Quite a bit late to the game but in my experience outside of a leak of refrigerant in the system the start capacitor likely went out. These are fairly cheap parts to replace and an easy, and fairly cheap diagnostic tool is something like a Supco RCO410 Start Kit (for 1/4-1/3 hp compressors for $12-15.00. You can also use these as replacement parts to keep the freezer running or purchase the correct start capacitor for your model once you have established that the freezer will run with the above installed (about a 15 mni project). I have saved many home freezers over the years checking to see what has gone wrong when a freezer takes a dive. I have 9 freezers running right now to hold the pork and poultry we raise as well as storing a buddy’s (who is off grid) frozen eat.

YooperDog Oops…kinda let that slip out…nothin to see here…move along now…lol

I am trying to understand the weight of cure used and ingoing ppm of nitrite.

For example the country brown sugar cure is 0.75% nitrite (by mass I assume).

It is recommended that 1.52 lbs (689.5 grams) of this cure be used per gallon (3.786 liters) water for pickling bacon.

Here is the problem I am having:

689.5 grams cure x 0.0075 nitrite content = 5.17 grams of nitrite per 1.52 lbs of cure.

adding this to one gallon of water gives a nitrite concentration (per liter) of:

5.17 grams nitrite /3.786 liters per gallon = 1.366 grams nitrite per liter which is much higher than the stated 120 ppm ingoing nitrite which would be 0.120 grams nitrite per liter of water not 1.366 grams per liter I calculated.

Can anyone spot where am I going wrong in my calculations?

Help!

I am trying to understand the weight of cure used and ingoing ppm of nitrite.

For example the country brown sugar cure is 0.75% nitrite (by mass I assume).

It is recommended that 1.52 lbs (689.5 grams) of this cure be used per gallon (3.786 liters) water for pickling bacon.

Here is the problem I am having:

689.5 grams cure x 0.0075 nitrite content = 5.17 grams of nitrite per 1.52 lbs of cure.

adding this to one gallon of water gives a nitrite concentration (per liter) of:

5.17 grams nitrite /3.786 liters per gallon = 1.366 grams nitrite per liter which is much higher than the stated 120 ppm ingoing nitrite which would be 0.120 grams nitrite per liter of water not 1.366 grams per liter I calculated.

Can anyone spot where am I going wrong in my calculations?

Help!