Electricity company are putting our bills up by £20 per month due to increased usage and according to SWMBO it's my beer fridge that's caused this increase. Could it really be burning through that much electricity?
I bought a second hand American type larder fridge / freezer initially as a fermentation chamber but more recently it's been used as a keezer so is on cool (controlled by an inkbird) 24/7.
It's pretty inefficient, the small freezer compartment doesn't get used, it's noisy and when I want a beer i have to open the door to access the party taps inside, but on the plus side I can fit 5 (maybe 6) corny kegs in it. Mostly it's kept around 11 degrees C.
Can it really be costing that much to run? I guess I can go back to using it as a fermentation chamber where it's typically on cool for the first couple of days only and a few days cold crashing. Mrs has offered to buy me a newer more efficient fridge to store beer in but it will have to be smaller than the monstrosity in using now.
I bought a second hand American type larder fridge / freezer initially as a fermentation chamber but more recently it's been used as a keezer so is on cool (controlled by an inkbird) 24/7.
It's pretty inefficient, the small freezer compartment doesn't get used, it's noisy and when I want a beer i have to open the door to access the party taps inside, but on the plus side I can fit 5 (maybe 6) corny kegs in it. Mostly it's kept around 11 degrees C.
Can it really be costing that much to run? I guess I can go back to using it as a fermentation chamber where it's typically on cool for the first couple of days only and a few days cold crashing. Mrs has offered to buy me a newer more efficient fridge to store beer in but it will have to be smaller than the monstrosity in using now.