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| Advice About Frosty Appliances
I shopping around for a more efficient refrigerator. Since I could probably do without a freezer, I wondering what would be most efficient: a fridgeonly model, a freezeronly model with the thermostat turned way up, a onedoor coolerandfreezer unit, or a twodoor unit with the freezer on top. Jerry in South Ozone Park, New York Thanks to toughened federal regulations, modern refrigerators use less than half as much energy as those made 15 years ago. The best place to find the mostefficient models for little or big chills is the EPA Energy Star site. Simply type in the size and style you looking for and voila, you get a list of refrigerators that are 10 to 30 percent more efficient than the government alreadystrict standard. You quickly learn that sidebyside freezerfridge models are the least efficient. Because freezers are set up to keep things, well, frozen, it might seem like a dicey proposition to turn one into a box to keep your veggies fresh and your beer cool. However, I found one adventurous tinkerer who rigged his freezer to use a meager 50 kilowatthours per yeara fraction of what even the stingiest fridge consumes. He says he accomplished this by replacing the freezer thermostat with one that allows warmer temperatures. I don recommend such engineering feats to my intelligent but predominantly thermostatchallenged audience, but in the interest of citizen science,[url=http://www.floware.fr]sac michael kors[/url], I refer you to the innovator findings. User comments or postings reflect the opinions of the responsible contributor only, and do not reflect the viewpoint of the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of any posting. The Sierra Club accepts no obligation to review every posting, but reserves the right (but not the obligation) to delete postings that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate. Sierra Club and "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet" are registered trademarks of the Sierra Club. 2011 Sierra Club. |
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