dougrainer wrote:
1. OEM residential installs have either NO outside vent(Door) access or that is a DOOR and not a vent
2. HOW many of you have a outside air vent system in your stick house for the residential refer???????????????????????????????????
3. Residentials are designed for ZERO clearance to ventilate in and out the front of the refer.
4. So, to answer your question---SEAL OFF THE LOWER VENT, BUT I WOULD LEAVE THE ROOF VENT IN PLACE. If the refer is in a slide seal off both sidewall vents. Doug
ME!I have the largest CF Viking model and it has been sealed off with walnut faced 3/16" paneling and foam gaskets. The same model 10 CFM fan is used over the Viking's enclosed condenser heatsink.
Result? Kitchen temps dropped 5-8F and by putting ear to door I verified night time compressor run time was reduced. This is in the tropics where temps at dawn are frequently 80F. Most folks may not need tp do this but I did not need more heat in my concrete kitchen. The same effect was avoided in a much smaller area in Quicksilver that has the Danforth 24v compressors. Folks in Moosejaw, Yukon, may not e bothered with the heat. I find it discomforting to pay for electricity to rid freon compressor heat by using A/C
Your mileage may vary...
