Unit members create Desert Frosty

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  • 507th Air Refueling Wing
The innovative members of 506th ECES's Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) shop brought a touch of Christmas to the CE compound during the holidays.

Frosty was a skeleton of several globes made from copper refrigeration coils.

An air conditioning system provides a cold surface (50 degrees below freezing) on which humidity from the air gathers and freezes much like the old "nonfrost free" refrigerators.

Everyone enjoyed stopping to sneak a touch to see if the snow was real, and it was. Frosty was designed by Staff Sgt. Daniel Feland and built by Feland, Tech. Sgt. Paul Spence and Senior Airman Matthew Price. These HVAC personnel were deployed from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron. Feland had helped build one in his civilian job as an HVAC technician at the University of Oklahoma.

There were over 60 man hours put into Frosty on the Sunday he was built. Frosty was built with one salvaged window unit, 43 coils of 5/8" copper totaling 150ft, and over 200 brazed joints. It was on display at the entrance of CE's command until Dec. 23, after which it was relocated to the Dining Facility until New Year's Day.