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Water coolersENERGY STAR certified

Frigidaire EFWC505

Bottle - top load water cooler.

Type

Hot and Cold

Daily energy use

0.74 kWh/day

Cold water capacity

0.54

Refrigerant

R-134a

Of 60 certified bottle - top load water coolers, 52 have a lower daily energy use than the EFWC505 (0.74 kWh/day).

At 0.74 kWh/day it uses about 270 kWh a year, roughly $35 at 13¢/kWh.

Maker
Frigidaire
Model
EFWC505
Type
Bottle - Top Load
Type
Hot and Cold
Conditioning
Conditioned Storage
Capacity class
High Capacity
Cold water capacity
0.54
Daily energy use
0.74 kWh/day
Refrigerant
R-134a
On the market since
Oct 2022
ENERGY STAR certified
21 Oct 2022

Source: ENERGY STAR certified water coolers dataset, US EPA, record 2403893, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

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ModelTypeTypeDaily energy use
Primo 601130Bottle - Top LoadHot and Cold0.74 kWh/day
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Clover B7A1Bottle - Top LoadHot and Cold0.74 kWh/day
Waterways AWVW210ESBTBottle - Top LoadHot and Cold0.73 kWh/day
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