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Out of interest I entered that data fridge size 500L freezer size 264 L frost free so freezer max to get A+ is 322 kWh/annum and fridge 181 kWh/annum max to get A+ total = 503 kWh/Annum but if combined then it's 593 kWh/annum. It is 571 kWh/annum so can only be sold in Europe as a combined unit. This seems mad to me. What happens is with a fridge/freezer you get the frost free allowance on the whole unit not just the freezer.
So if the fridge is larger than the fridge they can get A+ rating far easier then the other way around.
This example you show only sneaks in because of the Climate class which since in this country we don't need a ST rated fridge/freezer is rather pointless.
My fridge/freezer also has independent temperature control for fridge and freezer and a holiday mode where the fridge temperature is allowed to rise it seems to assume when on holiday we empty the fridge. Multi evaporators is now it would seem normal, it is the only way manufacturers can reduce power used to get within the rating A+.
I have fridge/freezer plus freezer, my mother has fridge/freezer plus freezer my daughter has fridge/freezer plus freezer and any one who has apple trees or other garden produce which is available for a short time through the year will want far more freezing capacity than fridge. So what the system devised for fridges and freezers has done is force people to buy two units rather then one so has overall reduced the energy efficiency.
So if the fridge is larger than the fridge they can get A+ rating far easier then the other way around.
This example you show only sneaks in because of the Climate class which since in this country we don't need a ST rated fridge/freezer is rather pointless.
My fridge/freezer also has independent temperature control for fridge and freezer and a holiday mode where the fridge temperature is allowed to rise it seems to assume when on holiday we empty the fridge. Multi evaporators is now it would seem normal, it is the only way manufacturers can reduce power used to get within the rating A+.
I have fridge/freezer plus freezer, my mother has fridge/freezer plus freezer my daughter has fridge/freezer plus freezer and any one who has apple trees or other garden produce which is available for a short time through the year will want far more freezing capacity than fridge. So what the system devised for fridges and freezers has done is force people to buy two units rather then one so has overall reduced the energy efficiency.