kWh/cu. ft. Study was efficient reefers [RE-wrenches]

[Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar]

Doug,

Do you know how much lower the new standards are?  The very best current
"yellow tag" ratings I am seeing are in-between ~500 and ~600 annual kWh.
What is funny is that some of those little Danby apartment models sold at
Wal-Mart  use nearly 500.  Seems like I caught a recent article in a energy
trade magazine that said they had brought the cabinet technology up to the
point to where improvements in the mechanical side would help a lot.

Our Amana bottom freezer uses from 1.1 kWh to 1.7 kWh depending on season.


I'd like to do a kWh/cu. ft. analyses based on the units we all  have and
are
measuring our selves with Brand (type) meters?  Would anyone who has some
data on their own fridge or customers fridge please send it to me off list.
I'll collect and tabulate it.  I'd like to even compare the SunFrosts and
propane models also.  I am thinking about analyzing btu's/ cu. ft as well as
kWh/cu.ft.

Travis Creswell
Ozark Solar
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Pratt <dpratt at pacific.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: efficient reefers [RE-wrenches]


> I've had the 21 cu ft version, MTB 2156DEA for about 9 months. Does 1.1
kW/day
> on the Watt'sUp meter. Two adults, no kids. Also runs very quiet. Really a
nice
> unit, but no current fridge on the market meets the Energy Star
guidelines, as
> the bar went up in Jan. So there's going to be a whole new crop of even
more
> efficient fridges hitting the market in the next few months.
> -Doug Pratt
> Real Goods Technical Editor


- - - - - - -
To send a message:
 RE-wrenches at topica.com

The archive of previous messages: 
 http://www.topica.com/lists/RE-wrenches/

To unsubscribe send a message to: 
 RE-wrenches-unsubscribe at topica.com

To check out the other RE-Wrench participants:
 www.mrsharkey.com/wrenches/index.html

Hosted by Home Power magazine: 
 www.homepower.com

For info contact list moderator by email:
 michael.welch at homepower.com

____________________________________________________________
T O P I C A  -- Learn More. Surf Less. 
Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose.
http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01