marble wrote:
On 22 Jan 2006 14:44:56 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:

marble wrote:
On 22 Jan 2006 11:20:45 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:


I measured a ~20 year old cheap fridge, and it was about the same as a
current 'a' rated one.

Interesting!
What were the models you did your measuring on and what were the
results?

Sorry, I don't remember the model.
It was one that was picked up from the tip - as a temporary place to
store stuff, compared to published figures.

So you did your own research over period of a week that showed a
fridge that someone had chucked out, and which you established was 20
years old, was as good as the best of the new ones and you dont even
remember which model it was...

Who would see a heap of dirty old fridges, rusting outside at the
council tip, and think "I'll take one of these home to store things
in"?

It was needed to store food temporarily in a flat that was only going to
be used for a short period, before a long distance move.

Buying a fridge, and having to transport it would have added enormously
to the cost. If that one hadn't worked, it was going back for a full
refund.
The other option was doing without a fridge for a couple of weeks, which
would be annoying.

I bet you dont remember what you used to do the measuring.

I tested it using a maplin power meter, out of interest, and was
surprised at the reading, so verified it later, getting more or less the
same number.

And it was actually just being dropped off, not one of a rusting heap.