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| Thread ID: 83646 | 2007-10-08 06:38:00 | Why is ice build-up bad in the freezer | MeOldMate (12871) | PC World Chat |
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| 599342 | 2007-10-08 06:38:00 | I remember reading that I should be sure to defrost the freezer regularly to get rid of that Ice Monster who lives in there, as it was making my freezer inefficient. Then I read that when I've got little food in the freezer I ought to fill spare containers with water and put them in there to freeze as it was more efficient to fill the space and cool less air. :waughh: |
MeOldMate (12871) | ||
| 599343 | 2007-10-08 06:47:00 | Most Ice Monsters are a result of poorly sealed freezer doors. Have you checked the door seals firmly and the actual seal is not damaged? | Jen (38) | ||
| 599344 | 2007-10-08 06:55:00 | Most Ice Monsters are a result of poorly sealed freezer doors. Have you checked the door seals firmly and the actual seal is not damaged? Thanks, I surely will, as soon as I can find where to get the seals. I think my title was poorly phrased. I meant why is it a bad thing to have ice build-up in the freezer, when it's also (supposedly) bad to have lots of empty space. To put it another way: How do we resolve the apparent contradiction? (Or which theory is wrong and why?) |
MeOldMate (12871) | ||
| 599345 | 2007-10-08 07:21:00 | "I saved over $100 fixing my own. I know nothing about fixing a refrigerator. My refridgerator was not cooling properly. It was building up with ice in the freezer which in turn "chokes out" the refridgerator. My problem was a dead heating device (GE 5yrs old) which automatically kicks on via timer/switch twice daily to defrost." www.wikihow.com |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 599346 | 2007-10-08 07:30:00 | It is bad to freeze containers of water uneccessarily, it just wastes power. The idea behind filling a near empty freezer, especially a vertical one, with empty containers like cardboard boxes, is so that when the door is opened only a small amount of cold air will fall out. So that small amount of cold air will be replaced with only a small amount of warm moist air. Thus there will be less ice build up. Otherwise without filling the space, most of the cold air being denser than the outside air would fall out, to be replaced with a freezer full of warm air and leading to more rapid icing up. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 599347 | 2007-10-08 08:24:00 | Maybe you could hang a towel by the freezer to dry the air as it comes in? Then, in times of drought, you could just throw in the towel and reclaim the conserved water. It would all be much simpler if we could get stationary air that did not have this insane wanderlust every time the door is opened. :groan: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 599348 | 2007-10-08 09:03:00 | Maybe you could hang a towel by the freezer to dry the air as it comes in? Then, in times of drought, you could just throw in the towel and reclaim the conserved water . It would all be much simpler if we could get stationary air that did not have this insane wanderlust every time the door is opened . :groan: It's too early to throw in the the towel . Perhaps I could get a fridge that makes dry ice . That would solve the moisture problem . Anyway . . . So we've learned something: Containers, if used, should be empty to minimize air exchange . But I'm still wondering why the ice build-up is a problem in the first place . If it causes more power to be used, what's the science behind that - i . e . if I had no Ice Monster, but a leg of lamb (which is largely water) of the same size/weight in the freezer, why would I be better off? I just can't see why the Ice Monster causes trouble . |
MeOldMate (12871) | ||
| 599349 | 2007-10-08 10:16:00 | bit OT but.. my fridge can start piling up ice when it's too full! it seems to stop the inside of the fridge reaching an even temperature, and the sensor always seem to think it's too hot so it keeps trying to freeze stuff when things are already..'overfrozen' like veges get frost on them even when they're not in the freezer compartment..yea.. |
heni72847 (1166) | ||
| 599350 | 2007-10-08 10:20:00 | The idea behind filling a near empty freezer, especially a vertical one, with empty containers like cardboard boxes, is so that when the door is opened only a small amount of cold air will fall out . yeah i thought i'd do that to my freezer seeing as all it had in it was a few ice cubes . . . mum came over and was all "omg why have you put a box of beer bottles in the freezer?! what were you thinking?!":lol: :lol: but back to the OP, i have no idea why we need to keep ice off the radiator, it doesn't make sense to me either:groan: |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 599351 | 2007-10-08 10:22:00 | I think my title was poorly phrased. I meant why is it a bad thing to have ice build-up in the freezer, when it's also (supposedly) bad to have lots of empty space. Fridges work by removing heat from the contents and dumping it outside. If there is a layer of ice on the inside surfaces, the fridge will be trying to remove heat from this ice rather than stuff you are putting in the fridge. I guess the temperature sensor would detect the real temperature of the fridge cavity, tell the fridge to remove heat, but it would be trying to remove heat from something that is already cold. The fridge would be slow to cool stuff down, but takes more energy to do so. And if your fridge is empty, turn it off. If it is empty temporarily, it would be a waste of power and time to put stuff in the decrease the air space. It would be much better putting a piece of plastercine on the temperature sensor. |
vinref (6194) | ||
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