So this business of finding fridges that use very little energy is a bit more complicated and interesting than this post suggests. Energy Star is a flawed...
Did I read that post correctly? Rack systems with an outdoor condenser coil have heaters on them to keep Dupont's brand of refrigerant (R-12 aka Freon) from...
Always helps to cool the condenser but winter air - I would stop with the fan. Outdoor units have a heater around the compressor can so that freon doesnt...
Anything you do to lower the condenser coil should help lower the current draw of the pump. That will hold true to a certain point. But continually moving air...
i would like to throw in an old idea my mother uses on her fridge to see what is thought in here on the subject. She places a small fan to where it blows...
I've shopped a lot for refrigerators this past year. In the 14.4 to 20.1 cu.ft sizes, most "top freezer" models cost $39 to $51 A YEAR for electricity @...
... Yep, water is a PCM, but it only works as such from 32.2 and down, at least as far as I know. I try to filter out and ignore certain posts or parts...
When we were researching refrigerators we noticed there was a significant difference between two models where the only real difference was that one used glass...
From: "ct_bob98" <blyskowski@...> ... Hi Bob; Water is a PCM John appears to not have had a clue, as to what materials he was talking about. When asked...
Laren, just a guess, but I am thinking that this reader is talking about PCM's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_change_material I did some minor research on...
OK, I found info on the GE GSH25JFREWW. http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/model.aspx?model_id=5216306&diagram_id=23512431#d23512431 The condensor...
IF YOU LOVE MICHIGAN AND THE GREAT LAKES - WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP! (It doesn't matter where you live). BACKGROUND: Wolverine Power is planning a 600 MW coal...
On ebay saw several model P4400. Is that typical of what everyone uses? Around $23 with shipping. I have not done indepth research to see if anyone has them...
It's a GSH25JFREWW I looked up some diagrams on partsselect and it appears to have a condenser coil in the bottom of the fridge with a dc fan blowing through...
William, Your mention of the vents in the front and a little one in the back would make me hesitate to insulate the bottom. Can you pull off the vent under...
Something happened that compressed the end of my last post. Hopefully that will not happen, this time, and this will be easier to read.......... More...
Given your refrigerator/freezer is just 2 years old, it should be using a reasonably efficient compressor technology. If it were 15 years old or more, my first...
That depends on what you are looking at. If you want to keep the old habits I don't think you will pull it off. But if you only open the darn thing 6 times a...
I've read some conflicting views on insulating a conventional refrigerator. Looking at ours, a 2 year old GE side by side freezer/fridge, feeling the sides it...
When you want to know the content of a patented chemical product search for the MSDS. You won't get the full percents. Just the primary components. (Did you...
Laren: Do your own research..... I used the term Blue Ice, knowing it to be a brand name..... because it is what people are familiar with. It is a common...
Sometimes athletes mix rubbing alcohol with water and freeze it to make ice packs with a lower freezing temperature. I have no idea what effect that has on...
I am mainly concerned about mold. Because waterbeds can expand and contract without breaking or leaking and they don't loose any water to evaporation. You...
From: "Stone Tool" <owly@...> ... Hello Howard; "Blue Ice" is a brand name, of Rubbermaid, for packs of a fluid which appears to be nothing more than...
John: The real question in my mind is "why waterbeds?". Do the math on volume and it is immediately clear that you can dig a fair size hole and line it...
Laren - thank you for the information. My approach 30 plus years ago when I lived off the grid was set up a system of the lowest necessary technology. Even...
I have thought about building a small off-grade house/cabin and putting a couple of waterbeds in an insulated box under the house with condensate drains to the...
"I'd like to store the heat from my car in a box and take it inside after a drive." I checked this out decades ago and reached the conclusion that you would...
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