New Refrigerator?

System

Hi All,
I have a refrigerator that uses 392 kwh per year. I am dreaming about a bottom freezer french door beauty that uses 465 kwh per year. I have a 1500 watt system with 12 panels and 8 Rolls batteries. I am floating or absorbing most days between noon and 2pm and my system works great with the use of a back-up generator only on a fully cloudy day, and then only for a small amount of time.
My main concern is that the new refrigerator will be consuming so much additional power that I will be 'in the red' and have to use my generator significantly more than I do now.
All comments welcome.

niel

Re: New Refrigerator?

from what you say it may necessitate a few days more with a genny backup, but all in all i think you'll be fine. that new refrig means an extra 200wh per day being drawn. if that bothers you then get another pv to make up for it.

RCinFLA

Re: New Refrigerator?

That power is not too bad.

I could not convince my wife to go with the bottom drawer freezer. She is too spoiled with the side-by-side model.

The bottom drawer freezer has got to be much better for efficiency since it won't 'dump' a massive amount of cold air out when opened like the side-by-side does.

mike95490

Re: New Refrigerator?

The bottom drawer fridge/freezer we have, has no bottom in the drawer !

The saving grace is that there is not a lot of residual heat in air, compared to a pint of milk

RCinFLA

Re: New Refrigerator?

There is one saving grace of side-by-side with front door ice dispenser. Not having to open the freezer to grab a couple of ice cubes is some consolation.