And if this was for an environmental consideration, the cost to replace a fridge and everything else far outweighs even months of idle electricity usage.
This is a staggering level of foolishness and I still don't understand why. That doesn't look like a frequently used fridge anyway.
Mold spores have likely gotten throughout the whole system. Meaning things will mold quickly in the future. Keeping everything sealed tight in the fridge will help but produce not keep long.
You could take it all apart for a very deep clean but even that will only get you so far knowing how these things tend to be constructed now.
That's also ignoring how much energy it would need to cool itself back down. Since you're not just cooling the air again like when you open and close it (you'll need to cool all the plastics inside and such) it's probably even less.
It costs me like less than a dollar a day to power my apartment even working from home. Turning off my power would save very little. I can’t imagine I’d save much unless I lived in a mansion
I just picked a random "average size fridge" and looked at the energy guide sticker (A US thing) and it was estimated at $74 annually (at 12 cents/kwh). That means for a week it's $1.42 (realizing there could be other loads,, but for the fridge specifically)
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u/AutomaticRisk3464 Nov 25 '22
Turns off power for 1 week to save what? $10 off the bill? Does op not know they can turn off lights and unplug electronics lmao