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re: cost to run freezer
9 nov 2001
krh wrote:
>i has a bsee degree and i haven't conducted the experiment an
>experiment to validate my beliefs... using logic alone, an empty
>fridge equalized at 40 degrees f will dump most of it's cold
>volumetric air when the door is open.
>that leaves us with the initial conditions where an warm but empty
>fridge is cooled down to 40 degree compared to a nearly full freezer
>of room temperature food is similarly cooled down. there is no
>question that the nearly fool freezer will consume more energy...
>...when one loads up their fridge when it is first put into service,
>it certainly consume more energy, but once equiplibrium/set point
>is reached, the total on time for a compressor over a 24 hour period
>will be higher with an empty fridge and consequently consume more energy.
i'd give this a 60 for technical content and 12 for spelling and grammar.
my teachers used to multiply these together when grading reports.
nick
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