Air flow for residential fridge

[4x4FF]

I am in the process of installing a residential fridge in my 5er. I am going with the Whirlpool WRT111SFDB. You can see it here: Whirlpool WRT111SFDB at Home Depot

My fridge is in a slide. As a result I have 2 fridge vents in the wall of the slide (An upper one and a lower one) but no roof vent. My question is 'How much should I block the current vents off?'

In my new fridge the coils are exposed on the back and I know I need to have some airflow. There is not really going to be any airflow from the sides or top because it fits in the space very tight. I also know that I need to restrict some of the air from the rear vents just not sure what is the appropriate amount.

Any ideas??

Thanks,

Steve

[4x4FF]

newman fulltimer wrote:
You mightwant to look at the vasanifridge at homedepot it has no coils on the back

I have actually been told that with my space constraints that the coils on the back are the best thing for my application. I am NOT a refrigeration guy so I don't know.


Steve

[newman_fulltime]

You mightwant to look at the vasanifridge at homedepot it has no coils on the back

[2oldman]

From another post:


There have been a number of alternatives on the ventilation. Basically, residential units want to take air from the bottom, run it through the condenser coils and out the back where it is expected to flow up the back and out the top of the refer. S&B homes do not have vents right over the back like RVs do. So, you can do whatever here. I chose to leave a bit of space over the refer (some of which I may close with molding later), seal the top vent and let the hot air return to the room for the air conditioner to take out. You may want to leave the roof vent open to let the hot air escape there. Just be aware that cold air can come in during the winter and hot air may creep in during summer if you leave it open.

If you have a Samsung unit, they also run some of the piping along the outside walls of the refer and count on some air circulation up the sides and out the top. Depending on your unit, you may need to be sure there is air-flow here too.