Mark_K5LXP
Well-known member
Not sure what that low temp would be but it would seem a self solving problem, if it's that cold then what do you need the fridge for. Put your stuff in an outside compartment and no power required. Probably a bigger problem is when ambient is right around the temp of the refrigerator, then the fridge will never cycle and the freezer will thaw out. That applies to compressor and absorption both.
I've read in more than one place you're money ahead to replace an old working refrigerator with a new one based on the reduced energy needed by the newer units. I have a fridge in my utility room with a manufacture date of 1987 so I put my kill-a-watt meter on it for a month, and that shows it used about $5 worth of electricity. Seems if a new one was even twice as efficient it'd have to run at least as long as this one has to pay for itself, so it seems that suggestion is more about selling new refrigerators.
Mark B.
Albuquerque, NM
I've read in more than one place you're money ahead to replace an old working refrigerator with a new one based on the reduced energy needed by the newer units. I have a fridge in my utility room with a manufacture date of 1987 so I put my kill-a-watt meter on it for a month, and that shows it used about $5 worth of electricity. Seems if a new one was even twice as efficient it'd have to run at least as long as this one has to pay for itself, so it seems that suggestion is more about selling new refrigerators.
Mark B.
Albuquerque, NM
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