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Re: A new frig uses $45 yr/electricity

Scott — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:40:23 GMT

I have been living off grid for over 4 years with solar. 60 watts is not going to do it in the real world. I currently have 640 watts solar which would do

Re: A new frig uses $45 yr/electricity

Sherri — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:15:59 GMT

Soooo totally intresting. I am building a cabin and want to go completely off grid ~ONLY the fridge issue.I saw a solar panel kit that puts out 60watts and it

Re: lauren

firekeeper38 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:33:02 GMT

That is not an accurate assesment Here is a map of the rough temps accross the nation using groundwater which has proven a fair map

$45

Timothy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:58:25 GMT

Good points Darryl... I would add to this the price of solar panels and the cost and maintance of a bank of batteries for the off grid system... not sure of

lauren

charles malone — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:50 GMT

I think your figures may be a little off on the ground temp. 5 feet down, in most parts of the country, there is little temp fluctuation. At 5 ft of depth,

Re: storing "cold"

LarenCorie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:32:55 GMT

From: "Toby" ... Hi Toby; Where are you located? ... It does not work quite that way. In Summer you still need to dehumidify the house

Re: A new frig uses $45 yr/electricity

Darryl McMahon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:14:51 GMT

Depends on what costs you are including. There are two major components to be considered in my opinion: 1) acquisition cost (price, installation, financing or

Re: storing "cold"

Toby — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:04:23 GMT

Interesting question as I had some dream plans for an underground house that include a room (well insulated on the house side only) that I wanted to put a heat

A new frig uses $45 yr/electricity

BILL THOMAS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:12:34 GMT

""$45/year for who? living off grid in a home where power is not redly available and it's not just $45/year"" ... Its $45 year for about 95% of the people who

Re: $45

Timothy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:49:31 GMT

$45/year for who? living off grid in a home where power is not redly available and it's not just $45/year... I'm looking to for two things here... one to

Re: storing "cold"

John W — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:47:21 GMT

This spring I will be building a 24 foot by 24 foot root cellar. There will be 2 inches of styrofoam on the outside vertical against the poured cement wall

Re: storing "cold"

john felch — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:46:47 GMT

Just a hint about refer doors Jack up the front legs on the refer box a little and the door will close itself . ________________________________ From:

Re: reducing fridge power use

riftalope — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:28:15 GMT

The added fan is a power trade-off. Colder food for more energy. Adjusting where the air comes from is a better choice. But a duct is better than a hole. Get

Re: storing "cold"

riftalope — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:10:59 GMT

Speaking of closing that door- I'm living at a house (moving soon) where the old GE TFX24fFH side by side has some great features. This thing beeps after the

Re: storing "cold"

Rogerio Oliveira — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:26:26 GMT

Insulation is a key issue when storing cold. A better alternative is storing "potential" to have cold. This can be achieved with any sorption system. For