temperature On off Switch for fridge

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tdktank59

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So anyways I got a fridge and I want to controll the temp with an outside source such as a temperature based on/off switch that plugs into the wall and then into the fridge.

(This is for a keggorator or sorts). I just dont want my beer freezing!

So anyways the question is anyone know where to find one of these? Id also be willing to build one too if I could find a simple schematic. The fun part is it needs to read the inside the fridge temp not outside
 
Huh? What kind of fridge did you get that doesn't have its own "monitor"? Fridges don't freeze, freezers do... Maybe you should check that you actually bought a fridge and not a freezer. And if you got one of those mini 6can or so tiny almost portable fridges, those things don't have the power to freeze..
 
Sorry I got a freezer... 8.8 cu ft. chest freeze...

Anyways yes it has a temp thingy on it but they arnt terribly accurate... Im looking to have a bit more controll over it by turning it on above 35F and turjning it off below 35F

plus this will also allow me to set it up as a fermentation container later down the road and keep it at 60F - 75F for that...
 
Could use a simple and cheap thermostat-type trigger to close a circuit the same way a house heating system runs. Would have to find some way of making the voltages work, since you couldn't just run the direct line into it. Probably also need to strip out the anticipator, unless you want that in there.
I'm sure some other more elegant device exists, but simple digital thermostats will run you just $8 or $9.

*edit*
wouldn't really work that well for cold bevs now that I think about it, but perhaps for your fermentation (dang those replies were fast)
 
LOL,

Yeah I found one once while searching the web... But cant find it again...

O well My dad has one so ill be borrowing hims but id still like to find one of them like that.
 
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