We are a reseller, and the honest version of this page is short: we do not manufacture anything, we hold no environmental certification, and we are not going to claim one.
What is actually true of the range
19 products carry an ENERGY STAR certification from their manufacturer, collected at ENERGY STAR Certified. The certification is the manufacturer's and the testing is the EPA's; we only report it. On refrigeration in particular that rating is worth reading — a fridge runs continuously for a decade or more, so its efficiency is most of its lifetime cost.
The most useful thing we can tell you
The largest environmental cost in this catalogue is an appliance replaced early — because it did not fit, because it was the wrong specification, or because it failed and nobody repaired it. So:
- Measure before ordering. See Installation.
- Keep the manual and the model number. Parts are far easier to source with both.
- Ask us before replacing something. If a part is available we would rather tell you that than sell you a new machine.
Disposing of the old one
We do not collect old appliances. Refrigerators and freezers contain refrigerant gases that must be recovered by a licensed handler and cannot go in household waste; most municipal waste authorities run a collection or an approved drop-off point. Many utilities also run rebate schemes for recycling an old, inefficient fridge.