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What's the equivalent energy cost of a new fridge though? And it's not just that, there's the pollution of dumping the old one (how much refrigerant will be lea
by pbhjpbhj 4y ago
What's the equivalent energy cost of a new fridge though? And it's not just that, there's the pollution of dumping the old one (how much refrigerant will be leaked? how much plastic sent to landfill?). And there's costs of the new one that aren't factored in, like transporting it halfway around the World.
I wish government put money into guidance on these matters for domestic goods.
- jve 4y agoMine is ~8 years old Samsung with i don't know which energy efficiency class: 1,1-1,3kWh/24h Vertical freezer with some 7 chests which is many more years older takes 0,6-1kWh/24h - probably depends when we open it and when not. Probably better to look at monthly (October) stats: 38,64kWh Fridge, 21,81kWh for freezer. Hmm, August 40/35; July 27/24. Dunno why it fluctuates so much. Ofcourse, October was heating season, but that doesn't seem to impact freezer for worse. Which is weird - it is 2 meters apart from heat source. But yeah, summer could hahve