some help with temperature in walk in freezer?

[eeveexgurl]

My first time building a mountain base so not sure if that has anything to do with my problem. all 3 of the coolers are set to -100 (kept lowering it to try get the temp down) but the temperature in the freezer does not want to go down?

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=955514753

im probably being really stupid and its an easy fix but i cant see it so any help would be nice xD

[ignis]

Exhaust. It should be in unroofed area.

[Tarot1970]

It is actually simulating a Carnot cycle. The heat that you take out of the room to drop the temperature a degree has to go somewhere, so, you need to vent the heat to a large outdoor space.

[Stormsong]

Originally posted by ignisru:

Exhaust. It should be in unroofed area.

Yep, this is the main issue. Something else to consider is 2x walls around the freezer.

[ignis]

Originally posted by Tarot1970:

It is actually simulating a Carnot cycle. The heat that you take out of the room to drop the temperature a degree has to go somewhere, so, you need to vent the heat to a large outdoor space.

Not necessarily large. I'm using 1-2 square "rooms" without a roof and it works.

[eeveexgurl]

ill give it ago

[eeveexgurl]

removed a bit of the roof, then half. temp went up. used a vent temp still wont down =/

[ignis]

Are you sure you actually did it? If you have overhead mountain there, you have a problem.

[eeveexgurl]

used a dev tool since there was an over head mountain.

all other freezers iv used on flat maps iv always roofed over and used 2 coolers at around -20 each and the temp always gone down and stayed down. not sure what the problem is with this one i have right now

[Astasia]

A 1x1 unroofed room generally isn't enough for a cooler exhaust. Try at least a 2x2 unroofed area, or channel it all the way outdoors.

[dande48]

-100C is VERY cold. I'm not sure what the temperature is like elsewhere in the region, but each cooler can only cool a room by about 15 degrees or so. Also, dat heat has to go somewhere.

[duelscreen]

In an earlier version you could do what you're doing and just vent into a mountain. Now that is considered a roofed space so the heat has nowhere to go. You'll have to dig it out and remove the ceiling OR move the unit. And -4 degrees is probably plenty.

[eeveexgurl]

fixed, thanks for all the help ^^

[King]

also, you may need more coolers idk tho

[Rav3n]

Does insulation play a part in this game? All my coolers are surrounded by 1xthick wooden wall. My temps are almost never stable. I thought it was due to colonists going in and out all the time, which could be the case still.

[Astasia]

Originally posted by John the Terrible:

Does insulation play a part in this game? All my coolers are surrounded by 1xthick wooden wall. My temps are almost never stable. I thought it was due to colonists going in and out all the time, which could be the case still.

Yes insulation is a thing. Material doesn't matter, but things like double walls or air gaps will help maintain lower temperatures. For a normal freezer it's not at all important unless you are on a super hot map (150F+), just add an extra cooler and don't worry about.