efficient reefers [RE-wrenches]

[Chuck Heath, SunPower]

Doug Pratt writes (referring to Maytag 21 cu. ft. reefer):
>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.
Our 2 year old Whirlpool ET18GK (18 cu. ft., icemaker, top freezer) 
measures at 1.5 kWH/day on the Brand meter, showing about 150 W. running, 
190 W. defrosting. The power usage numbers were taken over a 6 week 
period.

I plan to add rigid foam insulation to the sides and top before summer 
and measure kWH again.

It will be interesting to see how much lower the annual kWH is in the new 
units that meet the latest Energy Star guidelines.

Chuck Heath 

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