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Coldest part of the fridge?
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What's the coldest part of the fridge? We need to settle this question once and forall! Vegetable drawers? Many thanks in advance.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Cold air falls but that does not make the bottom the coldest part. The coldest point is on the back wall just below the evaporator or cold air inlet. The air is cooled there and starts falling.
As it falls the cold air absorbs heat from the food and the walls of the fridge continuing across the shelves and then up the front of the cabinet returning to be cooled at the evaporator. The layout and nature of the shelves affects the flow.
The air movement is a classic thermosyphon cycle.
As it falls the cold air absorbs heat from the food and the walls of the fridge continuing across the shelves and then up the front of the cabinet returning to be cooled at the evaporator. The layout and nature of the shelves affects the flow.
The air movement is a classic thermosyphon cycle.