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[–] [email protected] 28 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

YSK: most tiny refrigerators are super wastefull and can often cost more energy then a fullsized one while not even keeping the food consumption safe.

Obv i dont know what types of refrigerator your mom had access too but for everyone else just because its smaller doesn’t mean it costs less.

Technology connections has a video on thia i believe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

Love Alec, he makes impeccable videos

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I've seen the same video, as long as it has a heat pump then its basically as efficient as we can get it. It's those small drink coolers and portable freezers that can be run of the cigarette lighter in your car that uses the inefficient Peltier module

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

I just wanted to add, that the heat pump effectiveness is true but a big part of the loss on tiny fridges is the insulation. Many manufacturers cheap out on that front for mini-fridges. You run at a greater energy consumption to compensate for the lack of proper insulation.

Get a good, well insulated mini-frige (using a proper compressor/heat pump) and you're all set. Buy once, cry once, and do your homework folks!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

This is like ... ??? ... 40 freaking years ago ... (damn I'm old)

Since then, once us boys got old enough, we started making money for the family and actually building businesses and companies. We got it to the point where we supplied mom and dad with two full sized large freezers we kept running and filled year round.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

Good job! That's something to be proud of