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To: dila813
168 kWh / month would seem to be more what you would expect. 8000 kwh is out of sight, must be Al Gore’s fridge

Likely so. IF they got away from R-134A with a refrigerant that has a much lower head pressure I might see 50% reduction. The R-134A is about 100 psi higher on the condenser side of the unit than the older R-12. Compressing a gas too 250 psi takes considerable energy.

I did wire in a very low energy chest freezer designed for solar powered homes for a friend. Considering utility power was not available for him the freezer was better than nothing but not by much. Took it forever to pull down. First one he got ran a week before failing.

163 posted on 01/16/2012 4:48:02 PM PST by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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I was surprised on the chart that the fridges without auto-defrost save so much energy.


164 posted on 01/16/2012 5:36:22 PM PST by dila813
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