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Shaun Eli Shaun Eli is offline
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Default Energy Star savings of a new refrigerator revisited

There are a lot of factors to consider:

How often do you (vs. Mr. Energy Star Guy) open the fridge door? Do
you have kids who open the door and leave it open while they stare/
complain?

Take ice cubes? (You turned that feature off? That makes a
difference)

How full is your fridge? Close to empty means a lot of air space, air
that blows out when you open the door and thus space that has to be re-
cooled.

What season did you do this in? There's a difference-- 40 degree
fridge in 66 degree house vs. 40 degree fridge in 82 degree house.

Shaun Eli
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