09-11-2016, 03:17 AM
The refrigerator is really the only appliance that is going to be on 24/7/365. My wife and I are off grid so we got the most efficient one we could find. Almost all the refrigerators now a days are "Energy Star". Energy Star means a 20% increase in efficiency over US Department of Energy (DOE) mandates.
There is another rating system called CEE. It has 3 "Tiers". Tier 1 equals Energy Star. Tier 2 is 25% more efficient than Energy Star. Tier 3 appliances are 30% more energy efficient than Energy Star.
HD had a Samsung tier 3 on sale so we got one and really like it. It wasn't the cheapest frig at the store, but when I go out to the Power Shed next to my home to check on the solar system and the only appliance that is drawing power is the frig, the meter reading is almost zero.
The microwave is another story. Turn it on and you'll see a huge spike in energy consumption on the meter. The electric dryer? Forget about it. Don't use it. That's what clotheslines are for.
-Veritas odium parit”(Terence 195–159 BC))-"Truth begets hatred".
There is another rating system called CEE. It has 3 "Tiers". Tier 1 equals Energy Star. Tier 2 is 25% more efficient than Energy Star. Tier 3 appliances are 30% more energy efficient than Energy Star.
HD had a Samsung tier 3 on sale so we got one and really like it. It wasn't the cheapest frig at the store, but when I go out to the Power Shed next to my home to check on the solar system and the only appliance that is drawing power is the frig, the meter reading is almost zero.
The microwave is another story. Turn it on and you'll see a huge spike in energy consumption on the meter. The electric dryer? Forget about it. Don't use it. That's what clotheslines are for.
-Veritas odium parit”(Terence 195–159 BC))-"Truth begets hatred".
-Veritas odium parit”(Terence 195–159 BC))-"Truth begets hatred".