Comments on: Operating Costs: Side-by-Side Refrigerator http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/08/24/study-1-side-by-side-refridgerator/ Save money while you become more energy efficient. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:12:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: ahchooey http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/08/24/study-1-side-by-side-refridgerator/#comment-11 ahchooey Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:27:33 +0000 http://www.greenischeap.com/2006/08/24/study-1-side-by-side-refridgerator/#comment-11 <p>Some more tips about fridges from the <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=refrig.pr_refrigerators" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">EnergyStar</a> web site:</p> <P>In most households, the refrigerator is the single biggest energy consuming kitchen appliance. Replacing a refrigerator bought in 1990 with a new ENERGY STAR qualified model would save enough energy to light the average household for more than four and a half months.</p> <P>You may also be interested to know that you can reduce the amount of energy your refrigerator or freezer uses, whether with a standard or an ENERGY STAR qualified model:</p> <ul> <li>Position your refrigerator away from a heat source such as an oven, a dishwasher, or direct sunlight from a window</li> <li>To allow air to circulate around the condenser coils, leave a space between the wall or cabinets and the refrigerator or freezer and keep the coils clean.</li> <li>Make sure the door seals are airtight.</li> <li>Keep your refrigerator between 35 and 38 degrees Fahrenheit and your freezer at 0 degrees Fahrenheit.</li> <li>Minimize the amount of time the refrigerator door is open.</li> <li>Recycle older or second refrigerators.</li> </ul> Some more tips about fridges from the EnergyStar web site:

In most households, the refrigerator is the single biggest energy consuming kitchen appliance. Replacing a refrigerator bought in 1990 with a new ENERGY STAR qualified model would save enough energy to light the average household for more than four and a half months.

You may also be interested to know that you can reduce the amount of energy your refrigerator or freezer uses, whether with a standard or an ENERGY STAR qualified model:

  • Position your refrigerator away from a heat source such as an oven, a dishwasher, or direct sunlight from a window
  • To allow air to circulate around the condenser coils, leave a space between the wall or cabinets and the refrigerator or freezer and keep the coils clean.
  • Make sure the door seals are airtight.
  • Keep your refrigerator between 35 and 38 degrees Fahrenheit and your freezer at 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Minimize the amount of time the refrigerator door is open.
  • Recycle older or second refrigerators.
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