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4 Degrees Warmer: Great Cities Wash Away

What We Didn't Know About Our Refrigerators! by jayajayanth

One day in the life of a refrigerator:

†It gets opened 12-16 times a day in a family of four. That is over 5,000-6,000 times in a year.
†Every time the refrigerator is opened, there is minimum thermal loss of 4 deg C. Which means 20,000-25,000 deg C cumulative loss in a year of such successive opening of the 'box'.
†This translates to about 700 units a year of additional energy needed because of lack of partitioned refrigerators.
†It gets opened for vegetables, ice and meats, water, wines and bread and eggs.
†With most of us being right-handed, we open doors fully since the door's turn is on the 'wrong side'.
Picking up a vessel needs both hands, since our left hand is not the stable hand.

Ways we can conserve some energy:

* Don't keep the refrigerator door open any longer than you need to. Close it to keep the cold air inside! Also, make sure the door closes securely. There is a rubber-like seal around the door that you can test. Just close the door on a single sheet of paper, and then see how easy it is to pull out. If the paper slides out easily, the door is probably leaking cold air from inside.

* Is there an old refrigerator sitting in the garage or someplace else at home? Old refrigerators are real energy hogs! An old refrigerator could be costing your family as much as $120 a year to operate. Urge your parents to replace it if they don't need it, and remind them that one large refrigerator is cheaper to run than two smaller ones.

* Place the refrigerator about 6 inches away from the wall to allow air circulation.

* Allow refrigerated foodstuff to come to room temperature before heating AND allow heated foodstuff to cool down to normal temperature before placing it in the refrigerator.

Better still I think we must find ourselves the best energy efficient refrigerator available!

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