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Well, no luck dismantling the outside of the fridge, its on there pretty well, looks like they just used a boatload of “Great STuff” type of insulation to hold the outside panels of the fridge on since there are only 4 screws holding the entire thing on. I took out the screws and pulled at the case for a little bit, but no luck, I didn’t want to pull too hard and tear the entire thing apart.

Anyway, I decided to say the heck with it and am using this fridge anyway. I’ll add a few fans and see what happens.

To answer the how long question, I look at all the stores I could think of that sell the fridges and they all basically sell the flat back design, with no exposed coils…Maybe the better bet would be to check garage sales, but I dont have the patience for that.

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Yes, I saw the Sears model in person, the back of the fridge is exactly the same as the Walmart fridge, same compressor and everything.

Tonight I will have some time to tinker with the Walmart fridge and see if the cover will come off without too much effort to figure out where the coils actually are.

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The sears model you describe is built exactly like the one from Walmart. (So similar, that it is probably manufactured by the same company) I was looking at that one before I bought the Walmart model. I figured for $80 for the Walmart unit, I could take it home and see for myself (since they didn’t have a display model).

I will have to take a closer look at the Walmart model to see if the case will come off without too much damage, as I dont want to wreck it if I don’t plan to use it. I will try to post some pictures if I am successful taking the cover off.

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