Article 1048413 of alt.home.repair: Path: news.misty.com!not-for-mail From: nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu Newsgroups: alt.home.repair Subject: Re: Garage heater kit for fridge? Date: 27 Sep 2008 11:43:41 -0400 Organization: Villanova University Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: acadia.ece.villanova.edu X-Trace: max.inside.misty.com 1222530223 28627 153.104.44.130 (27 Sep 2008 15:43:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@misty.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:43:43 +0000 (UTC) Xref: news.misty.com alt.home.repair:1048413 Uncle Monster wrote: >... something I read indicates that the heater is for adding heat to the >"control compartment" to fool the thermostat into making the compressor >run for a longer period of time. Is the heater always on? Maybe it turns off when the compressor runs? Why heat the control compartment instead of the box? If the control is heated, the thermostat could still work, but the fridge box would be colder than without the heater, given the same thermostat setting. Putting a bulb in the box would just increase the run time without affecting the box temp. This could be more efficient with 2 fans and 2 thermostats and no heater. Disabling the door heater and auto-defrost could also help. Nick