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refrigeration ? | 12 comments (12 topical, editorial)

Re: refrigeration ? (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by whatsnext on Thu Nov 18th, 2004 at 10:44:10 AM MST
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I'm pretty sure that you can still find freezers with seperate condenser coils. Just look at the bigger ones. The problem with the seperate coils is that no one ever cleans them and sooner or later your compressor runs full time.
John........

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Re: refrigeration ? (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by Volvo farmer on Thu Nov 18th, 2004 at 06:29:09 PM MST
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Next time you're in Home Depot or Sears, try and find one. I repair appliances for a living and haven't seen one made with external coils in about 15 years. I haven't seen everything out there but I'm pretty sure you can't buy one new. If the coils are cooled by convection and sit on the back of the unit, dirt and dust are a non-issue. It's the fan-cooled coils that live under refigerators that get full of stuff and need to be periodically cleaned.

Volvo Farmer

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refrigeration ? | 12 comments (12 topical, 0 editorial)

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