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Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “st... by robonerd on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @02:20PM (#31183764)
No, I admit I've never powercycled a fridge nor ever seen a reason to.

Can you explain the mechanism by which a fridge unplugged then replugged a minute later sounds like a diesel truck? The compressor pumps aren't continuous duty, they spend most of the time powered off anyway.

edit: I did some web searching and the only mention of wait times before plugging in a fridge I can find is waiting a few hours before plugging in a fridge if it was stored on its side. Unless you're also flipping your fridge over when you power cycle it, I don't understand why there should be any problems.

Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “st... by Izkata on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @03:28PM (#31184644)
It's not specific to fridges, you'll find more results looking for AC/compressors in general: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/4695/do-air-con...