[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: Refrigerators

[Lawrence Lile]

I'm curious about this tinkering business.  How effective did you think
it was, Reuben?  Did you get a before and after metering snapshot of it?
At some point, does opening the door use more energy than exits through
the insulation at idle? What did you cover the foam with?  

Lawrence Lile, PE, LEED AP
Project Solutions Engineering

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Deumling
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Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] Refrigerators
Importance: Low

I think the idea behind SunFrost fridges is really good. But you can
find
fridges by Avanti, Sanyo, Danby, GE, Kenmore, etc. in the 8-12 cf range
which don't use much electricity, and they cost about 1/5 of the
Sunfrosts.
By not much electricity I mean between, say, 200 and 320 kWh/yr. Then,
if
you tinker a bit with these, you can probably get one of these to use
even
less. The 9.5 cf Sanyo fridge, which I bought ten years ago and have in
my
kitchen, consumes about 135 kWh/yr these days. It cost $350 and the
rigid
foam insulation I added to it about 7 yrs ago cost about $40.