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GLACIER BAY IS #1 IN ALL CATEGORIES


 HIGHEST EFFICIENCY . LONGEST HOLDOVER .  FASTEST ENGINE DRIVE 

MOST STABLE TEMPERATURES


Cruising World Magazine's extensive 72 day test* of major marine refrigeration systems provides real comparative data.
 
DC SYSTEM EFFICIENCY (in amp-hrs per 24 hrs)
PLACE MANUFACTURER REFRIGERATOR FREEZER TOTAL
1 GLACIER BAY 12.2 44.9 57.1
2 GRUNERT 29.1 55.2 84.3
3 TECHNICOLD 31.9 69.7 101.6
4 CROSBY 36.7 69.0 105.7
5 TECHNAUTICS 31.1 77.1 108.2

 

ENGINE-DRIVE SYSTEM EFFICIENCY (in hrs. run time per 24 hrs)
PLACE MANUFACTURER REFRIGERATOR FREEZER TOTAL**
1 GLACIER BAY .27 1.1 1.1
2 TECHNICOLD .43 1.4 1.4
3 SEA FROST .35 1.6 1.6
4 GRUNERT 1.10 1.6 1.6
5 TECHNAUTICS .42 2.0 2.0 
** Totals do not add up due to simultaneous pull-down of refrigerator and freezer plates.
HOLDOVER (in hrs. per cu. ft. of plate volume)
MANUFACTURER REFRIGERATOR PLACE FREEZER PLACE
GLACIER BAY 98.7 1 19.9 1
SEA FROST 78.4*** 2 12.5 4
TECHNICOLD 56.4 3 13.5 3
CROSBY 49.0 4 16.2 2
TECHNAUTICS 32.1 5 6.5 6
GRUNERT 23.3 6 6.9 5 
*** Temperatures maintained outside test parameters

* The The Cold Facts, Cruising World Magazine, June 1995.  All tests conducted in a controlled
 tropical environment on a 5 cu ft refrigerator and 3 cu ft freezer with 4" of insulation.  Additional 
heat load was added to simulate daily use of the boxes by a live-aboard couple
 

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