An empty or nearly empty refrigerator will have a
continually running motor/compressor.
To reduce the running time, I need to stock the
refrigerator with something that will retain the
cold and reduce the running time.
I could possibly use bottled water as it will
not spoil like food would.
Does anyone know what would be best material
to place in the refrigerator to achieve this?
Is water the answer?
The refrigeration experts told me that an empty
refrigerator with warm surrounding ambient
temperatures will almost always run.
With cold absorbing food in the refrigerator,
the motor will come on just to restore the set
temperature.
This has nothing to do with opening doors or
cold air flowing out.
It is just the way that refrigerators are
engineered.
Again, the simple question was what contents
within the refrigerator will retain the cold
so that the motor/compressor will only rarely
come on? The refrigerator is accessed only
about once a month.
The refrigeration experts told me that an empty refrigerator with
warm surrounding ambient temperatures will almost always run. With
cold absorbing food in the refrigerator, the motor will come on just
to restore the set temperature. This has nothing to do with opening
doors or cold air flowing out. It is just the way that refrigerators
are engineered.
Again, the simple question was what contents within the refrigerator
will retain the cold so that the motor/compressor will only rarely
come on? The refrigerator is accessed only about once a month.
The refrigeration experts told me that an empty
refrigerator with warm surrounding ambient
temperatures will almost always run.
Dear jfroge...:
On Friday, June 5, 2020 at 12:45:40 PM UTC-7, jfroge...@gmail.com wrote:
The refrigeration experts told me that an empty
refrigerator with warm surrounding ambient
temperatures will almost always run.
Let me say this differently. In a given "hour", an empty refrigerator will run say "12 minutes", starting probably "6 times", and stopping "6 times". A full refrigerator will start maybe "once" in that hour and run the full "12 minutes".
So yes, the thermal mass (water, soda, beer) will reduce the starts per hour, potentially letting the compressor last longer (each start reduces overall life of the system).
Don't worry about "most efficient". Roughly, each pound / kilogram you put in there will be equivalent. If you are worried about being inert, just use bricks, car parts, whatever makes sense in your context.
David A. Smith
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