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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2024
- Cabinet depth refrigerators typically require at least a 1" space between the top of the fridge and the bottom of the cabinet. Why cut the cabinet frame to provide 36 square inches of venting when it's so much easier to trim the back of the cabinet to provide 95 square inches of venting!
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You should put a false back on it. Keep dust and possible pests out of your cabinet.
@brandonstahl3562 Good points and I'm still considering that option. My primary hesitation is the interior of the cabinets are very rough and I can see the chase between the false back and the back of the cabinet gathering dust bunnies in no time. I'd need to pull the refrigerator out and shimmy back behind it and remove the dust bunnies with a duster on a long stick periodically. As it is the only downside is the items in the cabinet will get dusty, but I can clean them a step ladder and without having to move the refrigerator.
Nice looking result
Thank you! I'm WAY behind on shooting and editing! The new refrigerator arrived almost a month ago and I'm working on a video review of the refrigerator, it looks great installed and the rear cabinet venting is working perfectly!
Good job!
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I like your idea to cut vents in the cabinet to let hot air rise up. But how does cool air get behind the refrigerator? To get circulation you need an inlet as well as an exhaust. Is their an air gap under the fridge?
Airflow is required only to dissipate heat from the condenser, which in the large majority of units nowadays is located at the bottom with a fan that pulls air in from the toekick at the lower front at one side (left or right), through the condenser coil, and blows it out the toekick at the other side. Rear clearance is probably only for the water line connection.
Lower-end models that still have the condenser mounted on the back without a fan require space all around the unit for passive airflow to dissipate heat.
@steverobbins4872, @RickeyBelafonte is correct, the unit is designed to draw air in under the toe kick. The space requirements for the refrigerator are 1/8" clearance on each side and, a 1" clearance between the unit and the back wall and a 1" gap between the unit and the cabinet frame. The cooling air for the unit is supposed to come in under the toe kick, rise up behind the unit, make another 90-degree turn and come across the top and out the front between a 1" gap below the cabinet frame. By opening up a 2.5" slot in the back of the shelf and top of the cabinet, I've provided a much larger and shorter vent path than required.