The ConServ SE 215 Chest Freezer offers 7.5 cubic feet of compartment space at an average cost of only .54 Kwh of electricity per day far less than the average chest freezer. It even features a childproof lock and temperature control dial. We no longer stock SunFrost, although we can still order them. Lead times since Y2K have dropped to around 6 weeks. Read below to see why a SunFrost may or may not be the best solution.
Refrigeration is typically the largest consumer of electrical energy in an energy efficient home.
However, we have been doing our own checking, and it appears that some of the claims are might be misinterpreted. In testing 3 units with the Brand Power Meter, and in comparing government standard tests, it appears that rather than the factor of five , it is actually much closer to 1.2 to 1.8 times when compared to refrigerators with Energy Star ratings. Even one of our old 12 year old units with dirty coils measured 2.2 times the SunFrost usage - a long ways from the 5 times claimed. In many situations and systems, it may make more sense to buy a standard energy efficient refrigerator or an AC Conserve unit and the extra solar panels required to run it than to buy a Sunfrost. In general, the further into the sunbelt states area you, the more it may make sense.