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Found out the average lifespan of a modern fridge compressor is way shorter than I thought
I was reading a trade magazine article from last month, and it said the average compressor on a fridge made after 2015 only lasts about 7 years. I found a 2018 model with a dead compressor yesterday and that stat lined up perfectly. It feels like they just don't build them like the old ones anymore. What's the shortest lifespan you've seen on a newer unit's major part?
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martinez.kim5mo ago
Yeah, that "built to break" thing is real, but I wonder if it's also because the new fancy features put way more strain on the compressor than the old simple boxes did.
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emery_black5mo ago
Exactly! So is it the extra features or cheaper parts? My old fridge ran for 20 years with just a cold setting.
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