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Originally Posted by stevep Hi mike,
I think Neil wanted to keep the backs on for strength when the rack folds out.
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Steve's right about one of my main reasons for keeping the backs closed But there is another:
In order to minimize the gap between the top of the cabinet and the wall, we will install the unit by screwing the backs into the wall studs, and then butting the top as tight to the wall as we can (you don't want a gap into which anything small you set on the top can fall down the back). Since the sides will be trimmed-out, even If there was an opening in the back, there would be no place for the air to go (except into the 703 which is as much of an insulator as it is an accoustical treatment).
With this ventillation design, I know that the cabinet will breath no matter how tightly it is installed against the wall, and if in the future Steve decides to pipe HVAC to the cabinets, the top exhaust will help all the more.