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Piwoslaw · 04-27-11, 02:29 AM

Well, yeah. The fridge's compressor uses 60-75 watts when on, so even with a COP of 2.5 it'll heat the room like two 200W lightbulbs. Might work for a passive house if on for 24h per day.

But at least I have it calculated now, and I know it's not worth the hassle. It's also a starting point to estimating the global energy loss if used as Daox originally proposed.

04-27-11, 02:29 AM	#34
Piwoslaw Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 961 Thanks: 188 Thanked 110 Times in 86 Posts	Well, yeah. The fridge's compressor uses 60-75 watts when on, so even with a COP of 2.5 it'll heat the room like two 200W lightbulbs. Might work for a passive house if on for 24h per day. But at least I have it calculated now, and I know it's not worth the hassle. It's also a starting point to estimating the global energy loss if used as Daox originally proposed. __________________ Ecorenovation - the bottomless piggy bank that tries to tame the energy hog.