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   omnilobe@gmail.com to dlzc   
   Re: Cold retention   
   07 Jun 20 18:50:58   
   
   On Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 7:19:14 AM UTC-10, dlzc wrote:   
   > 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   
      
   And clean off those copper pipes that have dust on them.   
   If your liquids and gases are in dusty coils for three years,   
   please brush them. It increases the thermodynamic efficiency.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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