On Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:24:12 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
wrote:



>
>Yes, and when I compared the efficiency ratings between the manual
>defrost model and the frost-free model, it became clear that the
>convenience of not having to defrost every so often came at a
>significant annual price. That was about ten years ago, I haven't
>compared recent models, so I don't know if the difference is still so
>significant.


What do you consider significant? $16?

I just checked to Whirlpool 20 cu ft. models and the manual defrost
was $802 to buy and used $55 in energy a year to run.

The frost free listed for $829 and used $71 in energy to run.
http://www.whirlpool.com/digitalasse...20Guide_EN.pdf

In twenty years the difference is $320.

My next one will be frost free.