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Where can I find a DC chest freezer in Thailand for my off-grid setup?

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May 29, 2023
a year ago
Chris ********
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Evening, we're completely off grid so I need to buy a DC chest freezer. Lazada and Shoppee have limited options. Anyone know of shop/web site in Thailand I could try. TIA
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An expat seeking a DC chest freezer in Thailand for an off-grid lifestyle asked for recommendations beyond the limited options on Lazada and Shopee. Suggestions included checking HomePro, marine suppliers like Octopus Electrical, and exploring Alibaba. Participants discussed the feasibility of using DC appliances versus AC appliances with inverters, as well as solar panel setups and other alternatives like propane freezers.
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Michael ********
Just came across this on an offgrid Australia group.
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Chris ********
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@Michael *******
 thanks
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@Greg *******
 thankyou.
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Greg ********
how big is your solar system? if you don't have solar i'de recommend a propane freezer
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@Greg *******
 8 panels, 4 x 200ah and 12 x 100ah batteries for house. Freezer will be run off seperate panel and single 100ah battery. We've got 4 other separate panels for submersible pump that can, if needed, be added to either set of panels. Also got 7.5kw generator, for just in case scenario, but not used in anger yet!
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@Chris *******
 i did the solar chest feeezer thing for a while. Problem with the a/c type is your inverter is gonna always be on because its gotta constantly monitor the temp. I searched for the most efficient inverter i could find but it drained the battery and shut down often. A company called Danfoss used to sell dc compressors to convert ac units to dc. Dont know if theyre still around. A way around the inverter always running is to get a dc thermostat that can take the inverter out of sleep mode to save your batteries
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Greg ********
also might want to search alibaba
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David **********
You definitely don't want to run appliances at 12 or 24v, a pure sine wave inverter is the way to go. I ran a house using solar at 48v through an inverter.

Anything at 12v requires wiring the size of car battery cables.
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Lyndon ************
You'll get nothing of any size and cooling capability with 12v. Solar plus battery banks and sizable inverter. 100k

Chest freezer 5k
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Steve *******
Surely the way to go is solar panels, a battery bank and inverter to give 240 volt. Used to live on a boat in the UK and that's how it was done. But here with the amount of sun I would think it would be a really good option.
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 I have a separate panel and a 100 ah battery that I'll be using to run the freezer. Going off installer recommendation to get DC freezer
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Michael ********
Check with marine suppliers they have stuff for boats.

Only one i know is Octopus Electrical but sure many others
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 interesting but very cheap inverter - do you know if it is ok?
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Keith ******
Have you considered a DC to AC converter / inverter.

It would work out a lot cheaper and allow you to use standard electric appliances giving you more options.
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@Keith *****
 quality batteries are essential to an efficient installation
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Chris ********
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@Keith *****
 I hadn't no! I'm going off info provided by the installer, but thanks. I'll look into it 👍
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Jeremy ********
How can you be off grid but on FB?????
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Jae *******
@Jeremy *******
 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
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Chris ********
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@Jeremy *******
 a little quote from the Oxford English Dictionary ...... OFF GRID "not using or depending on public utilities, especially the supply of electricity.

off-grid housing". I hope this answers your question as you appear to struggle with the basics of solar power
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@Chris *******
 I don’t care what a dictionary says it’s meaning is…off grid means no contact to the modern world meaning no utilities, phone or internet
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 You're a f##kwit! "I don't care what a dictionary says...... no contact to the modern world" So only animal pelts and stone tools allowed too? What a fu##in moron! Back under your bridge, Richard Cranium
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@Chris *******
 off grid means you’re a prepper who hates govt control…so you live outside the modern system
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 Maybe....if you're ret4rd3d, deluded or from America! For normal people, it means using energy derived from solar, wind or anything else not provided by a company..for whatever reason. And you're a Top Contributor to this group? what a joke. The title of the group says it all but you troll people asking legitimate questions! Like I said, go hide under your bridge, knob end
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@Chris *******
 those that can’t have an intelligent conversations always segue into mudslinging and ridicule to inflate their egos due to the limited IQ they posses…they do this to intimidate due to their lack of debate plus the emasculation that their significant other subjects them to on a daily basis….you’re a keyboard warrior with the mental capacity of a 10 year old….
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@Jeremy *******
 And where was your intelligent conversation on your original post, oh enlightened one! Like I said before, apparently your a 'top contributor' to this group but posted nothing of value to anyone except yourself, to stroke your own sense of importance and intelligence and ridicule another member. Perhaps you should read the contradiction in your last answer, I'll give you a clue to help you along......" those that can't have an intelligent conversation, mud slinging etc" and then proceed to do just that in the rest of the post. I have the answers I need from helpful members of this group now so you can trot along now
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@Chris *******
 off grid means off grid why are you plugged into the matrix????
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@Jeremy *******
 Electricity GRID, Power GRID. The clue is in the name. Bye bye
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@Chris *******
 I don’t why you’re shouting at me…
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@Chris *******
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@Chris *******
 I guess off grid means completely different things in different countries
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@Jeremy *******
 Even within countries. I've seen this debate more times than I can count...

Off grid to me is own power (no power from electrical grid) and water.
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 Top contributor, lmao
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 😂😂🤷‍♂️ and needs a freezer😂😂😂 this guy IS the grid
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 So your idea of off grid is what?
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 yes, and I drive a Flintstone car and make light by rubbing two sticks together .... or am I supposed to live in a cave as the nearest government electric is a kilometer away?
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@Chris *******
 up to you man! Gotta have goals I guess. A freezer should not really be one of them
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@Todd ********
 completely plugged in
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 Mmm, it's called 4g or buying a 12 month sim card and a router that plugs into a hole in my wall that runs off power provided by........ solar! 😀😀
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