AC power consumption of a portable fridge
Submitted: Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 16:52
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Member - Davoe (Yalgoo)
without starting a brand war. quality
portable fridges no matter what brand are obviosly pretty darn economical on power running off a car battery for 2-3 days.
Does this economical performance remain when running off of mains?
would i be adding much to my power bill running the WaEgal (yes we do have both) as a 2nd fridge
Reply By: hl - Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 17:35
Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 17:35
Yes
Cheapest beer fridge to run by far.
Cheers
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Reply By: philldeb - Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 17:42
Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 17:42
cold beer is priceless
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (Qld) - Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 19:15
Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 19:15
Just had a look at the Mobitronic power supply that runs Waeco
Input 220-240V 50hZ 0.6A
Output 12V DC 5A 60W
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Reply By: Member - Dennis F (WA) - Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 20:47
Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 20:47
I run my Engel full time as my drink fridge,no noticeable increase in power bill and the beer is always at perfect drinking temp.
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 21:16
Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at 21:16
60watts when cycling - nothing when not.
That's like half a lightbulb.........not much at all.
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 00:43
Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 00:43
says what i was asking
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Reply By: porl - Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 11:10
Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 11:10
At say 15c per Kw which is sort of what we pay in cities, 60w translates to 0.009c per hour when it is running but an average fridge down south would only run say 30% of an hour say really about $0.003c per hour. Good value.
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Reply By: Shane (QLD) - Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 11:14
Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 11:14
Heard somewhere that they are more efficient on the 240/ 24v main adaptor !
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Reply By: Robin Miller - Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 12:48
Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 12:48
Hi Davoe
While there are a wide range of products out their on average they are not as efficent as your average household fridge but they are economical because of there small size even when running off the mains.
So if its big enough go for it.
Robin Miller
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 13:57
Monday, Nov 12, 2007 at 13:57
yea weve got an extra person in the house but they can be good because you set them to about 0deg making them ideal to keep meat and beer in while having the fridge at 4-5 deg - better for veges, spreads, jams bottled stuff etc
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