radiator next to friedge freezer
Pete
it is a radiator.
Would turning the radiator on in the kitchen damage the fridge or cause it
to upset it thermostat or doodahs ?
Bob Minchin
case you would be better off keeping them apart on efficiency grounds.
Tim Watts
Depending on whether all the rad's hot air is trapped round the back on the
fridge's condensor coil, it will almost certainly:
a) Make the fridge not able to cool correctly
b) Make the fridge run flat out trying.
Damage might be conceivable if the back gets really cooked due to lack of
alternative ventilation.
The fridge case is fairly well insulated so whilst making the case warm will
be less than ideal, it probably won't kill it.
Can you put a panel between the radiator and the fridge and is there enough
ventilation round the back of the fridge to allow the coil to cool via other
paths?
Otherwise, it might be simpler just to move the radiator if you can or
replace it with a wall or under unit fan convector. If the new rad/fan unit
can be close to the old rad, moving will be a fairly simple exercise - you
can use pipe freezer spray to allow enough time to install ballvalves then a
bit of copper or plastic (very easy) along to a new position.
The fan version would need a power supply, but only a small amount - could
be plugged in to a 13A socket as a quick fix.
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Tabby
Fridge is designed to give adequate cooling at 20C ambient. When one
side's at 50C, the fridge will use more energy and might fail to
maintain a safe temp. The latter can be checked with a thermometer.
If this is the only workable layout, you could perhaps add a thin
layer of insulation between fridge & rad, and fit a small fan behind
the rad to increase output from its rear side.
NT
Andrew Gabriel
Do you need the radiator in the kitchen?
Often the boiler, and the kitchen appliances,
mean that the kitchen radiator isn't necessary.
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docholliday
> On 2011-02-24, Andrew Gabriel <and...@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > In article <ik5j7a$co...@speranza.aioe.org>,
> > "Pete" <n...@host.com> writes:
> >> There is one slot in my kitchen to put a fridge/freezer and on the side of
> >> it is a radiator.
>
> >> Would turning the radiator on in the kitchen damage the fridge or cause it
> >> to upset it thermostat or doodahs ?
>
> > Do you need the radiator in the kitchen?
> > Often the boiler, and the kitchen appliances,
> > mean that the kitchen radiator isn't necessary.
>
> the cold spell before Xmas. Otherwise I always wish for a better extraction
> system, not more heating!
>
I was staying in some self-catering group accommodation last weekend.
There was a 'gas safety system' fitted which turned off the gas supply
if you did not have
both the generously sized extractor system and a 'supply fan' (400
x200 grille with a fan behind it blowing air from outside into the
kitchen) turned on. You needed a fleece and wooly hat to work in the
kitchen, even when the catering size oven was on!
Getting back on topic (sort of) - my parents had the fridge freezer
next to the free standing cooker with no very obvious problems - a
radiator behind might be more of a problem if you were using it but
I'd agree with the othe posters - my kitchen radiator has never been
turned on.
Mike
Mike Barnes
Our fridge/freezer has been working like that for fourteen years and
counting, no problem. I have taken precautions, though. There's a sheet
of expanded polystyrene between the side of the f/f and the radiator.
And there's another sheet on top of that one, leaning over so that its
top rests against the wall. As a result the back half of the radiator
isn't heating the room very well, but the front half is.
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Skipweasel
> Would turning the radiator on in the kitchen damage the fridge or cause it
> to upset it thermostat or doodahs ?
>
Probably not, but it'll most likely cripple the efficiency.
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Fridges & freezers aren't to be put near any heat, ie. cookers & not in direct sunlight either. Ok?
newshound
> You need 15"-20" (over a foot) between a freezer/fridge & a radiator. The appliance would have to work much harder, it'd be marked dthr electrical wires would possibly melt. It's a big No No! Sorry - but there are rules in a kitchen for a reason - mainly fire hazards.
> Fridges & freezers aren't to be put near any heat, ie. cookers & not in direct sunlight either. Ok?
>
Harry Bloomfield
> Balls
+2 lol
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last less long.
It would be stupid to have a radiator in such a place. You could of course
turn it off and lag the pipes nearby since the thing might well be of little
use in that position in any case.
Brian
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> And what prompted this?
An 8 year old message
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How long have you had the ff beside the radiator and has the polystyrene
worked .please and thank you.
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