Apparently it's best to leave fridges/freezers to sit for a while before plugging them in anyway - something to do with the refrigerant needing to settle down again. I think the implication is that the system needs to do more work until it's all settled down, so uses more 'lectrickery and generates more heat.
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Date: 2007-05-13 11:40 am (UTC)No idea if that's actually true, mind you. :)