[Greenbuilding] foam in a can (cabinet)

[Reuben Deumling]

I added 3-1/2" of polyisocyanurate rigid foam panels to the exterior of my
fridge about seven years ago. The effect on the energy consumption was
impressive. This one, though, is a pre-war art deco fridge that would suffer
from such an overlay. Thus the extra surgical effort.

On 11/5/06, Chris Green <pojeros at telus.net> wrote:
>
> Reuben Deumling wrote:
> > One of these days I also hope to re-insulate an old refrigerator with
> > something similar. The walls on it are all roughly 3" thick, and I
> expect
> > I'll want to send the foam in with as long a nozzle as I could get.
> Perhaps
> > this is a different or not even feasible project.
> If you have the room outside the fridge, you could build a kind of
> cabinet around it, attached to the sides and top, and fill that with
> foam. The door could be given the same treatment as well.
>
> I don't know if that would be worth the effort, really, but it would be
> quite the conversation piece...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris Green.
>
>
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