The Heat Is On: NIST Zeroes In On Energy Consumption of Ice Makers
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 11:31
in Physics & Chemistry
In tests of four different refrigerators, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers found that ice makers increased rated energy consumption by 12 to 20 percent, with most of that additional energy cost due to the electric heaters used to release ice from molds.