![]() ![]() Capacity – About 20 liters of water, 5 kg of vegetables, fruits and 5 liters of milk or any liquid material.The outer body of the fridge has to be cleaned at an interval of 2-3 days to keep the pores of body open. However, Mitticool needs to be kept in a proper ventilated place to allow better evaporation, which in turn enhances its performance. It is durable in nature and need not to be replaced after using for some period (like a clay pot). When using first time, Mitticool takes about 12 hours to bring in the cooling effect. Further, it keeps the original taste of food intact. This refrigerator can maintain vegetables fresh for 4-5 days and it can also keep milk and buttermilk fresh for 24 hours. There is a small faucet tap on the front lower end of the unit, so it doubles as a water cooler as well. As the water evaporates from the porous clay surface, it cools the interior, enabling you to store fruit, vegetables, milk and other food items. The topmost section holds water, which very slowly drips down the sides. Mitticool is made of clay, which utilizes the age old principle of ‘Surahi’ i.e. Mansukhlal Prajapati produces Mitticool in a tiny village near Rajkot in rural Gujarat. It also helps reduce electricity bills, saving many rural families a substantial sum of money. The Mitticool refrigerator requires no maintenance other than basic cleaning. This is very much similar to the earthenware-based “ Food Preservator” used in ancient times. His idea “Mitticool” harnesses water’s ability to remove heat through evaporation. To fulfill this need, Prajapati designed a cheap clay refrigerator for the rural population that does not require electricity to keep food fresh. He took note that many families were without fresh food and water. Mansukhlal Raghavjibhai Prajapati, a modest clay craftsman in rural India spent much time in the disaster zone in Gujarat as a relief worker after the earthquake. Those families that were fortunate enough to survive, lost most of their possessions in the quake, including kitchen appliances. In 2001, Gujarat was hit by a devastating earthquake that ruined hundreds of thousands of lives. ![]() Further, a fridge does consume a lot of power, accounting for as much as one-fifth power of a household’s annual electricity costs. So a simple appliance like a fridge is out of the reach for many such households. Much of India’s population falls into the below poverty line category who cannot afford to have basic household appliances. A refrigerator (colloquially fridge) is a common household appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump that transfers heat from the interior of the fridge to the exterior, so that the inside is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature. Refrigeration is an essential food storage technique, which brings down the reproduction rate of bacteria by lowering temperature in a confined space, and in turn reducing the rate of food spoilage. ![]()
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