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VWR International VWR-VS-SLS-23

17.6 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.

Total volume

17.6 cu ft

Daily energy use

1.02 kWh/day

Form factor

Upright

NSF/ANSI 456 certified

No

Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 109 have a lower daily energy use than the VWR-VS-SLS-23 (1.02 kWh/day).

At 1.02 kWh/day it uses about 372 kWh a year, roughly $48 at 13¢/kWh.

Maker
VWR International
Model
VWR-VS-SLS-23
Type
High Performance Refrigerator
Form factor
Upright
Total volume
17.6 cu ft
Doors
1
Glass doors
0
Defrost
Automatic
Daily energy use
1.02 kWh/day
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
No
Refrigerant
R-600a
On the market since
Sep 2026
ENERGY STAR certified
14 Sep 2026

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: VWR-VS-23S, VWR-VS-23S-TS.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4703234, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the VWR-VS-SLS-23

Certified lab refrigerators and freezers from other makers, same color class, within 20% of its speed.

ModelTypeForm factorTotal volumeDaily energy use
Horizon Scientific HS-VS-LAB-R-23-S-B-IMHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright17.6 cu ft1.02 kWh/day
American BioTech Supply ABT-VS-SLS-23High Performance RefrigeratorUpright17.6 cu ft1.02 kWh/day
Lab Research Products LRP-VS-SLS-23High Performance RefrigeratorUpright17.6 cu ft1.02 kWh/day
Corepoint Scientific CPS-VS-23S-TSHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright17.6 cu ft1.02 kWh/day
DAI Scientific Equipment DAI-VS-SLS-23High Performance RefrigeratorUpright17.6 cu ft1.02 kWh/day
Labrepco, Inc. LHUV-23-SDHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright17.6 cu ft1.02 kWh/day

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