Machiavelli
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Do you have any idea of numbers from a smart meter or a fag pocket estimate?
We’ve been turning various things on and off to try and determine what our (old but functional) fridge freezer is doing as I think it could be one of our worst culprits.
We've just got a new fridge-freezer this week. This follows on from extending our kitchen which involved putting the American-style one we inherited 18 months ago into a shed in the garden for 6 months whilst the work was done. It didn't survive it, so we've got another one. Two things stood out:
1, they've changed the rating system such that there's no such thing as AAA. There are now no A ratings (which I think now is niche/aspirational in terms of energy use/consumption) ...
2, ... the one we got in the end is C-rated. We were struck by the difference in the (£/energy) 'savings' you could get depending on which appliance you go for. The claim is that we'll save over £2k* over its lifetime. For savings differences, see:
https://ao.com/l/fridge_freezers-bosch--or--liebherr-free_standing-priced_500_to_750/1-6-9-23/26-28/
* I think this amount isn't (currently) visible, because we got one that is (currently) out of stock