So in other words you really have no meaningful point of comparison or data
on Viking's energy consumption. It's a nice fridge and you don't really
care how much juice it burns. Fair enough, but this does not negate Colin's
factual assertion that Viking received waivers on the standards or that
it's energy consumption is the worst in the business.

Let me ask you this - would you have like your Viking as much if it still
said "Amana" on the door?



"JF" > wrote in message
...
> The "old" SZ was in our previous house; we did not replace it with the
> Viking. As I said, it performs well and any energy savings would be
> negligible in the bigger scheme of things.
>
>
> "Jack Denver" > wrote in message
> ...
> > You shouldn't compare it to an old Sub-Zero, you should compare it to a
> new
> > generation one. The energy consumption standards for fridges have been
> going
> > up, so that a fridge that is even a few years old will use more power
than
> > the latest models. Prob. your new Viking, being one generation behind,
was
> > comparable to your old SZ. If you had bought a new SZ or other current
> > model, your bill would have gone DOWN, not stayed the same.
> >
> > The yellow energy sticker gives the annual operating cost so it's easy
to
> > compare among models. If you are spending $3,000 plus for a fridge, I
> assume
> > saving $10/year on electricity is not the 1st thing on your mind anyway.
> >
> >
> > "JF" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Gee. We've had a Viking fridge for over two years now and it's sure a
> lot
> > > better than our previous Sub-Zero. I haven't tested its efficiency
> lately,
> > > but we didn't see a surge in electrical costs since installing it....
> > >
> > >
> > > "Colin" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Avoid Viking fridge. Viking bought built-in fridge division of
Amana
> > > > several years ago, and then found out why they sold it. They were
> having
> > > > REAL trouble meeting new government standards for efficiency. They
had
> > > > to get two exemptions to stay in business while they worked on the
> > > > problems. They eventually passed, but just, and they still have the
> > > > worst efficiency in the industry. I would assume the wine coolers
are
> > > > the same, as it's just a specialized fridge.
> > > >
> > > > The dishwashers are supposed to be pretty good.
> > > >
> > > > Colin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Aileen wrote:
> > > > > Hi all:
> > > > > Wondering if anyone has experience with the Viking dish washer,
> > > > > refigerator and/or wine cooler. I would also love to hear about
the
> 48
> > > > > vs 60" all gas ranges.
> > > > > Sincere thanks for any input , Aileen ( in frozen North )
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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