LG gets caught making bogus claims
Well, they appear to be at it again. Ann Porter, who writes the first-rate weblog KitchAnn Style, has the subsequent declaration in her weblog today: LG stuck Under Reporting Energy Consumption.
In September LG?S French Door refrigerators have been tested and showed an strength usage 100% higher than the electricity use promised on the fridge?S DOE Yellow Card.
It was reported that LG had programmed its refrigerator controllers to be able to identify DOE test conditions so that certain electrical functions are shut down when those conditions are met. When the 90F ambient test condition was met the auto-defrost shuts down, saving lots of power, and lowering their Energy Star test result.
Beware the Home Center oldsters. See Ann's article for rebate and take into account info.