mini fridge

homealone_2

during the recent heat wave I am finding I need to get up to go downstairs for an extra cold drink along with the one I have took up originally. which is difficult for me due to mobility. recently while in a boot fair managed to get one of those mini fridge was knew just didn't have shelves. I think you could fit in 8 x 500ml bottles. I leave it on 24/7 but today was wondaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq322222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222q222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222221111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 was doing iy sy was it in face with my money?

Hasbeen

homealone wrote: »

during the recent heat wave I am finding I need to get up to go downstairs for an extra cold drink along with the one I have took up originally. which is difficult for me due to mobility. recently while in a boot fair managed to get one of those mini fridge was knew just didn't have shelves. I think you could fit in 8 x 500ml bottles. I leave it on 24/7 but today was wondaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq322222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222q222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222221111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 was doing iy sy was it in face with my money?

Completely understand your proaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaablem:)
Sorry! think you should try and not get the extra drinks!:beer:

homealone_2

sorry had no idea had sent that, fell asleep on key board (not for first time ) lol
what I was trying to ask was are the min fridges, they hold 8 cans, expensive to run?

rogerblack

homealone wrote: »

sorry had no idea had sent that, fell asleep on key board (not for first time ) lol
what I was trying to ask was are the min fridges, they hold 8 cans, expensive to run?

They may be significantly more expensive to run than a proper fridge.
£50/year or so wouldn't surprise me.
The insulation on them tends to be very poor, and the heatpump is very inefficient due to being undersized for cost reasons.

Does it have a sticker on either it, or the adaptor that it plugs into indicating '20W' or similar?

For example - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Coca-Cola-Coke-Can-Office-Home-Room-Small-Mini-Fridge-Refrigerator-Cooler-CC10-/280869281315?pt=Refrigerators&hash=item41651d1e23 is fairly typical of the breed.
Note the key point 'cools up to 40 degrees F below ambient temperature' - this does not have a thermostat.
It runs all the time - using 60W of power.
(and will be really slow to cool down.)
This will take about £70 of electricity per year.
As a comparison - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0095GFB86 - will store more cans, and use (with an external thermostat set at 7C) about £5 of electricity per year, payback in about 5 years.

datlex

You might be better off with a small 50l fridge. I had one in previous bedsit. I was really handy. Gave it to someone else when moved to bigger flat.

rogerblack

datlex wrote: »

You might be better off with a small 50l fridge. I had one in previous bedsit. I was really handy. Gave it to someone else when moved to bigger flat.

Quite - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1023172.htm - for example - would pay off in about a year.

Needless to say - other vendors are available.

Nada666

Or buy a large vacuum flask/jug.

Kernel_Sanders

homealone wrote: »

sorry had no idea had sent that, fell asleep on key board

So how did you manage to type 'was it in face with my money' at the end?
Let's be honest, this fridge is for beer, isn't it.

datlex

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

I'm intrigued by your signature. Stationary what? ;-)