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Default Home Depot/Lowes appliance repair?

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 1/13/2014 10:17 PM, Norminn wrote:


CBS news tonight had a spot about appliance repair a la Consumer
Reports. Advised to buy new if the repair bill would be more than half
new purchase price!! Really? F--- that! My parents bought a Philco
fridge about 1955 ... to replace our ice box ... and it was still
working in 2005. Something like 40% of refrigerators need repair
withing 4 years. Damn crooked mfgs...



Do the math. All the math. Even with a repair every four years, that 1955
refrigerator is costing you more than a new efficient model and the occasional repair.

I got rid of an old fridge and replaced it with one 50% larger and my
electric bill dropped over $10 a month.


I got a 70's in my basement. The condenser is wide open in the back, no
fan. It runs almost $100 more a year, but I'm not changing It out.

How much does it cost to get freon removed ? Certified.

Greg