Re: GBlist: GBList: High-Efficiency Refrigerators

Alex Wilson (alex@ebuild.com)
Sat, 29 Mar 1997 10:12:33 -0500 (EST)

>Traded in my old GE (ca 1970) for a Whirlpool ED22DS. that is the best
>energy performer that was on the market in "regular" commercial
>refrigerators when I bought it in '95. I use less than one fourth as much
>energy. No CFCs in the insulation, they say, as well. It one the prize that
>DOE offered for best energy performer. It is very quiet. I could have gotten
>a smaller one, but family variables always enter into such decisions. (snip)

Unfortunately, I hear that Whirlpool has--or plans to--discontinue that
most efficient refrigerator, which exceeds the 1994 DOE refrigerator
efficiency standards by 41%. Also, this most efficient model was only made
in a large size (21.7 cu. ft. I think). Alas.

Alex Wilson
Environmental Building News
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