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An Australian family trying to go a little greener

chest freezers

My Chest Fridge Conversion

May 23, 2009 by Darren

I finally got the chance to set up my chest freezer as a fridge a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been testing it out so I could write up this post. You may recall I mentioned that we had an old fridge/freezer running in our garage as a second fridge. With three young kids … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: chest freezers, chest fridge, Electricity, electricity consumption, electricity meter, energy efficiency, fridge, fridgemate, hack, MS6115, temperature controller

The Great Chest Fridge Conversion Project Begins!

April 21, 2009 by Darren

One of the big energy hogs in our house is our clunky old second fridge in the garage. I measured its energy consumption with the [MS6115 power meter](http://green-change.com/2008/11/27/ms6115-mains-power-meter-review/), and it uses a whopping 2.5 kWh/day! Many Aussie houses have one of these beasts, which is a big reason why the NSW State Government is now … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: alternative technology association, Australia, chest freezers, chest fridge, energy consumption, freezer, fridge, hack, MS6115, power meter, temperature controller, thermostat

Energy Star Ratings On Appliances

December 4, 2008 by Darren

When shopping for whitegoods and appliances, the energy star ratings can be a useful guide to judge the relative energy efficiency of different makes and models. Be careful, though, because the stars can be misleading if you’re not comparing like-for-like. For example, this week we were looking at chest freezers (we want to be able … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: appliances, australia and new zealand, australian government, chest freezers, Electricity, energy efficiency, energy star rating, fisher and paykel, freezer, fridge, star ratings, upright freezers, whitegoods

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