Small 50-100 ton cold store for potatoes

[ballybollen]

Looking at converting a shed into small cold store can you foam spray over plywood&walls what thickness of foam would you need?

I’m only single phase so what sort of fridge units would I be looking at?

 

[Kidds]

I have a compressor and condenser for that size if you can figure out how to run it on 3 phase. Was fitted brand new into an apple store 2 years before taking the store down.

 

[TripleSix]

We did the same thing at work a few years ago.
Insulated door is now fitted but we stacked bales inside it before that.
Spray foamed.
Fan and air mix unit with a plenum to move air to the front.
Exhaust louvres in the opposite end to the fan.
And 2x single phase beer cellar coolers for cooling.
Supplied by Lifting and Cooling ltd

Controls by an old Farm electronics computer that we already had.

 

[upnortheast]

Looking at converting a shed into small cold store can you foam spray over plywood&walls what thickness of foam would you need?

Often SH cold store panels available. Make a better job IMO
Looking in ebay there are plenty available
.. A fridge engineer should be able to do a calculation for the size of compressor & condenser you need

 

[KennyO]

50t would fit in two containers.

Would it be an easier option to get a couple of mot failure trailers. Thats what my bro in law uses for soft fruit. Axles are of them and set on ground. you would need a low forklit though.

Our old 200 t coldstore is a lean to partitioned of main tattie shed with a wall made of 4×2 framing then 50mm styrofoam boards. Plyboard them spray foam would give a really good seal but may be a higher fire risk for insurance.

 

[ridger]

Look up tatty cooler

 

[grainboy]

I have Insulated electric Louvres for sale if interested

 

[Nigel Wellings]

Point made by KennyO re insurance is a good one . Farm Insurers will want to know about sprayfoam insulation/composite panels installed in any farm building. Buildings with Insulation are generally classed as a higher fire risk and if Insurers are not told about Insulation and there is then a fire they may try and wriggle! The Grenfall disaster has made most Insurers paranoid about insulation.

 

[ballybollen]

If you make a stud wall out of chipboard can you just foam spray directly onto it? And also concrete walls can you spray foam them too?

 

[KennyO]

We sprayed onto a block wall and over extisting styrofoam to seal it. Can't see why you could spray over chipboard.

 

[ridger]

If you make a stud wall out of chipboard can you just foam spray directly onto it? And also concrete walls can you spray foam them too?

Need to be very careful on forklift with a chipboard wall

 

[ballybollen]

Need to be very careful on forklift with a chipboard wall

Yip would be thinking of putting a row of kerbs along floor to leave a gap

 

[ridger]

I had a box fall against the wall on friday, was glad it was concrete lol

 

[ballybollen]

What is whites making out of cold store in boxes?