the portable freezer space
- It will maintain a temp of -20°c
- It's significantly smaller than most portable freezers which gives me more storage options. It will also be easier to travel with if I need to transport my entire pep stash
- it has a nice and easy to read digital display
- seems like the best balance of cost and features if you don't want to buy an actual cryo freezer.
I'll do some temp tests once it arrives and let you know how they go.
SmokeySquid
Member
Here is the one that I ordered. There are a few companies that resell these but they are all the same so long as they have the "upgraded compressor" picture and the digital control panel.
Depends on your local cost per kwh but I can say that the freezer uses ~160w when running and it seems to be running most of the time when I am near it. If I estimate that it runs 20 hours a day (a over estimation hopefully) it would use 3.2 kwh per day and that would cost someone paying 15 cents per kwh .48 cents a day. At some point, I will time it and leave the meter plugged in for 24 hours to get a proper estimation of its actual power usage per day because I do have hope that it doesn't cost half a dollar a day to run
SmokeySquid
Member
A quick update for those that are interested. After 25 hours, the freezer has used 2.03 kWh and the average run wattage is 105 watts. I tried to remember to measure it right at 24 hours but got busy with work. Freezer is in a closet and it is usually 72 degrees in there at all times so it shouldn’t have to work all that hard.
