i know why bricks are put in toilets, but why the freezer??

Answer 1

I have never heard of that one before either.

Answer 2

The Brick Freezers

Answer 3

I've never heard of this, but I'll make a couple of guesses:

First of all, a full freezer is more efficient. The frozen food holds the cold. When you open an upright freezer, a lot of cold air falls out (a chest freezer loses cold air, too, but not as much). The frozen food takes up space--warm air can't come in a fill that space. Even if your frozen food falls out with the air, like mine often does, you can pick up the food and put it back in, unlike the air. So the freezer doesn't have to make as much cold air to replace what was lost.

In short, the brick takes up space that otherwise might be filled with warm air when you open the freezer.

Also, masonry holds the cold.

We had a 10-day power outage after a hurricane. Our freezer was full at the beginning; some of the food survived.

To answer prettybabi: people put bricks in their toilet tank to reduce the amount of water used in each flush. Early toilets were excessive in their use of water. Water was cheap and plentiful, and people weren't concerned about conservation. Indoor toilets were new, and people felt extravagant. New toilets are, at government decree, much more conservative. Some people still have the older toilets, so to reduce consumption, they put bricks in their tanks.

Answer 4

I suppose it would be to "hold the cold". When you open the door, all the cold air flows out but the cold brick doesn't, so there is less warm air that has to be cooled again after you close the door. But closed, empty boxes would hold the air just as well. Or better yet, get a chest freezer, with the door on top, so the cold air, which is heavier than warm air, will stay down in the freezer even with the door open.

Answer 5

The bricks in the freezer may make a small difference. Understand it on the basis that once a brick is frozen it isn't getting out and warming up again whereas the equivalent air space is moving on and new air has to be cooled. The amount is so ridiculous that you would be better to put your efforts to other ideas. On the bricks in the khasie, may I make it clear that they go in the water tank and not in the porcelain pan. The idea being to flush with less water.

Answer 6

This is a new one on me. The purpose of a brick or bricks in the lavatory cystern I can understand. It means less water is used to flush the loo after use.

Bricks in the freezer! It makes no sense. Someone is having you on mate.

Water saving measures will come into force this summer in England and a new government edict about to be released will state that baths will only be taken when two people are sharing. This will come under the slogan, "save water, share a bath with a friend." While you're at it, why not invite in some of your neighbours?

Answer 7

Bricks (or other objects) are put in freezers to keep the volume of the freezer filled. This allows for less energy to be used to cool the freezer.

As for bricks in the toilet (in the reservoir), I wouldn't suggest it. Bricks can deteriorate leaving unwanted residue in your toilet. It's quite a mess. Instead, limit with the water level (the bobbing thing) for how high the water can go in the tank. If you can't do that, tape a filled bottle of water in place of the brick. Same effect.

Answer 8

Because when you open the freezer, the cold air quickly flows out, forcing your freezer to cool the new air. Anything in the freezer does two things -- one, it holds the cold, which helps chill the new air that comes in, and two, reduces the volume of air in the freezer, meaning your freezer doesn't have to work as hard.

Answer 9

Cold bricks.

Answer 10

It conserves water when you flush your freezer. Also same reason that I keep my salad and vegetables in the toilet cistern.

Answer 11

a full freezer uses less energy i use cardboard boxes in mine