The refrigerator or refrigerator is a fixture in practically every kitchen. Leaving aside the fact that they are more or less complex models prepared to accept the work generated by the entire family, when it comes to always getting one you have to look for the most efficient so as not to damage our pocket excessively.
The refrigerator is a very gluttonous appliance and that is normal, because it works 24 hours a day, seven days a week and so on every day of the year. In fact, it happens to be one of the main energy consumers in the kitchen. And since many have a power saving mode, I have decided compare how much the refrigerator spends on “Eco mode” already maximum power.
Maximum power or Eco mode
If I have already told my experience comparing a new refrigerator and an old one, now I am going to evaluate the consumption of a refrigerator and for this I have used a smart plug, taken the same times and the same conditions and we have carried out different measurements.
In this sense I have measured a refrigerator operating normally. That is, opening and closing the door to take food, both in “Eco Mode” or “Vacation Mode”, as in maximum cold mode.
First it was about checking the difference in consumption reflected when operating in economical mode and on the other hand, when I have asked the refrigerator to the maximum demand. The results of said measurements in a period of 24 hours They appear reflected in the images below these lines. In both cases they were carried out on the same day, ensuring that the refrigerator had the same amount of food, with the same outside temperature (it is summer), without introducing hot dishes and opening the door in a similar way.
First of all the Measurements taken are of the refrigerator operating in “Eco” mode, which is how we normally have it activated at home. Consumption appears to be quite low and remains at 0.60 kWh.
Then I proceeded to measure how much the refrigerator consumes when operating at maximum performance, that is, lowering the temperature to the lowest level. For the process I have followed the same steps with regular use, opening and closing the door to take food and taking measurements for about 24 hours.
I have then converted all these numbers and data into euros to know how they are reflected in the electricity bill and Translate your impact throughout the year. The objective is none other than to calculate the consumption in watts each hour of each device and then calculate the annual consumption. The calculation is very easy and just multiply the daily value (by 24 hours) and by 365 days and obtain the figure in watt hours, or what is the same kilowatt hour (kWh).
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And that How much money does it cost after a year of use? Well, considering an average value of current electricity of about €0.17/kWh and multiplying the resulting kWh, these are the amounts I have obtained. In consumption in “Eco Mode” it comes out to 37.23 euros while operating at maximum power the result to pay is 41.57 euros.
Furthermore, taking as a reference the price of electricity that I currently have contracted, €0.13/kWhthe figures are 28.47 euros if I use Eco mode and 31.79 euros if I put it to work at full capacity.
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eco mode |
Maximum cold mode |
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|---|---|---|
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medium light price |
0.17 kWh |
0.17 kWh |
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cheap light price |
0.13 kWh |
0.13 kWh |
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total year average price |
37.23 euros |
41.57 euros |
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total year cheap price |
28.47 euros |
31.79 euros |
I was struck by how little difference there is in my refrigerator. Year It does not involve a large amount of money between both modes deciding whether to use the maximum cold mode or choose to operate it in “Eco Mode”.
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