I do have a modern fridge that keeps going and going. Old fridges do have an issue, too: they are much less energy efficient and have a massive impact on your electricity bill.
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I have a modern fridge which is about 15 years old now. Simple digital control, multi zone temperature control, no radiator on the back, stainless steel. It was very expensive at the time but it keeps going and hasn't required any maintenance other than occasionally cleaning the inside.
The fridge I had before this one was a cheap Beko and lasted less than two years.
If there's no radiator on the back then where does the heat go?
In my case heat dissipates through the sides
A lot of modern fridges channel the heat out the front of the bottom. I think it's so you can fit it into tighter spaces.
The back, top, bottom and sides all get hot. So you're right in that it's radiating the heat, it just does use the typical radiator on the rear.
What's the advantage? It sounds like you'd need significant air clearance all around (including in back) instead of just the back?
Most of the ones like that vent the heat primarily through an area that can be effectively cleaned and has significantly better airflow. So the back radiator is larger but it's effectively never cleaned and the air exchange volume is the gap between the back of the fridge and the wall.
Venting out the bottom allows exchange with the rest of the room, but does require more work to ensure the air actually flows. Additionally, you can clean the vent with a vacuum, and it's a lot more likely that will actually happen than someone pulls the fridge forward and wipes the coils with a damp but not wet cloth.
I would imagine not having to clean the radiators.
Those things are a bitch to clean, and they get disgusting quick
It doesn't matter how old it is - any fridge needs refilling
Nah. My dad has like 50y old russian fridge bought by the grandpa in the Soviet union times and it still works.
My theory is you should only buy basic, barebones appliances. They don't try to do anything fancy and just default to what's been proven to work. Just get a fridge that does cold and nothing else.
but then people will think you are poor.
Hate to break it to you... Almost everyone is poor now.
Or sensible
that's another word for poor.
you are German? You wouldn't understand, in USA there is no such thing as sensible, there is poor, or successful.
I have an airfryer with two knobs: time and temperature. It's all I need and I love it for that. The best feature: no beeps, only satisfying mechanical timer noises and a simple "pling" when it's done
I have a microwave like that, not even a display, just two twisty knobs without any beeps. And it was only like 55 euros :)
That's what i tell my customers. The best advice is to keep it simple. Even then there's still loads of awful choices out there
Mine's ~25 years old. It's second hand, so I'm not sure how old. It has worked perfectly from day one. I hate to talk about it, don't want to jinx it.
If it dies, I'll try to repair it. If I can't repair it, I'll look to buy an older used one somewhere.
Really though, I don't like when this sort of thing is publicized, because people who might decide to get rid of an old, perfectly usable fridge to buy a new one will learn that they shouldn't so there won't be as many used ones to choose from, and they'll be more expensive.
The fridge was designed to survive the third world war.
With their phased out refrigerants that you can't find anymore and when you call someone to recharge it, they can't and youre stuck with a fridge that no longer works.
My mom bought a new house and is moving in, in a couple weeks. I went over to get internet installed a couple weeks ago and noticed the new fridge was making an awful buzzing sound.
the new ones are buggy and defective.
Remember that white goods typically have longer warranties, so don't forget to use it if needed! After I convinced my parents to do it, the tech said it was a design issue and ended up replacing the heater with a larger one (I didn't even know they had them.)
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