Running a resevoir inside a fridge?

[fuzzba11]

I was wondering if it were possible to run my resevoir inside my minifridge...one catch-I can't cut up the fridge. It 'came' with my dorm room, so I can't just drill two holes in the sides and be through with it, so how could I manage this besides leaving the fridge open? Any ingenius ideas?

[IFMU]

No reason you couldnt place it inside a fridge... Now I am not real sure how you could set it up without leaving the door open at least partially... Granted you could simply run the hoses out from the door and there would be a small crack in the door. Now something else you might want to be catious of would be possible condensation. Im not to sure how cold the res would get inside the fridge but if youve got the temps for the fridge set real low and the res actually inside the freezer portion.. might be a problem... but still a decent enough idea... most put the radiator inside the fridge instead.. Not sure which would be a better solution for lower temps.. heck maybe if youve got a high enough gph pump maybe you could place both within the fridge...

[lpoht]

Condensation could be a problem. Since you live in Denver, though, it might not be too bad since the air is pretty dry (I live in Boulder). My suggestion to test would be to setup a test system, with the resivoir and pump inside the fridge. Run the hoses out through the door, and just tape up the door with duct tape (or something else if you don't want residue on the fridge). Turn the heat up in your room and run the system at different temps to see if anything gathers condensation. The other option would be to insulate both hoses and the waterblock with thin foam insulation. This should keep the hoses dry, and the covering will most surely be dry.

[Burning Phoenix]

I thought of doing this until somewhere i read here something that made me think twice. What was mentioned is the refrig. migh not handle the added heat given off by the radiator in it. Might cause the refrig. to continue running and never actaully be able to substain the temperature in it.

[Thelemac]

Actually, it shouldn't be that much of a problem if the radiator is put before the fridge...as you're getting close to ambient temps going in.