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How do fridge freezers ever work?
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c'mon everyone, as we used to say (back when Usenet was still a thing) over in alt.folklore.urban, "twiavbp" - The world is a very big place In other words, there ain't just one design for this, that, or the other thing. In this case, there are plenty of arrangements for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, and the like. You takes your choice of efficiency, price, reliablity, and the rest. For example, we used to have a refrigerator/freezer with a single door, and the freezer was on the inside near the top, with a second door covering it. The cooling coils surrounded that section, and the chilling "fell" down, so to speak, into the refrigerator section. The thermostat was located in a small box sticking out into the refrigerated portion. There was also a small drawer just below the freezer for placing misc items that you wanted to be kind of at, just below, or just above,freezing temp. Now... there was _also_ a flap at the back of the drawer which, when folded forward, left a gap of (numbers for illustration) six inches for the cold to drop down, and when extended, cut that gap down to an inch. The instructions explained that if you left the thermostat (which, again, is in the refrigerator) set the same way, then the freezer would be colder with the flap extended and a bit warmer (but still below freezing) with it folded over. Ditto for that drawer Yeah, that really is the case... think about it. It was a simple, crude, cheap, and idiot proof production method. -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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"danny burstein" wrote in message news [fullll snipppppppppp] c'mon everyone, as we used to say (back when Usenet was still a thing) over in alt.folklore.urban, "twiavbp" - The world is a very big place In other words, there ain't just one design for this, that, or the other thing. In this case, there are plenty of arrangements for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, and the like. You takes your choice of efficiency, price, reliablity, and the rest. For example, we used to have a refrigerator/freezer with a single door, and the freezer was on the inside near the top, with a second door covering it. The cooling coils surrounded that section, and the chilling "fell" down, so to speak, into the refrigerator section. The thermostat was located in a small box sticking out into the refrigerated portion. There was also a small drawer just below the freezer for placing misc items that you wanted to be kind of at, just below, or just above,freezing temp. Now... there was _also_ a flap at the back of the drawer which, when folded forward, left a gap of (numbers for illustration) six inches for the cold to drop down, and when extended, cut that gap down to an inch. The instructions explained that if you left the thermostat (which, again, is in the refrigerator) set the same way, then the freezer would be colder with the flap extended and a bit warmer (but still below freezing) with it folded over. Ditto for that drawer Yeah, that really is the case... think about it. It was a simple, crude, cheap, and idiot proof production method. But doesnt work when you want something like half fridge and half freezer and doesnt do frost free either. |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:11:51 -0000, danny burstein wrote:
[fullll snipppppppppp] c'mon everyone, as we used to say (back when Usenet was still a thing) over in alt.folklore.urban, "twiavbp" - The world is a very big place In other words, there ain't just one design for this, that, or the other thing. In this case, there are plenty of arrangements for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, and the like. You takes your choice of efficiency, price, reliablity, and the rest. For example, we used to have a refrigerator/freezer with a single door, and the freezer was on the inside near the top, with a second door covering it. The cooling coils surrounded that section, and the chilling "fell" down, so to speak, into the refrigerator section. The thermostat was located in a small box sticking out into the refrigerated portion. There was also a small drawer just below the freezer for placing misc items that you wanted to be kind of at, just below, or just above,freezing temp. Now... there was _also_ a flap at the back of the drawer which, when folded forward, left a gap of (numbers for illustration) six inches for the cold to drop down, and when extended, cut that gap down to an inch. The instructions explained that if you left the thermostat (which, again, is in the refrigerator) set the same way, then the freezer would be colder with the flap extended and a bit warmer (but still below freezing) with it folded over. Ditto for that drawer Yeah, that really is the case... think about it. It was a simple, crude, cheap, and idiot proof production method. That's the problem, price. People don't seem to want to add 10% to the price to make things twice as good. |
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Troll-feeding Senile IDIOTS Alert!
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:11:51 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein, another mentally
deficient troll-feeding senile idiot, blathered: FLUSH all the idiotic senile blather |
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Lonely Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:42:46 +1100, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again: But doesnąt work when you want something like half fridge and half freezer and doesnąt do frost free either. LOL The senile "auto-contradictor" struck again! ****ing hilarious! -- Kerr-Mudd,John addressing senile Rot: "Auto-contradictor Rod is back! (in the KF)" MID: |
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How do fridge freezers ever work?
"Undersized hippopotamus" wrote in message news On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:11:51 -0000, danny burstein wrote: [fullll snipppppppppp] c'mon everyone, as we used to say (back when Usenet was still a thing) over in alt.folklore.urban, "twiavbp" - The world is a very big place In other words, there ain't just one design for this, that, or the other thing. In this case, there are plenty of arrangements for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, and the like. You takes your choice of efficiency, price, reliablity, and the rest. For example, we used to have a refrigerator/freezer with a single door, and the freezer was on the inside near the top, with a second door covering it. The cooling coils surrounded that section, and the chilling "fell" down, so to speak, into the refrigerator section. The thermostat was located in a small box sticking out into the refrigerated portion. There was also a small drawer just below the freezer for placing misc items that you wanted to be kind of at, just below, or just above,freezing temp. Now... there was _also_ a flap at the back of the drawer which, when folded forward, left a gap of (numbers for illustration) six inches for the cold to drop down, and when extended, cut that gap down to an inch. The instructions explained that if you left the thermostat (which, again, is in the refrigerator) set the same way, then the freezer would be colder with the flap extended and a bit warmer (but still below freezing) with it folded over. Ditto for that drawer Yeah, that really is the case... think about it. It was a simple, crude, cheap, and idiot proof production method. That's the problem, price. People don't seem to want to add 10% to the price to make things twice as good. They clearly do with cars. I have been considering upgrading the car to get a decent cruise control and a fancy system of cameras in all 4 corners of the car and the door mirrors to make it more convenient to park the car in tight spots. The Honda Civic even does full cruise control in traffic jam situations with stop start driving with the car completely automatically stop start cruising. The Merc even parks by itself, with the driver just sitting in the car. |
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Lonely Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:50:28 +1100, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again: The Honda Civic even does full cruise control in traffic jam situations with stop start driving with the car completely automatically stop start cruising. The Merc even parks by itself, with the driver just sitting in the car. Yes, that would be VERY useful features for an 85-year-old decrepit senile cretin like you, Rot! -- Cursitor Doom about Rot Speed: "The man is a conspicuous and unashamed ignoramus." MID: |
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How do fridge freezers ever work?
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:50:28 -0000, Rod Speed wrote:
"Undersized hippopotamus" wrote in message news On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:11:51 -0000, danny burstein wrote: [fullll snipppppppppp] c'mon everyone, as we used to say (back when Usenet was still a thing) over in alt.folklore.urban, "twiavbp" - The world is a very big place In other words, there ain't just one design for this, that, or the other thing. In this case, there are plenty of arrangements for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, and the like. You takes your choice of efficiency, price, reliablity, and the rest. For example, we used to have a refrigerator/freezer with a single door, and the freezer was on the inside near the top, with a second door covering it. The cooling coils surrounded that section, and the chilling "fell" down, so to speak, into the refrigerator section. The thermostat was located in a small box sticking out into the refrigerated portion. There was also a small drawer just below the freezer for placing misc items that you wanted to be kind of at, just below, or just above,freezing temp. Now... there was _also_ a flap at the back of the drawer which, when folded forward, left a gap of (numbers for illustration) six inches for the cold to drop down, and when extended, cut that gap down to an inch. The instructions explained that if you left the thermostat (which, again, is in the refrigerator) set the same way, then the freezer would be colder with the flap extended and a bit warmer (but still below freezing) with it folded over. Ditto for that drawer Yeah, that really is the case... think about it. It was a simple, crude, cheap, and idiot proof production method. That's the problem, price. People don't seem to want to add 10% to the price to make things twice as good. They clearly do with cars. It's more obvious that some are made better, but when the average moron buys a fridge freezer, they only look at things like capacity, electricity usage, etc. I saw it mentioned here or in a forum recently that someone bought one from Argos, and they would not accept a return when it failed to run in the garage. The buyer had no idea it wouldn't, as he hadn't read the entire manual - funnily enough most people don't do that BEFORE buying the goods. Can you imagine a car that refused to start at lower temperatures? I have been considering upgrading the car to get a decent cruise control and a fancy system of cameras in all 4 corners of the car and the door mirrors to make it more convenient to park the car in tight spots. Upgrading your car or replacing it with a better model? The Honda Civic even does full cruise control in traffic jam situations with stop start driving with the car completely automatically stop start cruising. The Merc even parks by itself, with the driver just sitting in the car. So getting towards autonomous then. |
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How do fridge freezers ever work?
"Undersized hippopotamus" wrote in message news On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:50:28 -0000, Rod Speed wrote: "Undersized hippopotamus" wrote in message news On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:11:51 -0000, danny burstein wrote: [fullll snipppppppppp] c'mon everyone, as we used to say (back when Usenet was still a thing) over in alt.folklore.urban, "twiavbp" - The world is a very big place In other words, there ain't just one design for this, that, or the other thing. In this case, there are plenty of arrangements for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, and the like. You takes your choice of efficiency, price, reliablity, and the rest. For example, we used to have a refrigerator/freezer with a single door, and the freezer was on the inside near the top, with a second door covering it. The cooling coils surrounded that section, and the chilling "fell" down, so to speak, into the refrigerator section. The thermostat was located in a small box sticking out into the refrigerated portion. There was also a small drawer just below the freezer for placing misc items that you wanted to be kind of at, just below, or just above,freezing temp. Now... there was _also_ a flap at the back of the drawer which, when folded forward, left a gap of (numbers for illustration) six inches for the cold to drop down, and when extended, cut that gap down to an inch. The instructions explained that if you left the thermostat (which, again, is in the refrigerator) set the same way, then the freezer would be colder with the flap extended and a bit warmer (but still below freezing) with it folded over. Ditto for that drawer Yeah, that really is the case... think about it. It was a simple, crude, cheap, and idiot proof production method. That's the problem, price. People don't seem to want to add 10% to the price to make things twice as good. They clearly do with cars. It's more obvious that some are made better, Not just made better, but do a lot more, for those who are prepared to pay more for that sort of car. but when the average moron buys a fridge freezer, they only look at things like capacity, electricity usage, etc. The average is irrelevant to those who buy more carefully. I saw it mentioned here or in a forum recently that someone bought one from Argos, and they would not accept a return when it failed to run in the garage. The buyer had no idea it wouldn't, as he hadn't read the entire manual - funnily enough most people don't do that BEFORE buying the goods. Just like most don't bother to read the manual with obvious stuff like fridges and freezers. Can you imagine a car that refused to start at lower temperatures? Some do with the lowest temps like Canada gets. I have been considering upgrading the car to get a decent cruise control and a fancy system of cameras in all 4 corners of the car and the door mirrors to make it more convenient to park the car in tight spots. Upgrading your car or replacing it with a better model? Replacing it with a new one. It isnt that easy to get the best result with either automatic cameras that show you the view of the camera that is closest the adjacent car and the corresponding side of your own car auto. Same with that very fancy cruise control that not only works fine in crawling stop start traffic, but which also reads the speed limit signs so it always goes at the speed you specify over the speed limit or at it. The Honda Civic even does full cruise control in traffic jam situations with stop start driving with the car completely automatically stop start cruising. The Merc even parks by itself, with the driver just sitting in the car. So getting towards autonomous then. Yeah, that's what the spruik with that one and the volvo. But autonomous parking is a lot easier than autonomous driving everywhere and legal whereas fully autonomous driving isnt anywhere yet. |
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Lonely Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:41:56 +1100, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again: FLUSH another 120 lines of idiotic troll drivel unread again -- pamela about Rot Speed: "His off the cuff expertise demonstrates how little he knows..." MID: |
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