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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Fridges 100% die, they're made to now. If your fridge is really that old and you can manage it, NEVER get rid of it, tell your parents to leave it to you in their will lmao.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

You will lose money this way, old refrigerators were way way more power hungry and you can easily expect to spend more than a new fridge within 5 years.

[–] toddestan@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Depends on how old it is. Mine's a 1995 model. I've measured its energy usage and a new fridge would pay for itself at around 9-10 years if I bought a basic model*. That's around the lifespan I'd expect from a new fridge. So I'll just keep using the old one until it dies.

(*) Current fridge is a basic, low end model, so assuming I replace with a similar basic, lower end model. Payback would be much longer if I upgraded.

[–] 5715 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you priced in cost of keeping your old one?

[–] toddestan@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

And what, have twice the fridge space for slightly less than twice the energy cost?

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