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An Australian family trying to go a little greener

chest fridge

The CSIRO Home Energy Saving Handbook

September 1, 2010 by Darren

I was interviewed on Monday by a researcher from the University of Wollongong about my experiences with installing solar hot water at our old house. They’re looking into why people choose solar, how they choose the system and supplier, what their experience has been, etc. Sitting in on the interview was an interesting guy from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Science and Technology Tagged: chest fridge, climate change, CSIRO, Electricity, electricity meter, home energy, hot water system, solar hot water, solar hot water system, university of wollongong

Generating Electricity vs Saving Electricity

June 15, 2009 by Darren

While putting together notes for [my talks over the weekend](http://green-change.com/2009/06/14/welcome-super-challengers/), I noticed something interesting. The amount of electricity we saved each day by [converting 10 halogen downlights to CFLs](http://green-change.com/2009/05/25/converting-halogen-downlights-to-cfls/) (4 kWh) is about equal to the amount of electricity we are generating each day (on average) since [installing a 1 kW grid-connect solar power system](http://green-change.com/2009/05/18/we-now-have-solar-power/). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: chest fridge, government rebates, halogen downlights, power consumption, renewable energy, saving electricity, solar power, solar power system

Welcome Super Challengers!

June 14, 2009 by Darren

I spoke at the launch of the [Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge](http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/The-SuperChallenge.html) Round 2 today at the Dapto Ribbonwood Center. Sorry guys if I rambled too much :-). It was a great session, with beautiful food and lots of local families to meet. I was pleased to see a nice strong Kiama contingent! It was great … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Super Challenge Tagged: CFLs, chest fridge, halogen downlights, Kev's Patch, Kiama FutureCare, living library, solar power, Super Challenge, Sustainable Illawarra, Sydney Water, wicking boxes

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

Progress On The Chest Fridge

April 23, 2009 by Darren

My [FridgeMate Mk II](http://mashmaster.com.au/p/365439/fridgemate-mkii-digital-temperature-controller-kit.html) digital temperature controller arrived in the post today. If you are thinking of a similar project, or just looking for home brew supplies, I highly recommend [MashMaster](http://mashmaster.com.au/). I left a question about the FridgeMate for them via their web site, and they answered it within a few hours (and this was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: chest fridge, fridgemate, home brew, 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

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