need a drinks fridge asap

[RecklessRabbit]

hi guys.

girlfriends opening a small bar at her friends food shop in ban chang. desperately need a glass door. single or double width drinks display fridge but would prefer single width.

must be working of course.

message me plz and not too expensive:)

 

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[FritsSikkink]

If your girlfriend wants to start a business in her own country, she should be able to find this out by herself and don't need to rely on a foreign forum.

In other words, forget about it as she isn't qualified to run a business and her friends aren't too. Don't be a walking ATM and drop the idea until she can come up with a proper business plan herself. 

[RecklessRabbit]

If your girlfriend wants to start a business in her own country, she should be able to find this out by herself and don't need to rely on a foreign forum.
In other words, forget about it as she isn't qualified to run a business and her friends aren't too. Don't be a walking ATM and drop the idea until she can come up with a proper business plan herself. 

lol
i am looking for it off my my own back.
she has located i nice new shiny one with ease.
i have an opinion though that a foreign forum where there its likely there are bar owners possibly with spare friges may be a good place to stary

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[JaiLai]

I beleive these to be pretty expensive, i've seen smallish ones for 14K ++.

 

Thought about getting one for my man cave but not at those prices...

[Ks45672]

Makro in bkk has every size you could imagine 

[RecklessRabbit]

I beleive these to be pretty expensive, i've seen smallish ones for 14K ++.
 
Thought about getting one for my man cave but not at those prices...

yup.
thats why I'm looking for a second hand one.
i cannot see the point in her spending at least 14k on a fridge when the venture has a great likelihood of failing.

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[RecklessRabbit]

Makro in bkk has every size you could imagine 

yes. looked at makro and a lot of the other shops. plenty to chose from.
2nd hand is my own preference though to save some money

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[LennyW]

Theres a second hand shop on the Banchang bypass road, if you turn left off sukhumvit at Baddog nightclub (formerly mouth to mouth), about 150m down on the left, they often have single, double and triple drinks fridges, they also have shelves, tables etc. handy place for that sort of stuff.

[Ks45672]

1 hour ago, RecklessRabbit said:

yup.
thats why I'm looking for a second hand one.
i cannot see the point in her spending at least 14k on a fridge when the venture has a great likelihood of failing.

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I know what you mean but time is money too if you want to get started.... Also I think makro will deliver it for free (location dependant) which saves a bit of hassle if you don't have to get a truck to go and do the hauling yourself

[moontang]

a used one may consume double the energy....also, if they are operated in a hot room, or turned off at night, chances are there is excessive wear on the compressor.  Best beers come out of those coffin coolers...with ice delivery.

[Ks45672]

2 minutes ago, moontang said:

a used one may consume double the energy....also, if they are operated in a hot room, or turned off at night, chances are there is excessive wear on the compressor.  Best beers come out of those coffin coolers...with ice delivery.

Very true, a used older one will not be power efficient 

 

The best beers are kept at a consistent temperature from brewery to consumption 

 

In Thailand you can forget about that, they probably get cooked in the back of a warehouse in the midday sun, and then loaded into trucks to go to wholesalers who take delivery and supply the supermarkets and they might go through the hot /cold cycle several times before they get to the end user

[LennyW]

There is also a shop in Ban Chang called Thanatawat, can buy new there and pay monthly.

[moontang]

7 minutes ago, Ks45672 said:

Very true, a used older one will not be power efficient 

 

The best beers are kept at a consistent temperature from brewery to consumption 

 

In Thailand you can forget about that, they probably get cooked in the back of a warehouse in the midday sun, and then loaded into trucks to go to wholesalers who take delivery and supply the supermarkets and they might go through the hot /cold cycle several times before they get to the end user

if you can get fresh, you will minimize light and heat risks....If you can avoid getting them hot, and give them a cooler boost before drinking...chances are in your favor.  Some nitwits think nothing of letting them freeze....makes them taste flat.

[vogie]

Another option is to buy an open top freezer and fit an Elitech temperature controller, you can set your freezer to any temp you want. It's what I use, they are really reliable and if your business fails you still have your freezer. Here's a picture of the controller, they are about 1000baht ready to go.

 

[JaiLai]

56 minutes ago, vogie said:

Another option is to buy an open top freezer and fit an Elitech temperature controller, you can set your freezer to any temp you want. It's what I use, they are really reliable and if your business fails you still have your freezer. Here's a picture of the controller, they are about 1000baht ready to go.

 

I would be surprised if temp is so critical for his GFs food shop in Ban Chang............but i may be wrong?

[Fruit Trader]

1 hour ago, JaiLai said:

I would be surprised if temp is so critical for his GFs food shop in Ban Chang............but i may be wrong?

The idea is not about critical control but about bringing the control point above freezing. A wide range electronic controller is a good solution.

[Fruit Trader]

2 hours ago, vogie said:

Another option is to buy an open top freezer and fit an Elitech temperature controller, you can set your freezer to any temp you want. It's what I use, they are really reliable and if your business fails you still have your freezer. Here's a picture of the controller, they are about 1000baht ready to go.

Interesting idea but I wonder about condensation and extreme cold spots. Maybe racks or trays to avoid contact with cold spots but not sure about condensation.
 

[vogie]

2 hours ago, JaiLai said:

I would be surprised if temp is so critical for his GFs food shop in Ban Chang............but i may be wrong?

Yes you are wrong, if you buy a freezer, which is the cheapest option, by definition they freeze, so you need something that will regulate at a higher temp.

[vogie]

31 minutes ago, Fruit Trader said:

Interesting idea but I wonder about condensation and extreme cold spots. Maybe racks or trays to avoid contact with cold spots but not sure about condensation.
 

They all have drain off holes built in to the device which will drain off any water that accumalates in the freezer, they work via a probe on the end of a cable which can be positioned anywhere you desire in the freezer. 

[JaiLai]

My point is where it’s being sold and too who.
I really doubt any customers will complain if it come out a bucket of ice or a sooper dooper temp controlled machine.
It will be poured into a glass with ice anyway - lol


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[RecklessRabbit]

the temp control device is a nice idea.
i have s similar item already i used for heating /cooling power controls in hydroponics.
no idea if it goes as low as 3c but will try it i think as i know she already has a chest freezer

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[Fruit Trader]

36 minutes ago, vogie said:

They all have drain off holes built in to the device which will drain off any water that accumalates in the freezer, they work via a probe on the end of a cable which can be positioned anywhere you desire in the freezer. 

My freezer has no drain off holes so any build up of condensation would puddle in the bottom.

 

My fridge on the other hand which operates at around +5 has condensation drain.

[vogie]

4 minutes ago, JaiLai said:

My point is where it’s being sold and too who.
I really doubt any customers will complain if it come out a bucket of ice or a sooper dooper temp controlled machine.
It will be poured into a glass with ice anyway - lol


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With all due respect, I am not sure what your point is, the op is asking what will help him, not his customers. At the end of the day he has two choices, a drinks cabinet which is expensive and if his business goes t!ts up will be no use to man or beast. Or a freezer which can be used for anything you desire, they are cheap to buy and will always be of use, business or no business.

 

[vogie]

9 minutes ago, RecklessRabbit said:

the temp control device is a nice idea.
i have s similar item already i used for heating /cooling power controls in hydroponics.
no idea if it goes as low as 3c but will try it i think as i know she already has a chest freezer

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They will go as high or as low as your cooling device can handle, I have just bought another freezer that if left alone will go from 0* to -18, but thanks to my regulater I have it set at +16. You will always find a freezer usefull, but a drinks cabinet?

[JaiLai]

With all due respect, I am not sure what your point is, the op is asking what will help him, not his customers. At the end of the day he has two choices, a drinks cabinet which is expensive and if his business goes t!ts up will be no use to man or beast. Or a freezer which can be used for anything you desire, they are cheap to buy and will always be of use, business or no business.
 

With all due respect he’s asking what will help his girlfriends ‘potential’ customers.

My point is he could use a bucket of ice to keep these ‘potential’ customers beer cold thus saving the expensive purchase.

If these customers then complain about the temp the beer is getting served at ( highly highly unlikely ) then maybe then he could consider the expensive purchase.

Up to him ^_^


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[vogie]

10 minutes ago, Fruit Trader said:

My freezer has no drain off holes so any build up of condensation would puddle in the bottom.

 

My fridge on the other hand which operates at around +5 has condensation drain.

Both my freezers have drain holes. Can you not see the flexability of a device that you can regulate from -18 to +40, you are in charge. If you cannot see this, I am sorry I have tried to explain the best I can. 

[vogie]

7 minutes ago, JaiLai said:

With all due respect he’s asking what will help his girlfriends ‘potential’ customers.

My point is he could use a bucket of ice to keep these ‘potential’ customers beer cold thus saving the expensive purchase.

If these customers then complain about the temp the beer is getting served at ( highly highly unlikely ) then maybe then he could consider the expensive purchase.

Up to him ^_^


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You have not listened to anything that has been said on this topic, you obviously know better than someone who uses these devices. I am not going to argue with someone who knows it all, so good bye.

[JaiLai]

You have not listened to anything that has been said on this topic, you obviously know better than someone who uses these devices. I am not going to argue with someone who knows it all, so good bye.

Good bye.

Have a nice evening.


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[Ks45672]

6 minutes ago, vogie said:

Both my freezers have drain holes. Can you not see the flexability of a device that you can regulate from -18 to +40, you are in charge. If you cannot see this, I am sorry I have tried to explain the best I can. 

+40 Celsius?

Beer left out to bake in the midday sun would probably be cooler than that..... 

[BangkokSausage]

Just buy her a shiny new one dude.
You are farang [emoji124] talking ATM