.June, 1929] Electric Household Refrigeration 23 



Current consumption on the live standard type refrigerators averaged 

 41 kwhs. per month. The average maximum consumption was 67 kvvhs. 

 The average minimum consumption was 13 kwhs. The highest average 

 consumption for one month was 100 kwhs. 



Tlic current consumption for household refrigerators varied from 

 .0016 to .008 kwhs. per cubic feet of total box capacity. 



While 514 kwhs. and 151 kwhs. were the largest and smallest annual 

 amounts of current consumption, 395 kwhs. was the average for the 

 year. 



Household storage operated in combination with the dairy required Va 

 the power used by standard types. 



The heaviest peak load occurred in July, August or September. 



The average annual cost of operation was $20.97. 



The average monthlj^ cost was $2.36; the average daily cost w^as 1^2 

 cents. 



The average time of operation of compressor units was 19 percent of 

 the total elapsed time. 



Total annual costs for using ice averaged $41.63 per year with ex- 

 tremes of $22.86 and $64.00. The average monthly cost for ice was 

 $6.29; the daily average was 21 cents. 



Distinctly superior refrigeration was obtained from the electric 

 method. 



