H340 Refrigeration/Cooler

[Soul Surfer]

What is the best way to turn the ice chest into a refrigerator? Brands? tips? cost? anything helps.

Also I think the cooler is leaking. I get this brownish river that seems to start by the doorway to the aft cabin and the oven. What should I take apart to fix this?

 

[neilmcc]

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I have fitted a Dometic/Waeco unit, the Coldmachine 85 compressor and the VD-09 evaporator to the coolbox on my 336.

I have used the system all summer and it works very well, in fact I can freeze things if it is turned up too high.

 

[Stu Jackson]

One way is to Google boat refrigeration systems and see what's available on the marketplace. There are air cooled and water cooled units. There are 12V, 120/12V auto switchover units and engine driven units.

Here's a good resource: http://www.kollmann-marine.com

 

[Ken13559]

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I have fitted a Dometic/Waeco unit, the Coldmachine 85 compressor and the VD-09 evaporator to the coolbox on my 336.

I have used the system all summer and it works very well, in fact I can freeze things if it is turned up too high.

i second this. Bought one and install it myself. I get frozen beer when left in freezer too long.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Adler Barbour is another popular brand and it is easy to install by the boat owner.

 

[steve stark]

Our H340 also has the factory installed Adler Barbour, which seems to work well.

As to the leak, there is a drain in the bottom of the chest that flows, via a flexible tube, to the bilge. Once we had the caulking around the drain fitting crack and cause a leak out from beneath the chest cabinet near the stove. You might check that fitting.

These days, we still sometimes put a block of ice in the chest to augment the chiller. In so doing, we usually sit the block in a tupperware container and just pull the container to dump, rather than letting it drain to the bilge. This allows us to put a cork in the drain, which seams to help keep more cold air in the chest.