I am looking for information on installing a "Cold Machine" in a 1981 C&C 30ft. I want to install it in the existing Ice Box. Want to know what size "Cold Machine", horizontal or vertical evaporator, where to install compressor, where to install the evaporator in the ice box, and any other information that might be helpful.
Thanx,-- John

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Joseph Palmer -- Classic Sailboat Customer Service
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I got back the final word from Glacier Bay on refrigerants today. As to whether R134a was a better refrigerant (more cooling capacity) than R12, as indicated on their COPS charts, they said: "Jared, ...To your question, you are correct in you experience that a system "refilled" with R-134a will not perform as well. This is why all of the current marine refrigeration manufactures have fought tooth and nail against the switch to R-134a despite the far better environmental qualities. " So apparently R134a is somehow "better" when the entire system has been engineering from scratch for it--as GB's are. But it should be expected to underperform when used in a system originallly designed for R12.