I found out today that it takes more energy to chill a freezer that has empty space than a freezer that is full so an eco-friendly tip is to stock the freezer full.
We usually have the opposite problem (not having enough freezer space) but for anyone who keeps an near empty freezer, I read that just filling it with empty cardboard boxes conserves energy.
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Good thing to know.
We have a small freezer with the fridge, but a full size freezer in the garage. Both are full right now since we just did our food shopping. What I have done in the past, was when the garage one was sort of empty, I turned down the dial from 4 to almost 1. I noticed the freezer didn't come on as much. I think right now I have it set to 3.
I had always heard that. Same goes for the refidgerator on the energy used. In the freezer, we keep jugs of water (ice) in it to fill empty space and then use those for the cooler when needed to save on using ice.
ohhh, good tip with the jugs of ice!
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