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Thread Number: 63725
/ Tag: Refrigerators
Refrigerators in unconditioned spaces |
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| Post# 863041 1/20/2016 at 09:44 (3,012 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
I have a second home in central Alabama that is under renovation, uninsulated and unconditioned.
I have an older fridge that I painted (properly--sanded, primed, sanded and used appliance epoxy) a year and a half ago. It's getting condensation and mildew on the exterior as well as rusting and dimpling under the paint. I don't have a recent picture of the rust. We have moderate winters with several hard (below 20 degrees Fahrenheit) and hot, humid summers. Humidity is the home's biggest enemy. I've been thinking that one of the fridges from the 40s or 50s that was built like a tank with tons of insulation might be a good solution (as well as looking very cool in my 1938 house). I'm making this assumption based on the difference between the exterior of the fridge and the interior cooling space as well as the fact that fewer homes had air conditioning. The fridges I'm seeing in our area on craigslist at estate sales seem to be outrageously priced and usually in bad condition. Are the sellers on drugs? Is there an old fridge fad at the moment? I'm attaching pictures of my current fridge. I think it's a Frigidaire, but I'm not sure. The plastic handles were originally white. Will a vintage fridge of this type perform better in the conditions of my kitchen? If so, can you give me some recommendations on where to look/how to find one? | ||
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Post# 863105 , Reply# 3 1/20/2016 at 17:42 (3,012 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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this is something placed in recent machines, I would say in the past 5 years or so......they have a temp sensor as to run in a certain indoor temp only......if placed in a garage as some use for spare food or a beer fridge, they are finding out, they wont work in severe hot or cold conditions....
had a guy bring me a fridge that worked fine inside, but not out in the garage.....I explained this, and then he located an older fridge, and was fine from there...... just one of those things to keep in the back of your mind for what and where you want to place a spare unit..... | ||
| Post# 863156 , Reply# 4 1/20/2016 at 20:45 (3,012 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Gusherb & AW Folks Who Know Fridges...
Is the area where your uncle lives arid or humid? In Alabama, we have to wring out the air before we breathe it during the summer months.
Fridge Folks: It seems like I remember that the 40s & 50s fridges were more efficient than some of the 70s & 80s fridges because the later fridges had some kind of heating element that heated the exterior to dry it off to compensate for the larger cooling compartments and less insulation? I think I read that here but cannot remember how long ago. As always, thanks bunches! Sarah | ||
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Post# 863178 , Reply# 5 1/20/2016 at 23:22 (3,012 days old) by gusherb (Chicago/NWI) |
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My uncle lives in a drier part of TX, but when I visited in June of 2014 they were having an unusually humid summer with dew points consistently in the 70s. Probably not as humid as Alabama but it was pretty humid. | ||
| Post# 863446 , Reply# 6 1/22/2016 at 07:18 (3,010 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
Me guesses......
That a price has been paid for all this vaunted 'efficiency'. Considering, a legacy compressor took up roughly a third of the bottom space while today it takes up roughly a fifth. SOMEthing went SOMEwhere.
Actually I think TWO things went somewhere. Capacity and longevity. Loss of capacity is why they're cheaper to run but won't work outside room temperatures. And those bo-tinesy compressors are vanes, with nowhere near the lifespan of swash/piston but cheaper to manufacture. | ||
| Post# 863464 , Reply# 7 1/22/2016 at 08:17 (3,010 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
And then factor in the resources consumed to repair or scrap/recycle (more likely scrap because most people don't bother much today with repair) all the "efficient" appliances that don't last near as long compared to ones that were built to last.
The increase in scrapping and recycling our modern appliances that don't last as long certainly impact (reduce) the gains realized by our modern "efficient" appliances. | ||
| Post# 863617 , Reply# 8 1/23/2016 at 06:29 (3,009 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 863997 , Reply# 10 1/25/2016 at 13:32 (3,007 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Really???
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