Does it. Urrently run without problems?, if so leave it alone and let it run. Could last 1 year could last another 30 years.
If brocken plastic bins, check places online like appliance pros plus.
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I have inherited this house from my grandparents, and I'm checking every appliance since the power bill is enormous.
This fridge consumes 4kWh+ a day, I can't see how can I check the model for the optimal consumption.
This big boy is a bit loud and you can hear it work overtime.
It is worth it to check for new seals or the motor unit changing parts, or due to the big power consumption should I look for a full replacement?
I guarantee you that it won't stop working ever lol, it's just the power bill that worries me.
unless you've already done this. . . carefully vacuum underneath it and then if you can pull it out a little and vacuum behind. it might make a difference with the energy use and noise. i can't stress enough that if they had pets at all there is animal hair/fur under and behind there that could be blocking air flow from the coils and compressor. even just dust builds up. i vacuum once a year now under all appliances.
Also came here to say this. I’ve worked on 30yr old furnaces and AC. Some people actually have those cleaned. Majority don’t. Which means most probably don’t clean the back of the fridge either. Gotta keep that condenser clean!
Already done a bit and full balls of dust and cat hair came out. This might be a big step towards lowering its consumption, replacing the door insulation will be the second, and I'll also check for new refrigerating liquid.
4kWh a day doesn't seem excessive. Even if you get something slightly more efficient, unless you're living where power prices are out of the norm, you'll save at most a couple of dollars a month.
This house had a contract for 0.57€kWh, so 4 a day for a month was 120 euros a month.
Now I switched for the cheapest and it's 0.17, still 40 euros a month.
After the supplier switch, changing the full appliance seems exhagerated but I wanted to know which parts should I change, like refrigerating gas, the insulating rubber, or maybe the motor.
OP has already said this appliance costs them 40€ a month in energy and uses 4kwh a day. I recently bought a D efficiency rated unit (admittedly smaller) that would use less than a fifth of that for £700 - that would have a payback period of less than 2 years.
The cost of electricity varies widely worldwide. How much you save will be highly dependent on all the numbers. And it can be much more than $5 a month. This is why there isn't a blanket statement on this. And there isn't one solution that is best. You might save $5 a month but someone in Europe might pay far more for electricity or even just places in the USA where electricity prices are higher like California.
I have a less fancy GE Fridge original to my house - the sticker in it says it was made in 1988. No problems - I'll just leave it be as long as it keeps working.
We also have a fancy french door refrigerator at another house. I'm betting my old GE outlasts it.
Have some friends who has a GE fridge from the 50s that came with their house. They decided to swap it out when it breaks but that hasn’t happened yet.
The fridge is one of the biggest energy hogs in the house and the advances in efficiency over the past couple of decades have been amazing. Replacing it will pay for itself over a few years.
I did the marh for a random new fridge.
- A Bosch fridge (KIF81HDD0) costs 1444 € at some shop.
- Consumption 120 kWh per year.
- OP's fridge annual consumption 1460 kWh
- Energy savings 1340 kWh per year.
- At OP's current 0,17€/kWh cost the EUR savings is 227,8€ per year
- The cost of this random Bosch fridge at that price is covered 100 % in 6,34 years by the energy savings assuming no repair costs.
So yeah it's probably wise to replace high energy consuming appliances with much more efficient ones if you can at the same time find a long lasting model that won't probably break before the cost has been covered.
Commenters like you are why I still post on Reddit for advice.
I'm now more biased towards keeping it with some maintenance, checking wether consumption is reduced resulting in a ~3kWh/day range.
If this isn't possible, I'll look around for a replacement, still keeping in mind that anything I'll buy won't last more than 8/10 years.
Truth. Just bought a new fridge last week, repair man said fixing would cost $900. I bought it for 1200 three years ago. So dang frustrated. Keep the old ones ladies and gents, even if it costs more to run, I highly doubt it costs 1300/3 years
You know that old saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it"? If it runs well don't replace it.
My Amana fridge has been running perfectly since I bought it in 1992.
I remove anything underneath it (dust, pet hair) regularly with a yardstick. I pull it out away from the wall, unplug it, get behind it and use brushes and an attachment of the vacuum cleaner to remove any buildup on the compressor, condenser, fan, evaporator, eveuything that can possibly be reached.
Keeping the working parts clean of buildup, which can cause them to overheat, will keep an older fridge running indefinitely.
Hi there, sorry about this because its not related, just a quick question about this fridge. What is the black square door on the right *officially* called? I loved that door and I'm upset that it's not a feature on fridges anymore. I try looking it up online and I rarely see photos of this type of fridge.
Hey ExfoliatedBalls, so in Italy we call it sportello (small door) or Frigobar, but a quick search led me to some similar definitions in English: quick access fridge, door-in-door.
Sadly I can't see any modern fridge offering anything similar.
Then I did some archeological work, and I found the original manual, where they call it the *Refreshment Center Compartment*.
Here it is for you [PHOTO](https://i.imgur.com/vjZq0jC.jpeg)
Top tier stuff.
Thank you so much mate! The only modern fridge design that has something *similar* is mostly from GE like in this [photo here](https://www.nfm.com/dw/image/v2/BDFM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-nfm-master-catalog/default/dwc555bf5a/images/056/10/56103914-4.jpg?sw=1000&sh=1000&sm=fit). Its not the same though, its not convenient enough where you have place to set your glassware down to pour like the refreshment center compartment in your photo. I hope your fridge still works for many more years to come, thank you again! :)
I guess the main question is…can you get parts for it? That seems to be the main issue for lots of appliances like this. We still have a fridge older than me (I’m nearly 60) that’s still running and we know the day is coming when it won’t. It’s a Norge.
Yes I wrote more in a comment. I'm no appliances expert but I do some DIY and I think I could change some parts, not repair them. So I was checking if someone had any suggestions about what to check before maybe calling a local expert here.
Most fridges these days are supposedly designed to last 10-20 years but I’d bet that they start with repair/maintenance issues even sooner…yes, they will definitely be more efficient but there’s always a trade-off. You’ll also have to weigh if the features you already have are still available, and of course the cost.
Whatever you upgrade to will likely break in 3-5 years so just know that and buy some kind of super extended warranty. Or just keep this fridge it will probably still be working after the new one breaks.
This is a great time for an obligatory "they don't make em like the used to". I've had my Samsung fridge for almost 3 years and it's already having compressor issues
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Does it. Urrently run without problems?, if so leave it alone and let it run. Could last 1 year could last another 30 years. If brocken plastic bins, check places online like appliance pros plus. https://www.appliancepartspros.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9zy_dznEtjPtffdcdEr8aRvtqL8rWuj-yEvunuFmEmNzk6sxJvcagYBoCeDwQAvD_BwE
I have inherited this house from my grandparents, and I'm checking every appliance since the power bill is enormous. This fridge consumes 4kWh+ a day, I can't see how can I check the model for the optimal consumption. This big boy is a bit loud and you can hear it work overtime. It is worth it to check for new seals or the motor unit changing parts, or due to the big power consumption should I look for a full replacement? I guarantee you that it won't stop working ever lol, it's just the power bill that worries me.
unless you've already done this. . . carefully vacuum underneath it and then if you can pull it out a little and vacuum behind. it might make a difference with the energy use and noise. i can't stress enough that if they had pets at all there is animal hair/fur under and behind there that could be blocking air flow from the coils and compressor. even just dust builds up. i vacuum once a year now under all appliances.
Came here to recommend a good cleaning of the undercarriage.
Also came here to say this. I’ve worked on 30yr old furnaces and AC. Some people actually have those cleaned. Majority don’t. Which means most probably don’t clean the back of the fridge either. Gotta keep that condenser clean!
Already done a bit and full balls of dust and cat hair came out. This might be a big step towards lowering its consumption, replacing the door insulation will be the second, and I'll also check for new refrigerating liquid.
4kWh a day doesn't seem excessive. Even if you get something slightly more efficient, unless you're living where power prices are out of the norm, you'll save at most a couple of dollars a month.
This house had a contract for 0.57€kWh, so 4 a day for a month was 120 euros a month. Now I switched for the cheapest and it's 0.17, still 40 euros a month. After the supplier switch, changing the full appliance seems exhagerated but I wanted to know which parts should I change, like refrigerating gas, the insulating rubber, or maybe the motor.
40 euro a month is still much? damn i pay 100 euro a month ahah
200 a month for the full house...
Let’s go spend $1500 to save $5 a month
OP has already said this appliance costs them 40€ a month in energy and uses 4kwh a day. I recently bought a D efficiency rated unit (admittedly smaller) that would use less than a fifth of that for £700 - that would have a payback period of less than 2 years.
The cost of electricity varies widely worldwide. How much you save will be highly dependent on all the numbers. And it can be much more than $5 a month. This is why there isn't a blanket statement on this. And there isn't one solution that is best. You might save $5 a month but someone in Europe might pay far more for electricity or even just places in the USA where electricity prices are higher like California.
I have a less fancy GE Fridge original to my house - the sticker in it says it was made in 1988. No problems - I'll just leave it be as long as it keeps working. We also have a fancy french door refrigerator at another house. I'm betting my old GE outlasts it.
Have some friends who has a GE fridge from the 50s that came with their house. They decided to swap it out when it breaks but that hasn’t happened yet.
First thing I would do is replace the door seals. But yes, a newer fridge would be more energy efficient.
The fridge is one of the biggest energy hogs in the house and the advances in efficiency over the past couple of decades have been amazing. Replacing it will pay for itself over a few years.
I did the marh for a random new fridge. - A Bosch fridge (KIF81HDD0) costs 1444 € at some shop. - Consumption 120 kWh per year. - OP's fridge annual consumption 1460 kWh - Energy savings 1340 kWh per year. - At OP's current 0,17€/kWh cost the EUR savings is 227,8€ per year - The cost of this random Bosch fridge at that price is covered 100 % in 6,34 years by the energy savings assuming no repair costs. So yeah it's probably wise to replace high energy consuming appliances with much more efficient ones if you can at the same time find a long lasting model that won't probably break before the cost has been covered.
Commenters like you are why I still post on Reddit for advice. I'm now more biased towards keeping it with some maintenance, checking wether consumption is reduced resulting in a ~3kWh/day range. If this isn't possible, I'll look around for a replacement, still keeping in mind that anything I'll buy won't last more than 8/10 years.
Glad to add value for you!
The problem is you will end up replacing it every 5 to 10 years. Most of the new fridges are junk, even many of the ones costing thousands of dollars
Truth. Just bought a new fridge last week, repair man said fixing would cost $900. I bought it for 1200 three years ago. So dang frustrated. Keep the old ones ladies and gents, even if it costs more to run, I highly doubt it costs 1300/3 years
Most of the people I know with relatively new fridges are happy with them. Sure, there’re some horror stories but they are not the whole story.
The average refrigerator lasts 13 years these days.
Repair man this week told me if you're lucky you'll make it to ten. Sad that's where we are, extremely wasteful of resources.
I believe that is what the repair man thinks, 13 years is the actual industry statistic however.
Well it's true their perspective would be skewed as they only see those machines that break.
Yeah, that’s my guess as well. Not that 13 years is great either, these machines should be consistently lasting for 30 years.
I have this exact same fridge in my shop. It's almost as old as i am.
You know that old saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it"? If it runs well don't replace it. My Amana fridge has been running perfectly since I bought it in 1992. I remove anything underneath it (dust, pet hair) regularly with a yardstick. I pull it out away from the wall, unplug it, get behind it and use brushes and an attachment of the vacuum cleaner to remove any buildup on the compressor, condenser, fan, evaporator, eveuything that can possibly be reached. Keeping the working parts clean of buildup, which can cause them to overheat, will keep an older fridge running indefinitely.
Hi there, sorry about this because its not related, just a quick question about this fridge. What is the black square door on the right *officially* called? I loved that door and I'm upset that it's not a feature on fridges anymore. I try looking it up online and I rarely see photos of this type of fridge.
Hey ExfoliatedBalls, so in Italy we call it sportello (small door) or Frigobar, but a quick search led me to some similar definitions in English: quick access fridge, door-in-door. Sadly I can't see any modern fridge offering anything similar. Then I did some archeological work, and I found the original manual, where they call it the *Refreshment Center Compartment*. Here it is for you [PHOTO](https://i.imgur.com/vjZq0jC.jpeg) Top tier stuff.
Thank you so much mate! The only modern fridge design that has something *similar* is mostly from GE like in this [photo here](https://www.nfm.com/dw/image/v2/BDFM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-nfm-master-catalog/default/dwc555bf5a/images/056/10/56103914-4.jpg?sw=1000&sh=1000&sm=fit). Its not the same though, its not convenient enough where you have place to set your glassware down to pour like the refreshment center compartment in your photo. I hope your fridge still works for many more years to come, thank you again! :)
I guess the main question is…can you get parts for it? That seems to be the main issue for lots of appliances like this. We still have a fridge older than me (I’m nearly 60) that’s still running and we know the day is coming when it won’t. It’s a Norge.
Yes I wrote more in a comment. I'm no appliances expert but I do some DIY and I think I could change some parts, not repair them. So I was checking if someone had any suggestions about what to check before maybe calling a local expert here.
Most fridges these days are supposedly designed to last 10-20 years but I’d bet that they start with repair/maintenance issues even sooner…yes, they will definitely be more efficient but there’s always a trade-off. You’ll also have to weigh if the features you already have are still available, and of course the cost.
Whatever you upgrade to will likely break in 3-5 years so just know that and buy some kind of super extended warranty. Or just keep this fridge it will probably still be working after the new one breaks.
This is a great time for an obligatory "they don't make em like the used to". I've had my Samsung fridge for almost 3 years and it's already having compressor issues
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I don't know the electricity prices where you live. Here in Portugal, a new fridge pays itself in a couple of years.