Jim Gill, from Oak Park, IL recently rhapsodized about his personal encounter with SunFrost:
Like the human body which eventually replaces all its cells every seven years, little except the frame and the foundation of our house is original. Our home is technically 99 years old but most of it is less than 15 years old, and with each replacement we make, our house is growing greener.
Let's take appliances. It makes little waste-minimization sense to replace appliances before they reach their useful life. But when they die, it's a grand opportunity to go greener. First stop when shopping is the Energy Star site to get complete information on the most energy-miserly appliances. That's what we did when buying a washer & dryer and again when replacing the dishwasher. And again when the hot water tank failed last April, which we replaced in July with a Takagi tankless unit. We operated on solar-heated hot water alone in between. Here's more info on tankless water heaters.
Right now, it looks like our fridge is next on the list. I've been eyeing a SunFrost for some time and even influenced someone else to invest in one. And why not - SunFrost claims to be "the world's most energy efficient refrigerator." And its Energy Star ratings confirm that it beats out 1,750 other refrigerators.
SunFrost is also a green visionary company whose refrigerators run on either grid power or car batters, who celebrates placing vaccine refrigerators in Africa, markets composting toilets, and offers a page of great "concepts for sustainable living" on its website.
I asked SunFrost a techie question by e-mail yesterday, and shortly thereafter got a call directly from Larry Schlossler, the man behind SunFrost. The conversation segued to many more topics than the one that led me there. Bottom line: My next fridge is a SunFrost. If you have an appliance love story, share it here or with Jim directly at Jim Gill, PE Earth and Sky Energy - Renewable Energy Consulting & Contracting, james.t.gill@sbcglobal.net
