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<p>[QUOTE="PhoenixFab, post: 2481187, member: 15826"]Very good find! I would recharge the current system. After some research, the general consensus is with proper NEW insulation, a proper door seal, that these can be as efficient if not more efficient than modern ones. Also, they are rated for something like 300 years, meaning the compressor should out last you, me, and our kids. While I work in the shop, I have taken mental notes of when it turns on and off every hour, and I would say it only runs about 10 minutes each hour. Which is pretty good. I will hook up a killawatt meter to it to see, but I have had troubles finding one at a local hardware store.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PhoenixFab, post: 2481187, member: 15826"]Very good find! I would recharge the current system. After some research, the general consensus is with proper NEW insulation, a proper door seal, that these can be as efficient if not more efficient than modern ones. Also, they are rated for something like 300 years, meaning the compressor should out last you, me, and our kids. While I work in the shop, I have taken mental notes of when it turns on and off every hour, and I would say it only runs about 10 minutes each hour. Which is pretty good. I will hook up a killawatt meter to it to see, but I have had troubles finding one at a local hardware store.[/QUOTE]
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