"Richard Marx" wrote in message
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Thanks everyone.

Would just taking the door off the cupboard (which is recessed into the
kitchen wall anyway be a better idea, and just leave the fridge recessed
in there, but open to the kitchen instead of enclosed?

"dave" wrote in message
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If the cupboard was really designed for a fridge properly there would be
some ventilation built in, either to the outside world or into the room
containing the cupboard.

You really can't win. In winter venting the cupboard to the outside world
would be the best solution for energy consumption of the fridge, but not
neccesarily the house heating. In Summer your house might be cooler than
the outside world on average depending on construction, so venting into
the house would be best. The whole story needs to consider the heating/
cooling energy requirements of your whole house. Its impossible to say
without knowing exact energy balance details for your house with regard
to heating and ventilation and temperaures, when a change over point
would give you the least energy consumption overall. So I would say
forget it and put the fridge where it pleases you most. You won't make
much difference to your bills or Ozone layer either way.

Dave

"Richard Marx" wrote in message
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Hi, I have recently moved and have a large kitchen cupboard designed to
take a fridge, with a full-height wooden door on it (almost like
entering another room or broom cupboard). Is keeping the fridge in
there with the door shut a good thing or a bad thing,
energy-consumption-wise?

I.e. does the fridge's heat not dissipate so well, heating the cupboard,
causing the fridge interior to warm up faster so its thermostat clicks
in more often; or does it keep the cool in by double-insulating the
fridge making it more energy efficient?

I don't notice any particular cold or hot air when I open the door, but
it certainly keeps the noise in with the door shut!

Thanks for any advice.





My fridge is in a tight location and I have thought of fitting a small fan
somewhere to create a draught - something like the fan in the back of a PC
but a bit bigger.

Any thoughts?