efficient reefers [RE-wrenches]

[Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar]

Doug,

That sounds like some very low figures.  Also thanks for your info on the
sunfrost.  That's how I remembered sunfrosts.

Also, don't trust the Brand meter everytime.  I caught mine reading 25 watts
on a 50 watt light bulb.  I called up Ethan and offered to walk me through
recalibrating over the phone but I sent it into him and he fixed it under
warranty which has already expired.

Since then I check it by doing that light bulb test.  I fell its a pretty
good way to check it.  Just remember since a light bulb is a "resistor" the
only time a 50 watt light bulb will use 50 watts is @ 117 vac.  The lower
the voltage the lower the wattage and the higher the voltage the higher the
wattage.

Travis

----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Pratt <dpratt at pacific.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: efficient reefers [RE-wrenches]


> My Maytag MTB2156DEQ (21 cf model), averaged over 4 months continuous
monitoring
> with a WattsUp meter: 1.1 kWh/day.  During shorter periods within that 4
months
> it hit as high as 1.4, or as low at 0.9 kWh/day.  I paid $899 for it, and
it's
> been a sweetheart.
>
> And just for confusion...we've got an old Maytag at work, probably at
least 10
> years old, maybe even 20 (when did you last see a copper-colored fridge on
the
> showroom floor...'76?) I'd guess it's about 15 cf, interior freezer-door
style,
> hasn't been defrosted in at least 6 years, iced up solid on top. Got about
20
> people keeping their lunch in it every day, so there's lots of in and out.
It
> SHOULD be a watt-sucker of epic proportions. Over 4 weeks, averaged 1.1
> kWh/day.  Go figure...
>
> -Doug Pratt
>
>
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