Yes better get a energy saving type. Fridge is the most energy sucker. And you got to stick with it at least 10yrs before it die.

How much can you save electricity?

Is this site a local or US?

How they deliver the refrigerator to us?

i see panasonic have a better energy saving cost. It state cleary at the fridge the amount saving cost and the 5 star rating. While others I don't see any.

The only thing is for panasonic fridge is the awkward design freezer at the bottom. Got to change my mindset.

It is very subjective and depend on individual experience.

I myself using panasonic fridge for over 10yrs. Very reliable and no issue at all. If ask me to get another fridge, I will choose panasonic defineatly.

Bottom or top frezeer doesn't relate to energy efficient/saving.

It is about your back. Those manufacturing doing r&d conclude that you open the Fridge door more than the frezeer door. So it it more logic to place the freezer at the bottom than ontop. You no need to bend down to take something frequent for the fridge side.

The inverter is using ac and not dc. It use frequency hz to control the speed.

I m using inverter aircon for 8hr everyday 365day. Able to save bill about 40%. The condition is, set the temp to 25c and mode to auto.

That is inside the inverter electronic side. What output out is still a ac current with different frequency to drive a ac induction motor (or compressor). So far I never see an inverter control a dc motor.

But servo dc motor yes. Anything that using A/D converter will have some degree of power loss.

It doesn't effect at all. The purpose of freezer design below is the frequent of use and your most convenient use from certain manufacturing sturdy. The new design drawer freezer do give better efficiency and save some cold lost.

The front door fridge is not efficient and lost a lot of cold air when door open. The cold air will flow out as door front door open. Which cold air is heavier. As the bottom drawer type, the air can't flow out much more. Cause cold air don't rise.

The most efficiency fridge is modify those freezer as fridge. Those top open door freezer where mostly use for restaurant and wet market. Put some thermostats and set to fridge temperature. It save your bill a lot.

The cold air lost mainly is cause by the door type. Front door type open will have more cold air lost. Due to cold air heavier and intend to flow out downward. Doesn't matter the freezer ontop or below. You can stand beside the fridge and try open the door. You can see the cold air cloud rush out downward. Either you open the freezer or fridge side, it still lost amount of cold air. Very much depend on how fast you close back the door and don't let the temperature rise further.

The deisgn of freezer drawer type at bottom have 2 advantage from my oppinion. It reduce your squarting and poking into the freezer to look for something. It is difficult for older people. Squarting and looking forward is difficult. While bending and look downward is much more eassier if a drawer type. Another advantage is the minimum cold air lost for the drawer type.

But I find out also, the drawer type of freezer have lesser space than the front door type. The drawer occupy some space.

Again as I said, top door open freezer is the most efficeint. As cold air don't rise.

Side by side front door open is the waste space from my oppinion. The center divider occupy a lot of space. And cause the design of the fridge to be wider. But recently I found out a brand name Beko fridge where there is no center divider for side by side door. The fridge have a high rating energy saving compare others same size. Even more energy saving than the smaller size. The fridge have 3 frezzer drawer below and fridge ontop. It is almost perfect fridge for me. But not the price.

I would like to go for the new design where freezer drawer at below and look for most energy saving. If inverter can save, why not. It is difficult for me to break away from the traditional freezer ontop. It look strange freezer at bottom.

With such a big fridge, consider ok. Wait another 6-8yrs, it will suck power.

Fridge can last very longtime. It just suck more power when getting old.

It is not easy for you to check the spec in this way. Specially when scout around the shop. Those saleman even don't no all this eer thingy.

Normally the fridge have a spec sticker stick at the inner fridge side where normally the temp knob locate. You will see the information like voltage, ampere, watt, fridge size etc. The important is look at the ampere and watt. Or just the watt will do. Lowest the watt = more energy saving.

Use 1 of your favour fridge spec as a guide. Example your panasonic 400L fridge use 200w energy. Than check around any fridge you like that can lowest than the 200w with same size. That it easy for you to look for the energy saving fridge.

Another is look for the 5star rating sticker infront the fridge.

I haven't decise on the fridge. I not yet know the kitchen cabinet design, size and space dimension. You need to have nice fridge to blend to your kicthen cabinet.

But my favour is panasonic with around 400liter inverter.

My 14yrs old panasonic fridge is start sucking power already. Noise getting louder. Home ministry complain too small. Time to renovate. All this perfect match up to get a new fridge.

My main critical point is energy saving. Others, past to home ministry.

What model is that so cheap?

Better switch off the fridge and call the hitachi customer service. Or go back to the shop bang their table and ask for exchange.

The bill can kill you. Those are cooler. And the consumption is high. Just go behind the shop and see how big the compressor and the unit.

The company is at the bandar puteri puchong toward to DHL. I guess the service should be no problem.

This is china product and brand. Don't no the quality. Maybe you can try and let us know.