On Sep 14, 9:00�pm, ransley wrote:
On Sep 14, 5:41�pm, mike wrote:





My refrigerator is 36 years old. �Still going strong, but
if you believe published efficiency numbers, it's costing
me a hundred bux a year more than it would for a �new one.
Payback calculations depend on your assumptions for the
time value of money and inflation in energy cost. �Just looking
at the cash flow, the break even point is 7 years or so.
Looks marginal, but let's save the planet. Off
I went to look at refrigerators.

While chatting with the guy at Sears, he "disclosed" that
the smaller compressors run much longer at higher pressure
and they only
last 6 to 7 years. �If true, that negates all the savings.

Is there any relevant data relating to service life of the
newer, high-efficiency home refrigerators?
mike

Test yours will a kill-a-watt meter, my 19.5 cu ft sears costs about
4.75 a month, a 36 yr old unit maybe be 12-25 a month, nobodys
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well my 1952 fridge bought by my grasndparents was still going strong
when replaced about 1997 when i got married. but it had a rusty case,
no ice maker, and was generally plain old. our electric bill went
down too.