Save Energy With a Chest Fridge

You can use an external thermometer to convert a chest freezer into a fridge.

HotPoint 7.1 Cu Ft Chest Freezer VS

Frigidaire 7 Cu Ft Upright Fridge

How?

  • Cold falls; tubs hold fluid….including cold/falling air!
  • Chest freezers tend to be better insulated than a standard fridge

Case Study:

Baseline: A Frigidaire 7 Cu Ft Upright Fridge uses 220kWh anually.

The Test: A HotPoint 7.1 Cu Ft Chest Freezer was plugged into an External Thermostat with the temperature probe inserted into the “freezer”.

This setup was tested with ambient temperatures around 74F. Over a 24hr period this setup consistently uses 0.2kWh of electricity.

Over the course of a year, it uses only 73kWh!

That’s 1/3 of the energy annually, simply by changing the shape and orientation of how you store your food.