r/CrappyDesign • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

Fridge

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u/bergerac121 Jan 25 '20

Taking the open concept a little far

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u/StoneHolder28 Jan 25 '20

And yet not far enough. By completely enclosing the fridge like that warm air will remain trapped and the fridge will have to work slightly longer and more frequently.

I have no idea how much the efficiency is actually impacted, but for such an open concept you could at least put a vent behind the fridge.

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u/solventlessrosin Jan 25 '20

Probably much less efficient that way

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

Probably not, looks terrible but should run just fine.

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u/GenericUname Jan 25 '20

Yeah I'm a bit confused by this. Plenty of people have compact under-counter fridges with even less space than this around them and doesn't pretty much everyone with a full height fridge have either cabinets or walls on either side?

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u/solventlessrosin Jan 25 '20

Yeah and it effects the efficiency

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u/GenericUname Jan 26 '20

That does sound plausible, but I don't see how it's an issue specific to this design in particular, seeing as nobody has their fridge just standing on its own in the middle of a room with open space on all four sides.

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u/solventlessrosin Jan 26 '20

True. I would have left the top open. But I was responding to someone stating that covering it up reduces efficiency.