Why are fridges in cold climate countries not mounted into the wall of a house so the ambient air could cool the inside?

Question

Why are fridges in cold climate countries not mounted into the wall of a house so the ambient air could cool the inside?

In: 1559

Answer 1

Basements work for cold storage because the ground around it helps moderate the temperature. Topside, there’s way to much variation week to week, or even day to day (it was -25 on Tuesday and -7 on Wednesday here this week) for it to maintain consistency. And I’d have yet another hole in my wall – the windows and doors are draughty enough, thanks!