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Letter: Cooler fridges

Published 24 August 2005

From Samuel Chamberlain

The design of refrigeration cabinets and the siting of the fridge will have a far more dramatic effect on energy use than the proposal to fit them with cycle counters that you report (30 July, p 24). Fridges are already on the market that draw as little as 19 watts, compared with the usual 100 watts or more.

Domestic fridges in general have a very poor power factor without even considering the real baddies: defrost elements, which draw power when the compressor is not running.

Worcester, UK

Issue no. 2514 published 27 August 2005

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