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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. :))
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
Because i guess that kind of fridge costs a lot of money. :))
Still waiting for the answer to my question. 🙂
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
I might actualy go with connecting fans to thermostat for temperature controlled fan speed. Still i would be happy if someone could tell me where to connect to, to use compressors timer.
ps: the “insulation” of the fridge is already complete. 🙂
Re: Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
You can bite if you promise to give me an answer.
I made an efford to make the fridge less noisy but at the same time made it a little harder for the compressor coils to cool down. Soo i have some industrial fans that are known to help with moving masses of air. Now help me with my question please. 🙂
Connect a cable to fridge timer for compressor
Hi there,
My fridge is Whirlpool ARC5551. I need your help with something. The compressor of the fridge goes on and off in intervals, which is normal, it cools the fridge, turns off for a while and then when the inside of the fridge gets hot enough, the compressor will start working again. Now i need to connect to it in a way that a cable i attach to the fridge will have electricity when the compressor is working and when the compressor stops working, there will be no electricity. hypothetically speaking, if you connected a fan to this cable, the fan would be turning when the compressor is running and the fan would turn off when the compressor doesnt work.
Back side of the fridge:
Re: Whirlpool ARC5551 – make it less noisy
Ok i am gonna have to think about this because i honestly cannot bear the noice and there is no way to move the fridge anywhere else.
Lets start from the beginning. I am trying to insulate the noice produces by the compressor and the problem with that is that by blocking the noice from it, i also block the air exchange, ergo fresh air coming to the compressor and hot air leaving it, which means that compressor will overheat and die.
Soo if i put the fridge into a closet i have to make holes soo air can come and go. Fans can help a lot….well there has got to be a way. Because from physics perspective with the help of strong fans like my 120mm who create lots of air movement without making much noice, i should be able to compensate for air blockage. But then again i really dont like to gamble…it is a huge miracle that i cant find anything about making refrigerators silent….
I might just have to resort to some other tactics like put bottles of water inside the fridge in order for it to hold the cold temperature better and longer and therefore make that annoying compressor work less. It would be great if i could find a person who has this fridge in a closet and if it worked for them fanless, it sure would work for me with tons of fans. I doubt it though since this fridge actualy isnt the ugliest of its kind.
Btw just to make sure this topic doesnt completely go to waste….my fridge makes 2 kinds of noices. 1 is when its clearly working but the other is like distant moans……i have to record both sounds sometime soo you can tell me if everything is fine or the compressor is dying or something..
Re: Whirlpool ARC5551 – make it less noisy
Soo is there no way to make it more quiet ? Should i just put it inside a closet like soo many ppl do ?
Re: Whirlpool ARC5551 – make it less noisy
But if everything went according to plan, the compressor should be cooler then before….and thats the only thing that matters. Heat comes out from the refrigerator in the form of gas, compressor squizes it and takes the heat from it in the process, soo if i close the compartment with the compressor, then the only thing i need to worry about is to keep the compressor cooled, right ? Cause if the compressor is cooled, soo is the fridge. Soo i close the whole thing, make 2 holes for fans…
But that is just a theory. One thing i am wondering. My fridge is without a fan, while most others have a fan. I am wondering why is that. And also, what if i was to add a 120mm fan to blow on compressor, would there be any difference ? I read that compressor would work more efficient this way and that his working cycles would be shorter ( not sure about that though since he simply squizes the gas to transfer heat from it….and lower temperature wont make that process any faster….offcourse if the compressor is too hot it will break down but otherwise i cant see it working faster)….correct me if i am wrong.
I know my idea is a bit wacky but i do know that many ppl have their standalone refrigerators inside the closets. We had one for about 10 years and there was never any problem and i doubt there was any airflow. Soo i am thinking if i do this thing right, it should work….but then again, it might just kill my fridge like you said…
