Condensing unit (motor)

1. Where do you want to mount the condensing unit?

Closets, cupboards, bilge, engine room, lazarette, are all good locations .Remember no matter where you mount it, your unit will need ventilation. We recommend 120 sq in of ventilation, ideally 60 coming from the cabin and 60 going back out of the cabin.

2. Do you have access to power close by?

The shorter the run the smaller the wire gauge. Most installations require a minimum of 10 gauge wire, and it gets heavier the farther away the unit is from the battery's

3. How far is the cooler or freezer going to be from the condensing unit?

Remember the standard Nova Kool kit comes with 12 ft (4 m) of refrigerant line between the evaporator and the unit. If you need more it is a special order from Nova Kool.

Evaporator side (Cold plates)

1. Are you building a cooler, a freezer or a spill over ?

A spill over application is when you have one cooler box and you want to make this box part freezer and part cooler. This is done by putting a dividing wall between the cooler and the freezer. It would have a hole at the bottom of the divider to let the cold air from the freezer enter the refrigerator side and a slot at the top of the divider to allow the warm refrigerator air return to the freezer. For this application and all freezer and all refrigerator we recommend a Lt 201 with F pates or FL plates.

2. If your box is mostly refrigerator, but you would like a little freezer, then you would order a Lt201 with a Rt6 evaporator. This set up would give you about 3/4 a cu ft of freezer in your refrigerator.