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Old-Biscuit
Apr 23, 2015Explorer III
Absorption fridges are slow to start the process............
First have to heat up the perk tube which then has to heat the coolant up enough for ammonia to turn to vapor then ammonia has to condense into a cold liquid which has to absorb the heat from freezer section......by then not much absorption available for food section.
Then coolant flows back down to absorber section and back to perk tube.
As freezer gets colder and colder more cooling effect can take place in food section.
So placing frozen gallon water bottles in fridge can help.....time is needed typically 8-12 hrs for cool fridge.
First have to heat up the perk tube which then has to heat the coolant up enough for ammonia to turn to vapor then ammonia has to condense into a cold liquid which has to absorb the heat from freezer section......by then not much absorption available for food section.
Then coolant flows back down to absorber section and back to perk tube.
As freezer gets colder and colder more cooling effect can take place in food section.
So placing frozen gallon water bottles in fridge can help.....time is needed typically 8-12 hrs for cool fridge.
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