On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:45:46 -0800 (PST), bob haller
wrote:

On Jan 21, 4:27*pm, wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:50:25 -0800 (PST), "hr(bob) "

wrote:
My Coldspot/Sears upright freezer is dying. *I am trying to figure out
how long we have had it. *30+ years is my wife's guess. *Model is
106.628440. *The original parts list does not have a date and we can't
find any sales slip or other info. * Any idea how to tell about how
old it is?

If it's dying, the age dont much matter anymore. *However if you really
want to know, sears might have something on their website. *Also, use
google or other search engine and enter that model number, *Who knows
what you might find.

Try this google search (your own message came up too)http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...6.628440&btnG=...

with a older fridge energy use may skyrocket in hot weather, since the
old fiberglass insulation isnt nearly as good modern closed cell
insulation....

so in hot weather a freezer might be a energy piggie.......

I can report around 15 years ago i replaced my 1953 fridge it was
older than i was and saw a significant drop in electric use

That's not always true. I have an old 1940s refrigerator. I got a
newer fridge from around the early to mid 2000s. The new one ran my
electric bill up about $15 a month. Since that old one still worked, I
saved it, so I went back to that one, and the bill came down that
amount. The newer one does have a separate freezer and is larger, it
also has the auto-defrost, which the old one didn't. I suppose that all
adds up. I did eventually go back to the newer one just because I
wanted the freezer, but still have the old one in the garage, which is
there if I want to use it for a special occasion like a party.

I know the new on wont last even close to the age of that old one.
Those things were built to last almost forever.