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Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:46:08 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
> wrote:
>
> > On 8/5/2014 1:03 PM, Janet wrote:
> > >
> > >> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> > >> ...
> > >>> I'm not sure how long it's been since the
> > >>> last defrosting.
> > >
> > > Well, if you ever need a new freezer, be sure to get a frost-free one
> > > that not only keeps the food better because it's so well insulated....
> > > it never, ever needs defrosting and the contents will always be
> > > recognisable.
> > >
> >
> > I chose not to buy one, because the energy consumption difference
> > between the frost-free models and the manual defrost models were so
> > significant. I'd've ended up paying a lot more every year for the
> > convenience. I'm too much of a cheapskate to do that.
>
> You save even more money by not having a stand alone freezer.

In Europe all fridges and freezers are sold with an energy
efficiency rating and (tested) energy use. My frost-free fridge/freezer
has the highest efficiency rating and its annual power use is 299
Kilowat hours. Less than one Kw hour per day. (Considerably more
efficient than its predecessor).

Janet UK