15. Refrigeration
The system on this boat is an upgraded 12v refrigerator. This system is
designed to run 24hrs a day if you wish. To ensure that it does not fail there
are two things you should do.
Firstly, keep your batteries charged. If the level goes below 12v the
system will malfunction. Refer to section 12 for charging instructions.
Secondly, do not puncture the cold plate in your fridge! Do not chip at the
ice or use any other sharp items in the fridge. If something is frozen to
the side of the fridge do not force it away. Poor warm water on it if you
need to melt the ice.
There is a thermostat in the fridge. It is a
white dial with numbers on it going from
1-7. Putting 7 at the apex of the dial is
the coldest setting. Keep it on this setting
until it is too cold. Then you can turn the
system down or off if you wish. Or if it is
not cold enough…augment the system
with ice.
Ask one of our staff for a deck cooler if
you would like one for storing your
drinks. It will keep the drinks cooler and the refrigeration colder, as people
will not be going in it every 5 minutes for a drink.
Please note that we are in the tropics and we cannot guarantee that items
will remain frozen when placed in the fridge and that fruit, vegetables and
other fresh produce may have a shortened shelf life.
Fridge drain
Below the galley sink you will see a button labeled “fridge drain”. Simply
press this button to drain the fridge.
Note: the fresh water switch on the
12v panel has to be on in order to operate the fridge drain
Fridge drain
