Home Appliances
Why Your Fridge Is Hot at the Back
The heat that keeps your food cold has to go somewhere. In 60 seconds: why the back of your fridge is warm.
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Home Appliances
How a Refrigerator Keeps Food Cold
A refrigerator doesn’t make cold. It pumps heat out. A refrigerant circulates in a sealed loop: it boils inside the fridge, absorbing heat from your food, then is compressed and condenses in coils outside, releasing that heat into your kitchen.
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Your kitchen is warm, but your milk stays cold. How? Let's cut it open. Inside, it's 4 degrees. In the back wall, a liquid boils at minus 12. Boiling soaks up heat from your food. A pump squeezes the vapor, and the heat pours out the back. A fridge doesn't make cold. It moves heat into your kitchen.
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