I've heard, but not confirmed, that doubling up your walls really helps isolation as well. If you have two that are set at the same temp, they'll both continiously draw high power and keep flicking between high and low when the temp starts dancing between -10C and -9C. But once -10C is reached, one is guaranteed to only require low power. One thing Ive always done is build my kitchen gear (stoves, butcher tables, etc) inside my freezer. ![]() That way you have two coolers working when there's a large cooling difference, making cooling of a large room easier. So Ive decided to try upping my game and learning some real strategy so Ive started looking at how others are building their bases. ![]() If they're set at -10C and -9C, they'll both start working hard if the temp isn't -9C, one will go into low power mode once -9C is reached and the other will work until -10C is reached. You can also try having two cooler units next to eachother, one set 1C above or below the other. Much bigger airlock does not give much more, as the disipation through. Personally I use small room sized airlocks, 3 4-5 5, as it saves up a lot of heat. 2-3 tile long airlock will give some insulation, as one of the doors will be always closed if you have few pawns. During a multiple day heatwave (100 degrees F and over), and restricting my colonists outside of the freezer, I've found that the temperature crawls towards 32 F (0 C) at a far slower rate when I deploy multiple passive coolers. Double door does little for locking air movement, but gives insulation bonus. It would also help if you set up a cooler for the sluice area, too. In the past, I've double walled and airlocked my freezers, and set the temperature to 4 degrees Farenheit. So if you make the sluice big enough to fit a bunch of meals and beers, only the haulers and cooks actually go into the freezer itself. ![]() It also helps if you store the meals, beers and such in that sluice, to stop people from continiously opening the door to the actual freezer room. This helps with the loss of temp when doors are opened. After two, the bonus is minimal) The number of coolers needed to keep your freezer depend of: -Your freezer size. Multiple layers do help (two for a freezer is enough. Make sure you use a sluice setup for the entrance to any cooling room. The type of wall doesnt influence how good it keep temperature. A temp of -1C is enough to freeze anything.
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