Comment by chairmansteve Comment by chairmansteve a day ago 3 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Convert a chest freezer into refrigerator and you don't need batteries.https://www.notechmagazine.com/category/refrigeration
Copy Link card_zero a day ago Collapse Comment - That's very smart and might end my quest for a truly quiet bedroom fridge, if it really only runs two minutes in an hour. (Light fridges marketed as "quiet" just produce near-constant annoying fan noise, quietly.) Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link 20after4 a day ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - It really works, and if you fill half the space with water then it'll only need to run once or twice a week (assuming you don't open the lid often) Reply View | 0 replies Copy Link michaelt a day ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - Have you looked at hotel minibar fridges? They're generally pretty quiet. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link 20after4 a day ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - It really works, and if you fill half the space with water then it'll only need to run once or twice a week (assuming you don't open the lid often) Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link michaelt a day ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - Have you looked at hotel minibar fridges? They're generally pretty quiet. Reply View | 0 replies
That's very smart and might end my quest for a truly quiet bedroom fridge, if it really only runs two minutes in an hour. (Light fridges marketed as "quiet" just produce near-constant annoying fan noise, quietly.)