"Commander Kinsey" wrote in message
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On Tue, 01 Jan 2019 10:28:51 -0000, alan_m wrote:

On 31/12/2018 21:44, William Gothberg wrote:

It's a perfectly valid question, why are we still using equipment that
needs running so often?

Proportional control rather than bang/bang control?

If the insulation was better than that used 30 years ago,

It is.

then the time between switching off and back on again would be longer, as
less cold would leak out

Not if its also got a smaller compressor because
it doesn't need such a big compressor as it did
when the much worse insulation was used.

- this can be verified by observing the sides are cold.

If the sides of the freezer are cold in
a warm room, its ****ed by design.

Also, if you look at the energy ratings on various freezers, you'll find a
factor of almost 4 between different models, so clearly some are using
really **** insulation.

They actually used less of the good insulation because
some choose to buy the freezer with more usable space
inside when they have no choice on how big it is outside
because it has to fit into the existing space in their kitchen.

Freezer situated in the wrong position?

Not just the one freezer. Two of mine and many belonging to other people.

No ventilation behind freezer to remove the heat?

Plenty.

Freezer door not sealing correctly?

They're fine.

Freezer that is not full is inefficient.

Crammed full.