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0 pointskd9132y ago0 comments

They may run, but the power consumption your old fridge freezers are wasting would cover multiple brand new fridges many times over.

Anything over 10 years really should be replaced.

A bit like leds vs incandescent at this point time. Especially problematic given a fridge freezer runs 24/7 and is the largest contributor to your energy bills.

Also isn’t this a classic example of old things that survive are likely more expensive and well made. However, the cheap stuff back then likely got replaced sooner. Probably a similar thing applies where an expensive modern fridge will last ages too.

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madaxe_again2y ago

The longevity and the power use are connected.

Modern appliances use a very low viscosity oil in the compressor pump, and as a result use less power, but also wear faster. The old ones use a much more viscous oil which gives decades of use at the expense of higher power consumption.

api2y ago

There has to be ways to make the more efficient models more reliable. There’s just little incentive since units failing keeps the orders coming. You want the unit to last the warranty duration plus one minute.

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