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How to build a Cold-Storage Unit
( Ideas to store Kitchen
Vegetables and Canning )
Step # 1: The structure and
ventilation system
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Preamble:
In 2003, I decided to build
myself a cold room in my home basement. The goal was
to store garden vegetables, canning and canned beverages. Of course, one of my wishes
was to be able to walk in the cold to access
the shelves (Walk-in Cold Room).
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Cold-Storage Unit
Structure and ventilation:
Serge Harvey gives me a hand to set up the structure of the cold room.
Using 2" X 4" X 8'.
Screwing planks of the walls on the ground with concrete screws.
Dimension of the cold room: 6' X 10'
Plan the cold room (forthcoming).
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Cold Room
Structure and ventilation:
Ideally, you should use a corner of the house to take advantage of two cold
concrete walls. These bring the coldness of the room. For me, it was impossible
to use a corner basement, so I will use only one wall to cool the room.
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Walk In Cold Room
Structure and ventilation:
Exterior finish gypsum of the cold room.
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Cold-storage unit
Structure and ventilation:
Exterior view of the canning room. Installing an insulated gate Exterior 32 inches
(32").
Note: Provide space for the opening of the door inside the cold room.
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Canning Room
Structure and ventilation:
Drilling of the foundation wall of the house:
Rent a concrete drill bits 4 and a half inches (4" 1/2). Spacing 10 inches
between the two holes.
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Cold-storage unit
Structure and ventilation:
Mineral wool
in the holes waiting to install vents.
Holes are 7 feet (7') above the floor of the
cold storage room.
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Cold-storage unit
Structure and ventilation:
Installation of PVC
pipes.
This system of pipes used to circulate the
air in the walk in cold room.
Hot air is exhausted from the top (left
hole) and replaced
by cold air (right hole).
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Cold Room
Structure and ventilation:
4" pipe PVC white.
Hose left only the thickness of the wall foundation.
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Cold-storage unit
Structure and ventilation:
The pipe which brings the air is cold ground inches (6").
Installation with a PVC glue PVC ring adapted to receive a plug.
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Cold Storage Room - Outputs
Structure and ventilation:
Both outings ventilation pipes.
Ensure that outputs are equipped with mosquito screen.
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