[Greenbuilding] Re-fridgeration
Corwyn
corwyn at midcoast.com
Sun Jul 29 16:13:16 CDT 2012
On 7/29/2012 5:09 PM, Corwyn wrote:
> On 7/22/2012 4:43 PM, Clarke Olsen wrote:
>> The culprit may be frost free. This involves heaters to melt frost
>> inside the fridge.
>> And, they have gotten bigger.
>> And the freezer section is colder. And bigger.
>> And don't get me started on the ice makers.
>
> And this is where Energy Star is a bit culpable. Since refrigerators
> are rated *compared to similar units*, you can buy one which is 'most
> efficient' and still use more energy than you previous one. Also, it
> can be used as a rationalization for buying a bigger, fancier one. It
> would interesting to see how
actual energy use for refrigeration has changed over the years.
Especially if you include all such devices (wine coolers, beer fridges,
etc.)
[sorry about that. computer send that before I was ready.]
Thank You Kindly,
Corwyn
--
Topher Belknap
Green Fret Consulting
Kermit didn't know the half of it...
http://www.greenfret.com/
topher at greenfret.com
(207) 882-7652
More information about the Greenbuilding
mailing list