fridge timer???

dandare

it may sound silly but what would the possibiltites be on having your fridge on a timer ??? how long/many hours do you reckon it would take before things got messy, remembering that its a fridge/freezer?
am i just taking this moneysaving stuff a bit too far??

shammyjack

Your fridge has a timer, its called a THERMOSTAT !

Leave well alone !

shammy

dandare

oh i see!!!

frivolous_fay

I read recently it's possible to get a special plug that means your fridge only uses power when it needs to. (No clue what it's called or how it works.)

dandare

well that was sort of the idea i was getting at with the timer. do you have a link. but i suppose that will draw power also. i guess ill just turn it down a bit.

saxonrosecliff

Don't quote me on this but it might help. The plug is called a 'savaplug'. You put it on the fridge/freezer instead of the normal plug. Its something to do with there being a surge of electricity when it switches on. I'm not recommending this website but the plug is the same as the one I've got!

http://www.windtrap.co.uk/Electricity_Monitors/SavaPlug.htm

roger56

Some interesting comments on this item here.
http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8924

Technically you could reduce the effective voltage across the motor
reducing the current and therefore reducing power consumption - a sort of automatic motor speed control. The device would have to ensure the motor does not stall ie draw current but not turn.
I'm sceptical about the real saving and haven't found any scientific evidence (eg running a fridge for one week with, and then one week without keeping eg room temp constant and door opening time equal).

Has anyone found any real proof? I also note some sites suggest it is not suitable for all types of fridge.
http://www.ryness.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?categoryID=824&ProductID=4852

One site suggests they are not suitable for fridges / freezers with electronic controls, that probably applies to most modern fridge/freezers that are A / B rated (as a previous poster noted - they probably include such a device).
It looks like it's only useful for older fridges, probably best to put the money towards a new energy saving fridge / freezer with A rated energy efficiency.