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Kolesar

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13. Side-by-side refrigerators use the most energy, ...

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 03:11 PM

Apr 2012

...and the side-by-side refrigerators with an icemaker in the door are the worst.

None of those would have met the federal efficiency standards, so the EPA had to create a special category for those wasteful refrigerators.
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We bought a 21 cubic foot Whirlpool/Kitchenaid with a bottom freezer and we love it. It has an automatic ice maker in the freezer.

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What's the best style for a refrigerator/freezer? [View all] hedgehog Mar 2012 OP

Or inconvenient, but energy efficient intaglio Mar 2012 #1

I purchased a new refrigerator about a year ago. Laurian Mar 2012 #2

This is exactly what I want next, and glad to hear your positive review. northoftheborder Mar 2012 #9

Hanging horizontal on the wall above the counter postulater Mar 2012 #3

What brand and model do you have? CottonBear Mar 2012 #4

Ours is like the one in this photo postulater Mar 2012 #5

compressor on top helps. mopinko Aug 2012 #17

I have a side by side Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #6

All of them. jeff47 Mar 2012 #7

We have Ice in the door with our freezer on the bottom GE Profile. LOVE that fridge. auntAgonist Jul 2012 #16

My next one is going to have the freezer on the bottom. I want the fridge, which I use more often, Warpy Mar 2012 #8

I agree with another poster HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #10

Freezer bottom quakerboy Apr 2012 #11

My daughter recently bought a side-by-side and regrets it. The freezer is too small. Paper Roses Apr 2012 #12

Side-by-side refrigerators use the most energy, ... Kolesar Apr 2012 #13

Samsung, LG Dumped Refrigerators in the US to take market share from the domestic manufacturers Kolesar Apr 2012 #14

freezer on top tru Apr 2012 #15

I prefer the freezer on the bottom model Kaleva Aug 2012 #18