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I wonder how viable is to cool down some thermal mass? (similar to HVAC systems taking advantage of cheap electricity at night). Fridge can be "pre-cooled" and
by llukas 7y ago
I wonder how viable is to cool down some thermal mass? (similar to HVAC systems taking advantage of cheap electricity at night). Fridge can be "pre-cooled" and cut power usage at night.
- icebraining 7y agoJoey Hess (the git-annex developer, also lives off-grid) has done a lot of experimentation with his fridge, including adding a thermal mass: https://fridge0.branchable.com/thermal_mass/ https://fridge0.branchable.com/thermal_mass/
- adamcharnock 7y agoThat is very interesting to me, thank you!
- ElKrist 7y agoIn winter I turn up the max temperature of my water heater. This way I can soak more energy into it when it's "off-peak" (cheaper) hours for electricity. You just have to be careful not opening the tap on the hottest temperatures anymore. I don't see how you picture it with the fridge though. Aren't you limited by the fact that you can't go down much below 0°C ? Or perhaps you add some new mass? Where do you actually put this mass when the fridge is already full?
- llukas 7y agoRight with fridge there is not much wiggle room - but each fridge contains freezer compartment?