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On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 07:42:32 -0500, (m Ransley)
wrote:

If his door is open as he said, it does not seal 100%, and as he said

Ok, I get it. We were still talking about one with a bad seal.

its running continuosly, being an old unit pulling 400-500 watts it
could easily cost him 50$ a month since it is not operating correctly. A
new 19.5 cu ft Sears, the most efficient made 3 years ago costs me apx
3.5-4$ a month verified by me with a Kill-A-Watt. Average efficiency
increases on new units over 15+ yr old units is 66%, often you save much
more from old units not running at their peak, as in leaking doors or
not being cleaned

If they didn't clean the old one, they probably won't clean the new
one. Of course it will take a long time to get as dirty as the old
one, if they never cleaned the old one. People should get in the
habit of cleaning the old ones and the new ones.