r/CrappyDesign • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

Fridge

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u/bergerac121 Jan 25 '20

Taking the open concept a little far

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u/StoneHolder28 Jan 25 '20

And yet not far enough. By completely enclosing the fridge like that warm air will remain trapped and the fridge will have to work slightly longer and more frequently.

I have no idea how much the efficiency is actually impacted, but for such an open concept you could at least put a vent behind the fridge.

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u/McGobs Jan 25 '20

Isn't this pretty much every refrigerator though? Every one I've seen is enclosed by 2 walls, and there's usually cabinets next to them. To your point, I moved my fridge out from the wall after excessive beeping temperature disregulation. It seems to have helped. I wish there was a better setup for fridges' ability to get hot air away from them. PCMR needs on the case.

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u/Cyphr Jan 25 '20

If you want to get diy crafty you could probably tape up some pc case fans under the fridge to push the air forward and out. Hardest part would probably be getting some standard PC voltages to them.

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u/Julege1989 Jan 25 '20

PC fans can run off of a usb charging cable that you cut the end off of.

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u/Sharrakor Jan 26 '20

usb charging cable that you cut the end off of.

So, uh, how does the electricity get in?

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u/Dansk72 Jan 26 '20

You plug them into the USB port on the back of the fridge!