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Given that I don't choose a bigger fridge specifically to store beer in, and I tend to have, say, 4-8 bottles of beer in the fridge at any one time, and I would
by oneeyedpigeon 12y ago
Given that I don't choose a bigger fridge specifically to store beer in, and I tend to have, say, 4-8 bottles of beer in the fridge at any one time, and I wouldn't store anything else in the fridge to replace it, and a fridge becomes less efficient the emptier it gets ... is this really a good idea?
- oneeyedpigeon 12y agoP.S. I'm not saying it's not cool, just that I don't particularly see an eco-benefit.
- rcthompson 12y agoEmptying the fridge may make it less efficient, but it will still use less total energy to cool the smaller amount of stuff inside. The beer cooler will effectively be pumping heat several feet into the earth's crust, but it won't be generating any new heat.
- Lambdanaut 12y agoMaybe it's not built for your home where you have electricity and a fridge. Maybe it's built for your lakeside getaway where you go camping with the family every summer.
- oneeyedpigeon 12y agoI suppose I can but dream :-) Seriously, I didn't mean to sound so negative in that original comment, I just really wanted an excuse to install this in my back garden!
- ripter 12y agoWhat about the people who sit outside with a case of beer in a cooler with ice? Instead of buying a couple bags of ice a month, they use this instead. Now is it a good idea?
- TeMPOraL 12y agoIt's big, so you can resupply it every now and then with 20+ beer cans. Basically, it has much bigger buffer than your fridge.