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Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
Ok then buy an absorption fridge freezer..simple.
then you have the quietness you want.
Bryan
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
That’s going to be expensive to ship to Slovenia. 😉
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
goblinsly, unlike a PC you have a mechanical pump in the compressor suspended by springs in a puddle of oil basically. All wrapped up in a totally sealed lump or metal.
The reason it’s that way is to get it as quiet as possible and to still allow adequate cooling to take place.
Now you, me and anyone else that’s ever dabbled with running silent PCs using passive or liquid cooling knows that only passive is ever completely silent and, even at that, if you choose to use a mechanical hard drive instead of an SSD you will still get mechanical noise from the drive spinning up and the heads moving.
The downside is that the box is more susceptible to heat and especially so when the ambient rises.
What you’re trying to do is like trying to make a non-passive mechanical system completely silent and it simply is not possible because there’s moving bits there to deal with. End of story.
However, just like a PC, if you alter the cooling profile too far from the parameters it was designed for then you will break it and I say that with complete and utter confidence. It will overheat and burn out, I guarantee it.
Adding extra cooling will make Jack Schmitt difference to the mechanical noise, other than to make more of it and as the compressor starts to heat it will get still noisier.
There is nothing you can do about it other than buy a set of ear plugs which I would hazard is less costly, less hassle and a whole lot more effective than what you’re trying.
K.
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
Thank you for all the replies :))
I am soo determined in my plan that breaking down the fridge is probably the only way that will stop my project. Then will be silence .. but lets hope it doesnt come to that .
My fridge has been in a corner, blocked from all sides for many years, was working with no problem. Soo i just put a suit of wood all around him. Right now i got 3 120mm fans running, 1 cooling the compressor and 2 cooling the coils. Fans offcourse cant be heard. There is an in and an out hole, tomorrow i will add another strong fan blowing inside a wodden box from the area under my sink – its cooler there and fan cant be heard outside.
My fridge has been working normaly for a few days now. I checked the area between fridge and freezer – to the touch its the same warm temperature as it was before … the cycles remain short as they were, 30-40 minutes of cooling, 80-90 minutes of rest. I touched the compressor when it was working, it is hot, offcourse, but it is not burning hot as i read in some cases … mostly you can hold your hand there.
I was looking at the design of my fridge and with some work, i could make it soo that the coils would be outside this wooden closet and wouldnt be interupted at cooling. Or i could use some help with getting the heat out, metal coils of my own come to mind. Watercooling of the coils also isnt out of the question … Its 250W that the fridge gives away at it max according to my killawatt … and that can be cooled off ..
It is probably silly to many ppl that i go to such lengths to complete this project, but i actualy enjoi it. I spent years working on computer cooling and i just used my college break to do this project and it was fun. Now lets just hope my fridge doesnt die, because then it will be a bit less fun ( but extremely silent ! :)) )
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
Here’s an idea!!! strip out the compressor, condenser and evaporator and retro fit an absorbtion system on the back. Silence! 😆
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
goblinsly wrote:There is an in and an out hole, tomorrow i will add another strong fan blowing inside a wodden box from the area under my sink – its cooler there and fan cant be heard outside.
…..then knock a hole in an outside wall, install another extractor fan (with variable speed control) into the hole. Place a large diameter hose over the fan with sufficient length to reach the fridge closet. Drill a hole in the wooden box and place the hose into the hole. Now switch on the extractor fan and check to ensure maximum airflow is achievable to ensure the ambient air temperature around the fridge is reduced. Congratulate yourself now for successfully refridgerating your refrigerator! 😀
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
Or there is the option to buy a large lump of ice and put it into a wooden box to keep things cool. 🙂
Bryan
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
I am happy to keep you entertained. :))
Today i drilled a 6cm round hole in the back of the closet and noticed that it makes no difference whatsoever in the noice produced by compressor ( opening the doors of the closet on the other hand results in a lot of noice from the compressor ). I made this hole at the area of 1 of the 120mm vents soo he will suck cold air from outside directly into the coils. Another 120mm vent is blowing cold air into the closet from the area under the sink which is usualy about 2 degress colder.
In september when i will have some free time again, i will install a copper pipe to a fridge coils. This pipe will be connected to my tap soo there will always be water in the copper pipe ( under pressure ). And when i will use cold water in my tap, the water will run through the copper pipe and push hot water out, cooling the coils. :))
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