Fridge Sale

With the price of electricity going through the roof energy efficiency should be of paramount importance when choosing any appliance. A typical refrigerator can use in excess of 600 to 900 kilowatt hours per year making it the biggest power user in many households. Below Fridge Sale has put together some tips for keeping as much of your hard earned $$$ from going up in smoke, so to speak, as possible. Nearly all households have at least one refrigerator and about 30% own two. Nearly 60% of households own a separate freezer.

Following are some tips  to consider when buying a fridge:

• Make sure you check the energy star rating label before you buy. The higher the rating the cheaper to run.

• Generally, the larger the refrigerator, the greater the energy consumption. If your fridge is too large you will waste space and energy; too small could mean having to drive back & forward to the supermarket and inconvenience.

• It is usually cheaper to run one larger fridge than two smaller ones, but check the energy consumption on the label to be sure.

• Two door refrigerators with a top or bottom freezer are generally more efficient than side by side models – once again check the stars rating before you buy.

• Those fancy automatic ice-makers and door water coolers will increase both the energy use (typically 100 to 150 kilowatt hours/year) and the purchase price so if you really don’t need it….don’t bother.

• Traditionally the manual defrost models had a tendency to use less energy than frost free models (automatic defrost), but have to remember to defrosted them periodically to remain energy efficient. However, the best frost free models on the market are now as good as manual defrost models – check the energy label!

If you find two different sized refrigerators that use the same amount of energy, the larger model can be considered more efficient because it keeps more space cold with same amount of electricity so this would make a more sensible purchase.

These are just a few of the things you should take into consideration when buying a new fridge because unless you have a money tree planted out the back then energy efficiency is very important. The price of power is only going to increase so I hope that this Fridge Sale article will help you choose the right fridge for you.