Can I fit this freezer in this space?

[Koda]

I'm investigating a freezer purchase for making a fermentation chamber. I have a pantry under the stairs leading up to my apartment that I am hoping will be the new home for this freezer.

I'm having some trouble determining if I can get the freezer I want in the space I have to work with.

The space where I am trying to place the freezer measures 37.5 in wide x 44 in deep X 72 in tall.

The freezer I'm looking at measures 36.9 in wide x 22 in deep x 32 in tall.

I'd like to position the freezer against the back wall so that the long run of the freezer (36.9 in) runs the length of the 37.5 in wall.

However since the door is significantly narrower than that the freezer will need to be brought into the space standing on it's end. My understanding of geometry is not strong enough to figure out if once I have the freezer in the room if I'll be able to rotate it into the position I want.

Obviously I could change the orientation of the freezer so it was placed on the long wall. But my hope is to eventually add a 2nd chamber to the room and getting this first freezer in place as stated above is my only hope of doing so

I'm including a diagram of my goal placement below in case my text description is unclear.

On the chance the freezer I've found won't work can anyone calculate what the max freezer length is that will fit assuming a depth of 22 inches?

       37.5
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||     36.9     ||
||            22||
||    Freezer   ||
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|+--------------+|44
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Thanks,
Scott

 

[Chrisl77]

I am not good at that stuff either. If it was me I would cut a piece of cardboard to the width x depth of the freezer and try to put it in place as if I was putting the freezer in. If I didn't have cardboard I would screw a few pieces of wood in the dimensions.

 

[Kingbogart]

It looks like it's going to be a pretty tight fit. Depending on the location of the door and things like trim widths and door jam trim that is basically no spare room. Because of the size, you will need to use the doorway as extra space to set it flat, with one corner out the door, and then rotate it flat against the wall. It will take quite a bit of slide and push, but should be doable.

The cardboard/wood idea is decent, but getting the 3 dimensional change from vertical to horizontal after you bring it in will be hard to model.

 

[Koda]

Yeah it's the 3d rotation that has me worried because it will be longer on the diagonal then the sides by about 6 inches. If I can get it lined up parallel to the wall it'll obviously fit, but my brain can't make sense of if the rotation will work.


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[sdgenxr]

My guess is that it won't fit if there is to be any kind of rotation once inside the room. Considering that there is about a half inch to spare on the long side, as soon as you rotate the freezer, you'll hit a wall.

Now, if you can remove the door and push the freezer straight into the space, then you probably can make it work. But if it has to be rotated at all in the space, I doubt it would fit without serious damage to the walls. If you're unsure, just measure from one corner to the opposite on the freezer to get the minimum width you would need to rotate it.

OK, I just dusted off some basic geometry (A^2 + B^2 = C^2) and in order to rotate the fridge along the horizontal access, you'll need 42.9 inches. The max width you can rotate in that space is 30 3/8".

 

[acidrain]

Not to mention that refrigeration does not work in enclosed spaces. How will you vent the heat?

 

[Koda]

Not to mention that refrigeration does not work in enclosed spaces. How will you vent the heat?

The space is larger than I scoped out above, this is just the alcove I'm hoping to use. I don't think a lack of air circulation will be a problem.


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