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Ryland · 11-18-10, 01:50 PM

I've asked about open coolers like this and altho they don't tend to be a good design for home use they do seem to have their place as a cooler with doors tends to loose alot of air when you open or close the door as the door it's self is pumping air in and out of the fridge, just like if you want to get smoke or a foul smell out of your house you don't just open a door you open and close it repeatedly.
They also tend to be designed to cool the food, not the air, by having the coils double as the shelving alot of the time, air is a poor conductor of air so really the only poor design is where the hot air is coming out of the bottom.
It's been a while but when our food co-op first got some open front coolers like this I asked them the same questions and they showed me the specs.

11-18-10, 01:50 PM	#4
Ryland Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Wisconsin. Posts: 913 Thanks: 127 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts	I've asked about open coolers like this and altho they don't tend to be a good design for home use they do seem to have their place as a cooler with doors tends to loose alot of air when you open or close the door as the door it's self is pumping air in and out of the fridge, just like if you want to get smoke or a foul smell out of your house you don't just open a door you open and close it repeatedly. They also tend to be designed to cool the food, not the air, by having the coils double as the shelving alot of the time, air is a poor conductor of air so really the only poor design is where the hot air is coming out of the bottom. It's been a while but when our food co-op first got some open front coolers like this I asked them the same questions and they showed me the specs.