how about wisely locating the rf in a non-heated space to reduce/eliminate the winter run time? todd On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 12:22pm, "Dave Palumbo" <[email protected]> said:
> Howie, > > I usually agree to the Kenmore/Sears recommendation but the closest Sears is > coming in with is with 18 cu' units that are listed as using 385kWH/yr. > Higher than I'd like. This is for an off grid home and the extra 50 kWh/yr > translates to 137 Watt hours per day. For this particular home it will mean > an average of 2.5 hours per day of generator run time during our cloudy > snowy winter. This is for a small rental house on my property and I want to > keep the gen run time down as low as possible. Non-winter times will not be > a problem as the solar array will carry the RF as well as all the other > loads in the home. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Howie > Michaelson > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 3:01 PM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Fridge recommendations? > > Dave, > > I've always recommended Kenmore (Sears) which we have - they are reliable, > quiet, and a good price point typically (especially if you get it on sale > which them seem to have every other week). If you look for the right model, > you should be able to get one that comes close to that usage, especially in > the smaller models. Sears' website lists the kWh yearly usage last time I > looked. > > Howie > -- > Howie Michaelson > NABCEP Certified Solar PV InstallerT > > Catamount Solar, LLC > Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service VT Solar Electric & Hot Water > Incentive Partner http://www.CatamountSolar.com > 802-272-0004 > > > On Wed, January 9, 2013 2:44 pm, Dave Palumbo wrote: > > I'm having difficulty finding a RF in the 16 to 20 cu ft range that > > uses less than 350kWh/yr. All of the GE units listed by Energy Star as > > 300 to 311kWh/yr are no longer being manufactured according to my > > local appliance dealers. > > > > > > > > I see a Fridgidaire 18.2 cu ft that uses 335kWh/yr (reviews that I see > > on this unit complained of loud clunky noises). > > > > > > > > Sun Frost units are too pricey for this application. > > > > > > > > Any recommendations? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > David Palumbo > > > > Independent Power LLC > > > > 462 Solar Way Drive > > > > Hyde Park, VT 05655 > > > > www.independentpowerllc.com > > > > Vermont Solar Partner > > > > 25 Years Experience, (802) 888-7194 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > > > List Address: [email protected] > > > > Options & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List-Archive: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > Sent from Finest Planet WebMail.
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