"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "George Leppla" > wrote in message
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>> On 9/22/2014 10:51 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:03:51 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Use it in good health. I wish we had space for something like that but
>>>> we've got counters and cabintes on both sides and above, and we only
>>>> can
>>>> fit a small one.
>>>
>>> They are made for 30 inch openings now! Not sure if they are counter
>>> depth or what.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This unit is 36" wide, almost 70 " tall and 35 inches deep... but it is
>> 28.5 cubic ft capacity. This is a monster and way bigger than most
>> people would need unless they have a big family.
>>
>> They also make a 26" counter depth unit and we looked at that. I think it
>> was 21 Cubic ft. We could have lived with that, but the way we buy, the
>> bigger model was a better choice.... even if it does stick out. Side by
>> side, the smaller one really looked too small.
>>
>> George L
>
> I'd sooner have a bigger one like you bought than a smaller one. My MIL
> had a small one and it was just a pain to jockey for space. I could easily
> live with it sticking out.

Bigger is always better if it will fit. Mine is just too small which is why
we have two little fridges as well.

Julie Bove wrote:

> Bigger is always better if it will fit. Mine is just too small which
> is why we have two little fridges as well.

I don't agree. Bigger costs more to run, all other things being equal.
We really do try to eat a lot of fresh food - the small one we have
works fine, and we have both our adult-sized sons at home now, too, and
we're fine. My freezer is at least half empty.

-S-

On 9/23/2014 10:22 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Bigger is always better if it will fit. Mine is just too small which
>> is why we have two little fridges as well.
>
> I don't agree. Bigger costs more to run, all other things being equal.
> We really do try to eat a lot of fresh food - the small one we have
> works fine, and we have both our adult-sized sons at home now, too, and
> we're fine. My freezer is at least half empty.
>
> -S-
>
>

A bigger fridge in 2014 is cheaper to run than a small fridge in 1994.
It also depends on the proximity to the grocery store. If you live some
distance it is cheaper to run the bigger fridge that using a gallon of gas.

The rating on a 34 cu. ft. Samsung is 855 kw a year. In my local, that
is $145. The 18 cu. ft is 594/year or $44 savings. That translates to
about 80 miles of driving. How many trips to the grocery store is that?

That half full freezer is less efficient than a full one too.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/23/2014 10:22 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Bigger is always better if it will fit. Mine is just too small
>>> which is why we have two little fridges as well.
>>
>> I don't agree. Bigger costs more to run, all other things being
>> equal. We really do try to eat a lot of fresh food - the small one
>> we have works fine, and we have both our adult-sized sons at home
>> now, too, and we're fine. My freezer is at least half empty.
>>
>> -S-
>>
>>
>
> A bigger fridge in 2014 is cheaper to run than a small fridge in 1994.
> It also depends on the proximity to the grocery store. If you live
> some distance it is cheaper to run the bigger fridge that using a
> gallon of gas.

Fair point. I have three groceries stores near me, and the further of
them is 8/10 of a mile away.

> The rating on a 34 cu. ft. Samsung is 855 kw a year. In my local,
> that is $145. The 18 cu. ft is 594/year or $44 savings. That
> translates
> to about 80 miles of driving. How many trips to the grocery store is
> that?
> That half full freezer is less efficient than a full one too.

Well, all I can say is that I keep in mine what I need. Sometimes it's
more full than others.

-S-

On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:10:33 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 9/23/2014 10:22 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bigger is always better if it will fit. Mine is just too small
>>>> which is why we have two little fridges as well.
>>>
>>> I don't agree. Bigger costs more to run, all other things being
>>> equal. We really do try to eat a lot of fresh food - the small one
>>> we have works fine, and we have both our adult-sized sons at home
>>> now, too, and we're fine. My freezer is at least half empty.
>>>
>>> -S-
>>>
>>>
>>
>> A bigger fridge in 2014 is cheaper to run than a small fridge in 1994.
>> It also depends on the proximity to the grocery store. If you live
>> some distance it is cheaper to run the bigger fridge that using a
>> gallon of gas.
>
>Fair point. I have three groceries stores near me, and the further of
>them is 8/10 of a mile away.
>
>> The rating on a 34 cu. ft. Samsung is 855 kw a year. In my local,
>> that is $145. The 18 cu. ft is 594/year or $44 savings. That
>> translates
>> to about 80 miles of driving. How many trips to the grocery store is
>> that?
>> That half full freezer is less efficient than a full one too.
>
>Well, all I can say is that I keep in mine what I need. Sometimes it's
>more full than others.

Even though my second fridge is older it's in the basement and gets
opened maybe 10 times a week so it uses very little electricity. On
the other hand the kitchen fridge is much newer but gets opened many
times each day, so the comparison of power consumed for the basement
fridge is negligible. How a fridge is used has a lot more to do with
power consumed than age. I know people who have a huge fridge in
their kitchen but everytime it's opened they stand there perusing the
contents for like 30+ seconds and remove nothing... everyone in the
family does the same, their fridge is opened hundreds of times a
day... often they open the fridge, stare into it for a long time, then
just walk away without closing the door, slooowly closes on its own.
They have a lot of other energy wasting habits; lights on in every
room, basement and garage lights on 24/7, light their big stove oven
to bake one potato... I've seen lots of folks who live the same...
some people have their washer and drier going nonstop, all day every
day... I do all the laundry here, at most three loads a week, often
just two, in winter sometimes just one load a week... in warm weather
there's more dirty sweaty outdoor work but in winter there's no need
to change clothes but once a day. Since I had an on demand tankless
hot water heater installed my propane bill from April till now has
been $36, that's for hot water and cooking. Previously for the same
time period it was a full 20 times more, mostly for hot water. Anyone
who's still heating hot water in a tank is a fool. A tankless on
demand water heater may seem pricey but it will pay for itself in less
than two years.

On 9/23/2014 11:36 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>
> A bigger fridge in 2014 is cheaper to run than a small fridge in 1994.
> It also depends on the proximity to the grocery store. If you live some
> distance it is cheaper to run the bigger fridge that using a gallon of gas.
>
> The rating on a 34 cu. ft. Samsung is 855 kw a year. In my local, that
> is $145. The 18 cu. ft is 594/year or $44 savings. That translates to
> about 80 miles of driving. How many trips to the grocery store is that?
>
> That half full freezer is less efficient than a full one too.

I love the math you've done! For healthy people this is good advice. For
those of us who have trouble doing even regular grocery shopping, the
less shopping required the better.

That said, I'm going in for another back surgery on Monday. I hope this
one helps more than the last one.

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Cheryl

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> That said, I'm going in for another back surgery on Monday. I hope this
> one helps more than the last one.

I hope everything turns out well Cheryl. I've not had a bad back thankfully,
but I'm sure it must be very painful and limiting with mobility.

Cheri

On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:46:43 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 9/23/2014 11:36 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>
>> A bigger fridge in 2014 is cheaper to run than a small fridge in 1994.
>> It also depends on the proximity to the grocery store. If you live some
>> distance it is cheaper to run the bigger fridge that using a gallon of gas.
>>
>> The rating on a 34 cu. ft. Samsung is 855 kw a year. In my local, that
>> is $145. The 18 cu. ft is 594/year or $44 savings. That translates to
>> about 80 miles of driving. How many trips to the grocery store is that?
>>
>> That half full freezer is less efficient than a full one too.
>
>I love the math you've done! For healthy people this is good advice. For
>those of us who have trouble doing even regular grocery shopping, the
>less shopping required the better.
>
>That said, I'm going in for another back surgery on Monday. I hope this
>one helps more than the last one.

Good Luck! I had injections for herniated discs, I didn't think it
would work but with the third shots I woke up the next morning totally
pain free, that was five years ago. The Neurologist I went to did not
recommend surgery, said once you go down that path you'll be having
surgeries for the rest of your life and won't get much relief between.

On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:46:43 -0400, Cheryl >
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>That said, I'm going in for another back surgery on Monday. I hope this
>one helps more than the last one.

I'm sorry to hear about your surgery. I am hoping the surgery gives
you relief. Good Luck, Kiddo!
Janet US