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That article is a just a bunch of rambling drivel. There is no supporting document or links to back his claims. I guess if you feel the same way its a great art
by Shivetya 6y ago
That article is a just a bunch of rambling drivel. There is no supporting document or links to back his claims. I guess if you feel the same way its a great article but if you are looking for validation you will not find it there.
Regardless of how they are built they must meet government standards for energy efficiency which is expressed in the simplest terms for most people, as in kWh/Year and how much that will cost you per year to run. Seeing that some brands highlight their efficiency its pretty easy to shoot down his rant because that is all it is.
- tinus_hn 6y agoThe key word of course is ‘toxins’, the staple of pseudo scientists.
- bluntfang 6y ago>That article is a just a bunch of rambling drivel. I've been noticing a lot of high-level comments that lambast the author or the content of the article. This doesn't seem very HN
- contingencies 6y agoI disagree. I think the article is one in a long series which show clearly that the guy is investigating some different aspects of refrigeration systems and has an appreciation for the historical development of the technology plus current issues. He's briefly summarizing current issues in an opinionated way, and I think he does a pretty good job. I think he perhaps has less insight in to other areas such as manufacturing costs and consumer appliance supply chain and logistics concerns. Government energy efficiency metrics can be gamed and do not tell the full story.