Free Energy Efficient Fridge Freezers Discussion

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Free Energy Efficient Fridge Freezers

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wingobins

Thanks mse Archna, i've applied. Although I am a bit puzled as to how this is energy efficient if broadband has to be left on for 24 hours a day. It also says till 2012, does that mean it has to be left on 24 hours for 2 yrs?

gsf600y

A lot of people leave their routers on 24x7 anyway. I only turn mine off when going on holiday.
Most routers tend to consume barely any electricity - my electricity monitor doesn't even register the difference if I turn it off/on.

missingink

Sorely tempted but looking at the application form, they seem to want a lot of info about benefits. This leads me to think priority will be given to those who claim to most benefits-true?

I also agree with Wingobins-I hate leaving the broadband on when nobody is using it so can't imagine being able to keep it on continuously for two years!!!

Also, what do you need to have a socket within 1 meter of your broadband thingimy for? I assume it's for you to plug in their monitoring 'widget'? I certainly hope it's not to plug the appliance in to! I need a new freezer, but I'm not having it sitting in my front room for two years!:eek:

wingobins

You do get a choice of where you want to put the appliance. They also offer to take your old one away if its no good. Reading the FaQ it says something about possible drilling & putting cable in, maybe thats why they need the socket!
I just hope I dont get hassled with calls from Npower as I have only just switched from their energy supply!

MyUserNamesTaken

missingink wrote: »

Sorely tempted but looking at the application form, they seem to want a lot of info about benefits. This leads me to think priority will be given to those who claim to most benefits-true?

The questions about benefits, etc, are purely to make sure they get an even spread of every socio-economic group. They won't give priority to people on benefits, as that will mess up the entire study.

IcelandicMaiden

Hi

I have been lucky enough to succesfully apply for the initial part of this trial. I applied earlier on in the year, and was accepted around Feb I think.

We have had the Fridge/Freezer about a month now, but it has just been hooked up to the internet this last weekend. Initially I think there was supposed to be 3,000 fridge freezers installed, but I believe the phase I was included in eventually was for 1,000.

We were very lucky to receive an Indesit PBAA 34 NF D, which retails for anywhere between £434 and £494. I call it my cryogenic capsule, it is enormous. The doors of this model have very rounded capsule like doors. Its height is 210cm and its width 60cm with a depth of 65cm, but it is the rounded thick doors that can cause a problem if you dont have enough room around it. We had to have the doors altered to open to the left. That said it is a fantastic piece of equipment with a computerised like panel on the front of the fridge doors which has of all things a holiday mode! and a bottle freezing facility and childlock!! The best bit is the alarm if you leave the door open, something I have often done in the past and woken up to a defrosted freezer.

The engineer came this weekend to hook it up to the internet, which took minutes to our surprise. We were expecting drilling for cabling etc. He simply plugged a wireless monitering device into the back of the machine, which comunicated with a device plugged into our router in another room.

That was it, we also get to keep the wireless device at the back of the freezer which can be used to operate other devices wirelessly I believe. Our trial lasts untill the end of March 2011.

A brilliant scheme, we have had hand me down fridge freezers before and never a state of the art piece of equipment like this. Our broadband connection is never turned off, it has not affected our browsing speed, we are contributing to energy efficiency, so everyone's a winner:T:T I entered this phase through a previous post on MSE so good luck all:j:j:j

mrplatypus

I'm on the page; I've completed all answers to questions (as appropriate), the page just keeps reloading ???
Are my submissions being recognised or not??

white_star

Wow, Brilliant Offer Cheers MSE...Fingers crossed I get picked x

Chaufeurse1956

For crying out loud - 30 minutes I have been trying to fill in the questionaire but the page kept on reloading and reloading and now it's stuck and seems to be doing nothing - guess half the UK must be trying to fill it in at the same time. Time to call it a night and go sleep!

avelte

I APPLIED TOO,hopefully i qualify,thank you MSE FOR LETTING ME KNOW