ZukowskiHardware t1_iu7bf33 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:35 AM

I will never believe people that tell me modern appliances are better than old ones because “they are more efficient!“. It’s more efficient to not have to buy a new appliance every 6 years.

F-21 t1_iu7v4c9 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:04 AM

If the fridge has no external freezer, it's not more efficient anyway. Old freezers were terrible, but the fridge part is fine. It's very different to keep things above or under freezing.

Fuzzy_Wilder t1_iu89mme wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:38 AM

With these energy prices in Europe, it definitely is cheaper to upgrade.

MatzeBon t1_iu8j2jx wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:44 AM

Depending on your energy mix (and the difference between that and a new one) it's probably worse for the environment to run an old fridge than to replace it with a more energy efficient one.

BoilerButtSlut t1_iu9mc81 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:05 PM

They can be better if you are looking in the right places and are willing to pay for it.

But people expect a fridge to always be the same price and never take inflation into account.

How much did this "basic" fridge cost when it was bought? I'd wager the equivalent price today is $2k or more. Most people wouldn't pay more than $500 (well, $1k now because of shortages) for something like this. Well that price difference had to come from somewhere, and it came out of durability and longevity.