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| Joined: | Fri Jul 21st, 2006 |
| Location: | California USA |
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I've got a refrigerator in the garage that will be used for fermenting beer. Right now, the back is against a exterior wall (which faces south) that can get pretty warm; the sides are not against anything. I have a thermometer in there, and I check it several times a day. The garage gets pretty hot during the day (95+˚F). I've noticed the temperature fluctuates 10-15˚F from the coolest part to the hottest part of the day. Not ideal for brewing. I know it's working because the panel in front of the interior evaporator coils is cold and has frost on it.
My question:
Will putting insulation (I'm considering 1" Polyurethane rigid panel, R-7) around the refrigerator help it hold a more stable temperature, will it hinder the external coils from throwing off heat, or is it just so hot in the garage that the external condenser coils aren't throwing off enough heat?
Yesterday, I put two 5-gallon bottles filled with water in there to see if it will hold better when it is full. Eventually, the whole refrigerator will be mostly filled with beer and two full 5-gallon bottles, and controlled by a Johnson Controls A419 ETC to keep the temperature in the 60's.
Any help is much appreciated.
