[LonelyPlanet]

Originally Posted by IshaanIan

So either I am right in suspecting that quality somewhere has gone for a toss post covid or energy star rating’s test for the measurement of annual units of electricity consumed has changed since 2017.

The reason is that all appliances are now based on inverter technology which uses less power.
My 366 pts whirlpool 4 star used 410 units while an 466 pts 2 star lg uses only 294

Yes I agree it’s difficult to find a 3 or 4 star refrigerator in market today. But the cost shoots up for these models

[IshaanIan]

Originally Posted by LonelyPlanet

The reason is that all appliances are now based on inverter technology which uses less power.
My 366 pts whirlpool 4 star used 410 units while an 466 pts 2 star lg uses only 294

The current refrigerator used at home is a 495lts LG smart inverter one which shows 243 units of power consumption annually on its 4 star energy sticker. This was bought in 2017 and I was hoping to get the same one if not the modern equivalent but somehow they all seem to be consuming more power these days so either something has changed post covid that effects the efficiency on these things, or the method to measure units of power consumed annually, has changed. I am trying to figure out what am I missing here.

[jomyboy]

Originally Posted by Sebring

The motor caught fire.
There was no residual oil since unit is brand new.

We have an internal WYZE cam. So it is quite interesting to watch.

My Kaff chimney had also caught fire last year around August time after 13 years. Even though we service it every month with deep cleaning every six months, the motor caught fire and it was scary to see smoke billowing from the chimney. The kitchen was unattened to at that time with something on the boil. Luckily, I was there at that moment to see it live in front of my eyes as I had come to the kitchen to have a glass of water. In all these years, never once had the chimney posed a problem, so I went ahead and ordered a replacement from kaff for the same.