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Um, it just happens that I'm sitting behind a brand new fridge (not as awkward as it sounds, this old house doesn't have cabinetry for the fridge yet). It's wh
by bacon_waffle 8y ago
Um, it just happens that I'm sitting behind a brand new fridge (not as awkward as it sounds, this old house doesn't have cabinetry for the fridge yet). It's white.
- Zenst 8y agoThat's unusual - as in never seen one that's not black. Wonder why - aesthetics perhaps.
- bacon_waffle 8y agoI don't think it is unusual at all to be honest; the one this fridge replaced was also white, and the neither seems to have a back that is intended to be looked at - there are plenty exposed seams, plumbing, the compressor. Offhand, it doesn't seem like there would be much thermodynamic advantage in the heated surfaces of a fridge being black. If there were, wouldn't you expect that car radiators and such would be black anodised too? I'd imagine conduction is going to be a much much bigger effect than radiation - other concerns like cost, durability, thermal conductivity of the paint, and aesthetics will likely be more important in deciding what colour paint to use.