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Refrigerators in the Garage Wasting Money
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 at 10:19am. 491 Views, 0 Comments.
The other day at a home inspection the buyers, inspector and I were discussing ways to save money in their new home.
One of the inspectors major points during the conversation concerned the refrigerator in the garage being the devil in disguise when it came to energy consumption.
The garage is one of the worst places a homeowner can place a refrigerator due to the following reasons.
- If your garage is like mine - it may be the dirtiest place in the home.
- Most garage refrigerators are not full which means they work far more to keep less items cool.
- The garage is not climate controlled in most homes. It is exposed to extreme temperature changes.
So the simple truth is that you are asking a lot of an appliance that is placed in a…