[RE-wrenches] Off-grid refrigerator

Sun Sep 9 12:10:08 EDT 2018

I like soft start and programmable defrost during daylight hours. Look
at the LG 22 cubic foot inverter. Also when looking at energy star keep in
mind they inflated the US numbers 4 years or so back, and the Canadian are
the old numbers. I look at both! If in a ambient temperature neutral home I
use the Canadian numbers. 
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On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 22:20:27
-0700, Bob-O Schultze  wrote: Assuming you have a sinewave inverter t this
point, I agree with Jerry about going to a 120vac fridge. However, I would
suggest going to your computer before the appliance store. For Kathleen and
I, Energy Star rated is the starting point. There is some really good info
here:

https://library.cee1.org/content/qualifying-product-lists-residential-refrigerators
[3] If you can find a good one with defeat-able auto defrost, that'll save
a bunch'o watts. Within the ES ratings there are still models which are
more or less efficient than others. Whatever you get will use more power
than your RF12, but that's partly because you probably won't find a good
fridge under 18-19 cu.ft. You will love the 35-40% increase in capacity,
but it isn't a completely free lunch. So throw a few more watts out in the
sun. Hell, at today's PV prices, throw up a couple more kilowatts! Good
Luck, Bob-O   
  On Sep 8, 2018, at 6:26 PM, Jerry Shafer  wrote: 
  Will
This has been on topic many times and im sure it will be many more times, l
have many off grid customers that at one point said the same thing. I asume
you have 120 vac, just measure the space you have and go to your local
appliance store and pick one out that has the good low usage compressor
meets all the energy star ratings and will fit. I have customers that have
two big stainless units living off grid and thats just one well two of the
many common house hold items now that are energy eff. Jerry  
  On Sat, Sep
8, 2018, 6:20 PM Will White  wrote:    Hello Off-grid Wrenches,   After 10+
years my Wife is finally sick of our Sunfrost RF-12. We'd like to upgrade
to something a little more modern that doesn't leak water all over the
floor when it's humid   For you off-grid installers what's your go to
refrigerator recommendation? I'm going to go through the energy star
website but I thought I'd consult with the experts too. I'd like to find
something that has a form factor similar to the Sunfrost although I know
that's going to be hard to find.   Thanks, Will White        -- 

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