The original post: /r/diy by /u/Highwayman1717 on 2024-11-11 20:25:56.

First time turning it on a few days ago, filled it with water bottles to make it more efficient…Low and behold it never got below 25. I rearranged it so everything was in a big ice pile, now it’s at least frozen but hanging at 15 degrees. It’s a 7 foot Frigidaire, no idea what to try next. The outlet is working fine.

I have a layer of styrofoam on the very bottom, then a pile of water bottles, then the foot itself on top with ice packs. Is the foam on the bottom possibly hurting my cooling from one side?