fridge fan benefit?
I have seem some threads here that talk about different kinds of add-on fans people have put on thier refridgerators. My question is why- is it to cool the actual unit down so that it doesnt run as wa...
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slarsen wrote:
I have a portable fan that runs on a pair of 'D' batteries. I dropped the average temp in the refrig by more than 10 degrees. The more stuff you put in the refrig, the more difficult it is for air to circulate naturally. The fan really helps. And BTW, the batteries DO last for more than a month, just as the manufacturer said they would.
We use one of those battery fans along with a 12V Muffin fan which is on a switch. The battery one does in fact help a lot especially if you put it right on the front edge of a shelf one down from the top. That way the air that it circulates has a better chance because of the open areas that the inside of the door creates. The 12V one is positioned to blow across the cooling coil on the inside, again to better circulate the air. Our frigs have no fans unlike our stick and bricks homes have and rely totally on passive convection to cool things and that is very inefficient.
Larry
