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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>External condenser coils may start out more
efficient, but they gathered dust, and folks didn't clean them, making them less
efficient. Also some used condenser coils with fans, drawing power. Better
insulation and coils in the external sheet metal is probably more efficient than
dirty or fan forced coils. Doug</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>On Sun, Dec 5,
2010 at 1:32 PM, Ross Elliott wrote:<BR>> It IS
rather baffling, though, why most fridges and freezers allow
their<BR>> coils to "reheat" the box they're trying
to cool because they're hidden<BR>> inside the sheet
metal shell for protection; coils should be
fully<BR>> exposed like they used to
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