Damp Rid in Refrigerator

[calewjohnson]

Defrosting the fridge today...just curious, can I use Damp Rid in the fridge to keep moisture down so the bottom portion of the fridge doesn't ice up (think of the silver stack in the fridge). We are full-timing, would like to keep from having to do this every other month or so.

Thanks.

Cale

[calewjohnson]

Thanks for the replies. I emptied the fridge out this morning and let it sit open all day. All dried up, she is good to go. I will look into a fan as suggested. Thanks all for the info.

Cale

[GordonThree]

What kind of Damp Rid are we talking about? The kind I use is in a great big bucket, it sits in the sink over winter. It's just calcium chloride salt which is the actual desiccant and then some sort of absorbent polymer pellets (plastic) to soak up excess water when the calcium gets the sweats.

More info:
DampRid MSDS

[doxiemom11]

Don't think it's safe around food.

[We_Cant_Wait]

Only problem with the Damp Rid products is the small, it's quite chemical and your food might pick up the smell.

[GordonThree]

Worth a shot Cale, maybe try one of the hanging-packet kind, so there's no risk of it tipping over and making a mess.

I'm guessing the water vapor will still prefer to condense on the very-cold heat exchanger (the silver stack), rather than in the chemicals of the damp rid.

[720Deere]

The better bet is to put a fan inside the refrigerator to circulate air. I get virtually no ice on my coils now that I have a fan moving the air across them. The fan also increases the cooling capacity of the fridge.