kenmore1978
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"Most fridges here now, have SOME condenser tubing around the door frames, this is to reduce moisture on the outside of the frames. Older fridges (our Norge AND GE both have this) had electric heaters in the frame, to do the same (reduce moisture)."
There advantages and dis-advantages to both systems. Running a condensor tube abround the door frames makes use of the heat to prevent sweating BUT, that heat leaks back into the refrigerator since it's not switchable if anti-sweat is not needed. The electric heaters in the door frames use more power, but can be turned off when not needed.
"Does this type of design create more heat than other types? Or are they all about the same for heat transfer into the room?"
No, same amount of heat would have to dissipated into the room from either type of condensor
"Static condensers don't do well in high ambient temps, like on a hot summer day. It prolly feels warmer above the refrig because heat rises. A fan cooled condenser will do well in a hot enviroment and feel cooler because it exhausts the heat from below and into the room. Though static condensers are more energy efficient because there is no fan involved, and it doesn't draw in lint, pet hair, etc"
Again, we have advantages and dis-advatages to both types, true, the fan-cooled condensor would be more efficent in high temps, and allows one to put the refriegerator flush against teh back wall, but then, as was mentioned you have the dirt collecting problem, another part to use energy, make noise, and eventually fail (the fan). The static condensor on the back avoids those problems, but then one must remember to spce the refrigerator away from the back wall, and if cabinets are overhead, that there's a space between the top of the refrigerator and the bottom of the cabinets for heat to escape. People also tend to put things in that space, blocking heat escape.
"Food in the left fridge, drinks in the middle, frozens in the right."
So are you saying the freezers in the side by side and bottom freezer fridges are empty and all the frozen food is in the upright freezer?
"Most fridges here now, have SOME condenser tubing around the door frames, this is to reduce moisture on the outside of the frames. Older fridges (our Norge AND GE both have this) had electric heaters in the frame, to do the same (reduce moisture)."
There advantages and dis-advantages to both systems. Running a condensor tube abround the door frames makes use of the heat to prevent sweating BUT, that heat leaks back into the refrigerator since it's not switchable if anti-sweat is not needed. The electric heaters in the door frames use more power, but can be turned off when not needed.
"Does this type of design create more heat than other types? Or are they all about the same for heat transfer into the room?"
No, same amount of heat would have to dissipated into the room from either type of condensor
"Static condensers don't do well in high ambient temps, like on a hot summer day. It prolly feels warmer above the refrig because heat rises. A fan cooled condenser will do well in a hot enviroment and feel cooler because it exhausts the heat from below and into the room. Though static condensers are more energy efficient because there is no fan involved, and it doesn't draw in lint, pet hair, etc"
Again, we have advantages and dis-advatages to both types, true, the fan-cooled condensor would be more efficent in high temps, and allows one to put the refriegerator flush against teh back wall, but then, as was mentioned you have the dirt collecting problem, another part to use energy, make noise, and eventually fail (the fan). The static condensor on the back avoids those problems, but then one must remember to spce the refrigerator away from the back wall, and if cabinets are overhead, that there's a space between the top of the refrigerator and the bottom of the cabinets for heat to escape. People also tend to put things in that space, blocking heat escape.
"Food in the left fridge, drinks in the middle, frozens in the right."
So are you saying the freezers in the side by side and bottom freezer fridges are empty and all the frozen food is in the upright freezer?
