How much heat emitted by under counter fridge?

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We're in the process of reconfiguring our utility room and are looking to replace a combination fridge freezer with an under counter freezer in the utility room and a under counter fridge in our pantry.

The pantry is a full internal room with no ventilation, so i'm a bit concerned that the rejected heat that comes off the coil on the back of a fridge will gradually heat up the room.

The pantry is approx 2m x 3m and unheated with a quarry tile floor. Am i worrying unnecessarily?

 

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Are you worrying unnecessarily -- Yes.

This fridge has a Annual energy consumption of 116 kWh.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/house...9-undercounter-fridge-white-10189264-pdt.html
So it is on average a 116,000Wh/(365days x 24hr) = 13Watt device.
So it is producing less heat than an old 60W bulb.

Unless impossibly well insulated, 13W of heat will dissipate into pantry walls without issue.

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Great, thanks.

Its a 1920's build house with solid, uninsulated floors, solid walls and almost every room (other than the pantry) has 3 outside walls. Heat dissipation is certainly not an issue!