Fridge Energy Consumption – How much does it cost to run?

Title picture for Fridge test

Over Christmas, I knocked together a couple of Cory simpcity angiepower monitors.  The first check I wanted to make was our fridge energy consumption.

I hooked the power monitor up to our Fisher & Paykel family fridge/freezer, being one of the busier appliances in the house.

So how much do you think it costs to run a household fridge?
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Building a DIY Home Power Monitor

Power monitor connected to kettle

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In the past, I have used off the shelf power monitors for checking appliance power consumption at home and for my friends and family.  Typically this is an old fridge, freezer, dryer etc.

However, I keep breaking them (yes… it might be me!).

Feeling like I am constantly throwing money away, I set out to build a reliable power monitor for less than $50.

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