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Originally Posted by hayden55
I actually forgot to mention i put an energy meter on my fridge around 42 hours ago. So far we are at 1.3kWh/day. I'm just afraid of the new fridges as something is always wrong with them especially the french door fridges that all of the new houses come with.
Looks like this fridge is
Total volume: 21.9 cu. ft.Refrigerator volume: 14.5 cu. ft.Freezer Volume: 7.4 cu. ft
Redpoint what is your fridge using?
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You can still purchase barebones fridges these days. If top efficiency and reliability are most important, a top freezer / bottom fridge is the way to go. Of course, with no water/ice.
The icemaker is going to be the biggest cause of issues.
My fridge consumes right at about 2 kWh per day. I put in the house contract that the fridge stays, so I inherited it from the previous owner. Figured the owner wouldn't want to move it anyhow (same thing with the pool table).
It had a broken Mullion (center flap seal between french doors) when I got it, but I didn't realize it. That caused the door to appear closed but it was cracked open slightly. So, initially I was diagnosing an ice block, but then realized it was really just the door not always shutting properly. $45 Mullion fixed it. Usually what breaks is the springs because they're only good for so many flexes, but those are even cheaper and easier to replace. In my case, the plastic that held the springs was broken, so I had to replace the unit.
Looks like 1 kWh per day is about as efficient as they come these days.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Frigidai...25VV/310378589