In Need of Some Help

[Stuart Athay]

Hi all,

I have an Iarp fridge in which I try and keep maggots (fishing tackle shop). Trouble is, the ammonia the maggots give off rot out the pipe work. I have tried alloy and copper pipes and they all last about 6 months, its becoming a bit exspensive. Is there any stainless pipework for fridges on the market, if so will it withstand the power of my wriggly friends.

You might have guessed i know nothing about refridgeration, just a desperate man in need of the experts advice.

[old gas bottle]

just got back from bude,very nice too, buy a new evaporator that has a protective dip on it or get it done,otherwise its a custom stainless made item,get your local chapey to fit it,job done.

[Stuart Athay]

Hey my man, thanks for the reply. I thought the custom made stainless would be the job, we have tried the dip to no avail. Where or who could make the stainless pipe work? Cant find anyone local.

[Brian_UK]

STuart, just a thought but do you have any stainless steel fabricators near you that do work for the boating or brewing trade?

If given the correct info, sizes etc a good fabricator should be able to knock one up for you.

Remember to get a fixed price quotation first though.

[rbartlett]

try these guys'

http://www.beehivecoils.co.uk/

they make -or used to- all of Fosters coils which now are fully coated.

or even

http://www.searle.co.uk/client/docs/en/index.htm

who know a thing or two about coils.

failing that
http://www.blygold.com/frames.html

who do specialist coatings etc

cheers

richard

[Stuart Athay]

Thanks for the reply's guys,

Have emailed all three rich, see what they come up with.

I may be back

[Stuart Athay]

Brian, how do we get over the fins on the pipe work as a fabricator would not be able to incorperate these surely? Would it be correct to say that a piece of copper plate behind the pipes would do the same job as the fins?

[old gas bottle]

thats the problem,me thinks you gotta shell out on a new purpose bult jobby as richard suggests,should not cost the earth and will last as long as the fridge,you will allways be able to sell it too ! cheers, up the scrumpy.