From: dlzc1@cox.net   
      
   Dear jfroge...:   
      
   On Friday, June 5, 2020 at 12:45:40 PM UTC-7, jfroge...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > The refrigeration experts told me that an empty   
   > refrigerator with warm surrounding ambient   
   > temperatures will almost always run.   
      
   Let me say this differently.  In a given "hour", an empty refrigerator will   
   run say "12 minutes", starting probably "6 times", and stopping "6 times".  A   
   full refrigerator will start maybe "once" in that hour and run the full "12   
   minutes".   
      
   So yes, the thermal mass (water, soda, beer) will reduce the starts per hour,   
   potentially letting the compressor last longer (each start reduces overall   
   life of the system).   
      
   Don't worry about "most efficient".  Roughly, each pound / kilogram you put in   
   there will be equivalent.  If you are worried about being inert, just use   
   bricks, car parts, whatever makes sense in your context.   
      
   David A. Smith   
      
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