"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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just an update... bought a shiny new GE fridge a couple months back.
have had it plugged into a kill-a-watt just to see if it really lived up
to the energy-saving hype. It's been running for about 400 hours since
the last power outage, and average rate of energy consumption works out
to about 636 kWh/year. energyguide says 458, but I've had the "energy
saver" turned off because I was getting condensation on the door seals
(it's pretty darn humid here, even with the AC and a dehumidifier in the
basement.)

But this is also August. In spring winter and fall you probably will do a
little better as the room will be cooler so the fridge will suck up less
room heat.

Another thing you can do is to place jugs of water in the fridge and the
freezer if you have space. This displaces the cold air that falls out every
time you open the door so the compressor doesn't have to work so hard.

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Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.