I'll try to be brief. I purchased a used walk-in 12x30x8. The 1980's era refrigeration was junk when I bought it (I knew this going in) but it was still a good deal for the box itself. I went through a reputable national dealer to source new refrigeration for this unit which has recently arrived. In the process of sizing the system the salesman asked me a few simple questions regarding size, how much liquid will be stored and at what temperature (36°F) etc. He then sized a 9,000 BTU 1 HP system for me. So far so good.
My local refrigeration installer took one look at it and said its undersized. He then ran some calculations that confirmed this. I have asked a few other local folks who use walk-ins of similar (and lesser) sizes and they seem to think that it might be too small as well. I have re-expressed my concerns back to the company that sold me the system and they maintain that it should be sufficient. I looked at the calculation myself, and it seems pretty borderline to me...
Here's the rub. Do I pay to have it installed just to find out this summer that it is too small to keep up? I can't tell the company that sold it to me to take it back because I can't confirm that it won't work (and by then it'll be too late for any kind of "refund/exchange"). I think this is one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situations. I could buy a bigger system and sell the one I have, but I don't want to throw more money down this hole if I can help it.
Anybody out there running a similar sized system with the equivalent of 20 bbls worth of serving tanks and another 20 bbls of keg storage that could share with me their BTU load/sizing information? Any thoughts on how to handle the salesman who may have sold me an undersized unit?
As always thanks for all of your sage advice....
My local refrigeration installer took one look at it and said its undersized. He then ran some calculations that confirmed this. I have asked a few other local folks who use walk-ins of similar (and lesser) sizes and they seem to think that it might be too small as well. I have re-expressed my concerns back to the company that sold me the system and they maintain that it should be sufficient. I looked at the calculation myself, and it seems pretty borderline to me...
Here's the rub. Do I pay to have it installed just to find out this summer that it is too small to keep up? I can't tell the company that sold it to me to take it back because I can't confirm that it won't work (and by then it'll be too late for any kind of "refund/exchange"). I think this is one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situations. I could buy a bigger system and sell the one I have, but I don't want to throw more money down this hole if I can help it.
Anybody out there running a similar sized system with the equivalent of 20 bbls worth of serving tanks and another 20 bbls of keg storage that could share with me their BTU load/sizing information? Any thoughts on how to handle the salesman who may have sold me an undersized unit?
As always thanks for all of your sage advice....
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